Secret Threads of the Old Silk Road - Turkmenistan, Iran, Pakistan and Far West China
The seduction of the Silk Road led us to the lesser travelled trading routes of Turkmenistan, Iran and Pakistan, concluding with an extraordinary journey across the Southern Silk Road of China. On our return, our heads were spinning. We felt a certain empathy with Marco Polo and his famous quote "But I have told you only half of what I have seen...."
Planned Dates
2011-04-11 to 2011-05-24
Countries
6
Trip Map
Trip Entries
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Introduction
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Crowdy Head, New South Wales, Australia -
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HISTORICAL TIMELINE
Monday, April 11, 2011
Crowdy Head, New South Wales, Australia
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Bon Voyage - or the Last Supper?
Monday, April 11, 2011
Crowdy Head, New South Wales, Australia -
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Pssst - Most People in Western China are Muslim...
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -
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Just a Fleeting Stay in Shanghai
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Shanghai, Shanghai, China -
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Back
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, China -
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Everything is Grand and White in Ashgabat
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan -
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Ancient Gonur - Good Morning Mr Sarianidi!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Mary, Turkmenistan -
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Stumbling Over the Border and Into Iran
Monday, April 18, 2011
Mashad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran -
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Mashad - Our Confronting Introduction to Iran
Monday, April 18, 2011
Mashad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran -
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Around Mashad - Mausoleums of Two Literary Giants
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Tehran, Iran -
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Tehran to Hamadan - So Dizi My Head is Spinning...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Hamadan, Hamadān, Iran -
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To Khorramabad: Connecting With the Archaemenids
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Khorramabad, Lorestān, Iran -
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"If You Were Israeli - I Cut Your Throat!"
Friday, April 22, 2011
Ahvaz, Khūzestān, Iran -
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Iran-Iraq War Martyrs: Flying the Fallen
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Shiraz, Fārs, Iran -
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Perceptions of Persepolis: Grandeur of the Ruins
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Shiraz, Iran -
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Photo Gallery of Persepolis and Naqsh-E Rostam
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Shiraz, Fārs, Iran -
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Today: The First Day of the Remainder of Your Life
Monday, April 25, 2011
Kerman, Kermān, Iran -
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Yazd - Such a Lovely Place, Such a Lovely Place...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Yazd, Yazd, Iran -
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Toward Esfahan - "The Jewel of Ancient Persia"
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Esfahan, Iran -
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A Gorgeous Carpet, Jolfa and Fascinating Abyaneh
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Abyaneh, Iran -
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Photo Gallery of Abyaneh Village
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Abyaneh, Eşfahān, Iran -
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Destination Tehran - Reflections on our Travels
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Tehran, Iran -
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Osama bin Laden Dead - Our Travel Plans in Chaos
Monday, May 02, 2011
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates -
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For Better or For Worse - We Head off to Islamabad
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan -
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Eclectic Chitral - North West Frontier Province
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Chitral, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan -
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The Wonderful Faces of Chitral Town
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Chitral, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan -
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A Four-Seater Jeep, Six People & Two Kalashnikovs
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Bomburet, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan -
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Love Affair with Rumbur, A Sick Jeep Trip to Buni
Friday, May 06, 2011
Buni, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan -
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Insight into the Life of the Lost Kalasha People
Friday, May 06, 2011
Buni, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan -
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More Photos of the Kalasha Peoples
Friday, May 06, 2011
Buni, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan -
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Tandoori Chicken, Potatoes & Eggs at Shandur Pass
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Gupis, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
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You Want More.....? Are You Sure.....?
Sunday, May 08, 2011
Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
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Heaven on Earth at Eagle's Nest Hotel, Duikar
Monday, May 09, 2011
Duikar, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
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The Solitude of a Dawn in Duikar
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Karimabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
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Photo Gallery of Karimabad and the Hunza Area
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Karimabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
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Our Man From Waziristan or "Titanic!"
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Sost, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
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A Public Bus Over the Khunjerab Pass Into China
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Khunjerab Pass, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan -
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Our Top Tips for Crossing the Khunjerab Pass
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Khunjerab Pass, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -
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At Home in Lovely Tashkorgan - We Find Hunza Man
Friday, May 13, 2011
Tashkorgan, Xinjiang, China -
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Two Taxis and a Slow Trip to Kashgar
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -
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Evocative Old Kashgar
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -
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Photo Gallery of Kashgar
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Yarkand, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -
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Southern Silk Road - Tracking the Taklamakan
Monday, May 16, 2011
Keriya (Yutian) , Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -
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Tazhong - Drawing Chickens in the Taklamakan
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Tazhong, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China -
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Desert Devils of the Taklamakan
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Korla (Bayingol), China -
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Toward Urumqi - Siamese Mountains and Wind Farms
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur, China -
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A Day in Urumqi and The Fabulous Erdaoqiao Markets
Friday, May 20, 2011
Urumqi, China -
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R & R in the Extraordinary City of Shanghai
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Shanghai, Shanghai, China -
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A Remarkably Unremarkable Journey Home
Monday, May 23, 2011
Crowdy Head, New South Wales, Australia
