The old trade routes of the silk road give travellers endless options to explore central Asia, ... Arriving in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, board a train (13-17h) ...

Tajikistan was a change in plans. My rail tour through Central Asia—Jewels of the Silk Road, offered by Golden Eagle Luxury Trains—was supposed to start in the country next door, closed ...

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.

The digital transformation of Eurasia is not just a story of individual nations forging their own paths. There is a quieter, ...

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 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.

Traders on the Silk Road then returned with exotic spices, nuts, and jewels from Europe and the Middle East. Starting around 200 BC and extending 4,000 miles, the Silk Road got its name from the ...

On the 'Golden Eagle' train in Central Asia, writer Maggie Shipstead follows the historic Silk Road and witnesses, in some small way, its modern equivalent.