The rhythmic clatter of wheels on rail tracks echoed the fading tinkle of camel bells, heralding a renaissance of the ancient ...

Arriving in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city ... multiple minarets and domes — that came to define the Silk Road. Set aside half a day to visit the partially excavated ruins of 10th-century ...

Our trip ended in Almaty, Kazakhstan ... While the traders who once followed the Silk Road may have been replaced by jets crisscrossing the skies, I had found a resounding answer to my curiosity ...

Today, the bows dance once more. Notes soar from the "Friendship Road" in Panyu, Guangzhou, to Almaty’s "Xian Xinghai Street" and "Baikadamov Avenue". These three roads now form strings of harmony, ...

The 14-day Golden Eagle Republics of the Silk Road journey makes six departures a year and begins in both Almaty and Tashkent. The next departs in the spring of 2025 from Almaty. Shared cabins ...

The Silk Road, the ancient trading route that spanned from Asia toward the West, is where we find journalist Paul Salopek these days. Salopek began his "Out of Eden" walk four years ago in Ethiopia.