by itravelhistory 2019-05-16 Feature story Historical cities Historical sites Great Game heritage On my second day in Kashgar I discover, to my surprise, that behind the brutal concrete hotel in which IContinue Reading
by itravelhistory 2019-05-12 Feature story Historical cities Kashgar, Silk Road Oasis We are at the end of the Karakoram Highway, on the rim of the Taklamakan desert and in the greatContinue Reading
by itravelhistory 2019-05-02 Feature story Historical cities The Stone Tower Ancient sources about the Silk Road mention a mysterious place, “The Stone tower”, which was a midpoint between China andContinue Reading
by itravelhistory 2019-04-21 Feature story On top of the world The Karakoram highway between Pakistan and China was cut out of the Himalayan mountainsides and stretches some 1 300 kmContinue Reading
by itravelhistory 2019-04-06 Feature story Historical cities Historical travellers The Silk Road with Marco Polo Have you thought about travelling the Silk Road, the legendary network of overland routes from the Mediterranean to eastern China?Continue Reading