Silk Road is an extract from the travelogue “Extremes along the Silk Road” written by Nick Middleton, a British Geographer. Nick travels far and wide and has visited nearly 50 countries. He is an environmental consultant and freelance author. He has written more than 300 articles in journals, magazines and newspapers, and 22 books. He is the author of travel books like The Global Casino, Surviving Extremes, Extremes along the Silk Road, Atlas of Countries that do not Exist, etc. He popularises geography, environmental science and travel through his writing, public speaking and as a television presenter. He has filmed a series of television programmes for Channel 4 and National Geographic Channel.The Silk Road is a terrestrial trade route connecting the East and the West. It hasbeen used since the ancient times by European traders who came in search of Asian silk and other goods. Nick Middleton takes us along this Silk Road and hence the extract has been titled “Silk Road”.

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