Shadow of the Silk Road
Colin Thubron
Colin Thubron covers seven thousand miles along the historic Silk Road, trekking across western China, the mountains of Central Asia, northern Afghanistan, and Iran by local bus, horse, and camel.
Read Time: ~6.1 hr
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia
by Paul Theroux (1975)
About this book
The classic rail odyssey through Asia. Theroux journeys aboard legendary trains including the Orient Express, Khyber Pass Local, Golden Arrow, and Trans-Siberian Express, capturing the eccentricities of cross-continental travel.
Setting / LocationLondon to Tokyo via Trans-Siberian, India, Vietnam
Story Era1970s
Protagonist / CorePaul Theroux
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