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Silk Roads: A Route and Planning Guide(Silk Roads: A Route & Planning Guide)

Silk Roads: A Route and Planning Guide(Silk Roads: A Route & Planning Guide)

          
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Completely revised and updated, this third edition contains all the information required for travelling along the Silk Road from the Mediterranean Sea to China, whether by road or by rail. Chapters cover planning your trip for all budgets, whether you're travelling independently or as part of a group; practical information for travellers in Syria, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and China; 51 city guides with maps including where to stay, where to eat and what to see; plus less well-known routes - Southern Taklamakan, Kashgar-Rawalpindi (Karakoram Highway), and Marco Polo's route to Xanadu; extensive history of the Silk Roads; useful phrases in Arabic, Farsi, Russian and Chinese. Contains 24 full colour photos.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION - PART 1: PLANNING YOUR TRIP 1.1 Routes, costs and making a booking - Route options - Costs - When to go - Making a booking - Visas - 1.2 Before you leave - Who to go with - What to take - Vaccinations and health safeguards - Background reading - Internet Resources PART 2: THE SILK ROAD 2.1 History - The route - Alexander the Great - Zhang Qian - The Parthian Shot - The Royal Purple - No more secrets - A New Golden Age - The Mongols - Pax Mongolica - The end - Map Key PART 3: THE MIDDLE EAST 3.1 Facts about the region - Geographical background - History - The people and their religion - 3.2 Practical information for the visitor - The route - Documents - Climate - Accommodation - Travel agencies and tourist information - Transport - Electricity - Time - Money - Communications - National holidays - Customs and Attitudes - Food - Drink - 3.3 Istanbul History - Istanbul today - What to see - Practical information - 3.4 Cappadocia History - Cappadocia today - What to see - Practical information - 3.5 Antakya History - What to see - Practical information - 3.6 Aleppo History - What to see - Practical information - 3.7 Hama What to see - Practical information - 3.8 Palmyra History - What to see - Practical information - 3.9 Damascus History - Damascus today - What to see - Practical information - 3.10 Malatya/Kahta What to see - Practical information - 3.11 Erzurum What to see - Practical information - 3.12 Dogubeyazit What to see - Practical information - 3.13 Tabriz What to see - Practical information - 3.14 Ghazvin What to see - Practical information - 3.15 Tehran What to see - Practical information - 3.16 Esfahan History - What to see - Practical information - 3.17 Shiraz What to see - Practical information - 3.18 Mashad What to see - Practical information - PART 4: CENTRAL ASIA 4.1 Facts about the region Geographical background - History (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan) - The people - 4.2 Practical information for the visitor The route - Documents - Climate - Accommodation - Safety - Travel agencies and tourist information - Transport - Electricity - Time - Money - Communications - National holidays - Food - Drink - 4.3 Mary and Merv History - What to see - Practical information - 4.4 Ashgabat History - What to see - Practical information - 4.5 Konye-Urgench History - What to see - Practical information - 4.6 Nukus History - What to see - Practical information - 4.7 Urgench Practical information - 4.8 Khiva History - What to see - Practical information - 4.9 Bukhara History - What to see - Practical information - 4.10 Samarkand History - What to see - Practical information - 4.11 Tashkent History - What to see - Practical information - 4.12 The Ferghana Valley History - Practical information - 4.13 Osh What to see - Practical information - 4.14 Bishkek What to see - Practical information - 4.15 Issyk Kul PART 5: PAKISTAN AND THE KARAKORUM HIGHWAY 5.1 Facts about the region Geographical background - History - The people - The Economy - Religion - 5.2 Practical information for the visitor The route - Documents - Climate - Accommodation - Travel agencies and tourist information - Transport - Electricity - Time - Money - Communications - National holidays - Food - Drink - Social customs - Attitudes - Activities - Shopping - 5.3 Passu Practical information - Hiking around Passu - 5.4 The Hunza and Nagar Valleys History 5.5 Karimabad What to see - Practical information - 5.6 Gilgit History - What to see - Practical information - 5.7 Rawalpindi and Islamabad What to see - Practical information PART 6: CHINA 6.1 Facts about the country Geographical background - History - The people and religion - 6.2 Practical information for the visitor The route - Documents - Climate - Accommodation - Travel agencies and tourist information - Transport - Electricity - Time - Money - Communications - National holidays - Preserving your sanity - Food - Drink - 6.3 Xinjiang Geographical background - History - Kashgar (What to see, Practical information) - Kuqa (What to see, Practical information) - Korla - Turfan (History, What to see, Practical information) - The Southern Taklamakan route (Khotan, Charklik) 6.4 Dunhuang History - What to see - Practical information - 6.5 Jiayuguan History - What to see - Practical information - 6.6 Lanzhou History - What to see - Practical information - 6.7 Xi'an History - What to see - Excursions - Practical information - 6.8 Datong What to see - Practical information - 6.9 Beijing History - What to see - Excursions - Practical information APPENDIX Useful phrases INDEX


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781905864324
  • Publisher: Trailblazer Publications
  • Publisher Imprint: Trailblazer Publications
  • Depth: 25
  • Height: 181 mm
  • No of Pages: 400
  • Series Title: Silk Roads: A Route & Planning Guide
  • Sub Title: A Route and Planning Guide
  • Width: 121 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1905864329
  • Publisher Date: 15 Jul 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 3
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 427 gr


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