SILK ROAD JOURNEY 2010

SECOND SILK ROAD JOURNEY 2016 Well I am off again to Central Asia to continue the Silk Road journey some 5 years after the first trip wi...

Since this journey I have been developing links between Macclesfield in the UK and Xi'an in China - developing the concept that each is ...

I wanted to add that the time we spent in the eastern part of Tajikistan was too short and I am already planning to return to Khorog and the...

Moss Rose, the home of "The Silkmen" How do I finish this blog about our 6 week journey of a lifetime? Maybe I will try to do th...

One of the must see sights of Samarkand are the Shahr-i-Zindah tombs. They are striking not just because of the architectural assembalge but...

The women of Uzbekistan wear rather colourful dress and accessories, so here are some images of ladies of various ages and sizes. The young ...

The Registan in Samarkand is probably the most important and iconic assemblage of buildings along the Silk Road. The three Islamic madrasse...