Silk Road: Lanzhou to Dunhuang
March 30th 2013 The Silk Road has always fascinated me. A few years back I attended the Smithsonian's Folklife festival on the Washington Mall which featured the Silk Road cultures, mostly food, dance, and story telling, for each country along the Silk Road from Turkey to China. It was inspirational!
It is difficult to date when long distance trade between the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, India and China
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The Travel Camel
Shane Dallas
Lucky you!
I've ridden many camels, but never a Bactrian. Knowing that they are easier to ride and possess a better temperament than the Arabian camel (dromedary) has only increased my dream to journey atop a Bactrian camel even more.