The Silk Road was never a single thread but an intricate web of trade routes - Silk Roads - linking Asia and Europe. This new practical guide helps travelers explore all these threads and covers Turkey, Syria, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and China. * Getting to the region from North America, Europe and Australasia * How to travel - train, bus or plane * Trips for all budgets - from $15 a day to over $150 a day * What to see and where to go * Full reviews of hotels and restaurants * Comprehensive chapter on the historical background of this most famous of all trade routes * 60 maps and town plans * Adapted from Silk Route by Rail, which was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Guide Book of the Year Awards * Covers more countries than other Silk Road guides - Turkey, Syria, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and China