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Journey through the ancient city of Samarkand where culinary rituals and timeless tales of the Silk Road converge—from Ferghana horses to millet noodles and salty Uzbek candy.
In this episode of Silk Road Adventures, we visit Khiva, Uzbekistan’s desert gem, where puppet makers, dancers and ancient palaces keep the spirit of the Silk Road alive.
“In October 2013, during a speech in Indonesia, Chinese president Xi Jinping called for the development of a ‘Maritime Silk Road,’ to compliment the ‘Silk Road Economic Belt’ that he had ...
When Pisces takes over the former Lakeside location at Wynn Las Vegas, its window-lined dining room will still overlook the ...
Two major archaeological sites along the ancient Silk Road opened to the public in northwest China on Thursday, the first day of the May Day holiday, offering new choices for travelers keen to ...
As new flights connect western Europe and Tbilisi, Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent explores the wide-open spaces of the ...
Deer hair hung up on the fence barbs shimmered in the breeze pushing through as did spider silk caught in the branches. The little spring that spews from a pipe beside the road had created a dome ...
Sean Moulton takes the new midnight plane to Georgia and discovers a city packed with architectural wonders and cultural ...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Before the Silk Road, there was India's Golden Road, says historian William Dalrymple. It was a route that ran from the Roman Empire in the West, to Korea and Japan in the Far ...
Tbilisi has been a trading point for centuries, located along the Silk Road where Europe ... complete with the original furniture and an old bread oven in the basement. This summer, two airlines ...