posted by Travel Cat on Jun 30
Nothing quite beats a vacation with a historical twist!
History is what makes places what they are today – so why not explore one that still oozes with that same historical feel as it may have had centuries before.
Looking at a historic castle, exploring an important but empty building or looking around a museum is sometimes the closest we get to the past – we have to imagine the rest for ourselves.
But you don’t need to imagine anything if you find yourself wandering through a frantic bazaar to the smell of frankinscence or watching exquisite rug makers entwining bright silk fabrics into traditional designs.
Welcome to the Silk Road!
The Silk Road was often thought to be just one well-used path through the mountains and deserts of central Asia – however, it is more interesting than that.
Both northern and southern routes from China to Europe exist along this huge area – with a myriad of other smaller or seasonally used routes, tracks and paths through many countries in the region. All of them were linking up historic cities along the way like Kashgar, Turpan, Damascus and Samarkland – places much in demand even today.
And it wasn’t only Silk which was transported either – satin , spices, medicine, gems, furs, slaves and porcelain were all carried along these routes for over 2000 years!
It was a hugely important and very well organised trade route and could carry virtually anything – unfortunately one of those things was the bubonic plague!
How come I know so much about it? I asked the experts.
Use Local Knowledge:
Rather than try to research everything myself from scratch, I just opened up a great website full of resources, facts and stories all about these routes.
They have experts who are from the region of Uzbekistan, and know the place inside out. They know the buildings, the culture, the history and the language – and so can offer some of the best tours and vacations in the area.
All this information is presented simply on their very informative website, filled with facts, great images and great vacations too.
Whether you want a quick whistle-stop tour of historic sites, or want a slower-paced adventure around the historic, religious and cultural sites – it’s all here!
Central Asia travel just got a whole lot easier!









