Central Asia

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CADOGAN
guides
CENTRAL ASIA
'a fascinating introduction to this vast area'
The Times
'indispensable, meticulous — a handy kit'
Tiie Observer
¦ Follow the Silk Route to Samarkand
¦ Saddle up a medieval caravanserai in the Heavenly Mountains
¦ Watch rockets blast off from Baikonur Cosmodrome
¦ Sleep in a yurt beneath the 'father of ice mountains'
¦ See Tamerlane's tombstone—the world's largest slab of jade
¦ Buy a carpet in Ashgabat or a motorbike in Almaty
for independent travellers on all budgets
Up-to-date, authoritative and immensely detailed, Cadogan's Central Asia handbook was the first to the newly independent republics and quickly established itself as a bible for all travellers. Now fully revised, it cuts through the swiftly changing red tape, opening the way from the Caspian Sea to the Gobi Desert and from the Kazakh Steppes to the high Pamirs. Detailed itineraries include the Karakoram Highway and the newly open passes from the CIS into China. Comprehensive... Tovább

Fülszöveg

CADOGAN
guides
CENTRAL ASIA
'a fascinating introduction to this vast area'
The Times
'indispensable, meticulous — a handy kit'
Tiie Observer
¦ Follow the Silk Route to Samarkand
¦ Saddle up a medieval caravanserai in the Heavenly Mountains
¦ Watch rockets blast off from Baikonur Cosmodrome
¦ Sleep in a yurt beneath the 'father of ice mountains'
¦ See Tamerlane's tombstone—the world's largest slab of jade
¦ Buy a carpet in Ashgabat or a motorbike in Almaty
for independent travellers on all budgets
Up-to-date, authoritative and immensely detailed, Cadogan's Central Asia handbook was the first to the newly independent republics and quickly established itself as a bible for all travellers. Now fully revised, it cuts through the swiftly changing red tape, opening the way from the Caspian Sea to the Gobi Desert and from the Kazakh Steppes to the high Pamirs. Detailed itineraries include the Karakoram Highway and the newly open passes from the CIS into China. Comprehensive advice covers horseback treks and mountain refuges, luxury railway sleepers and brand new business hotels. Entertaining and informative about the region's contrasting cultures and its epic, all-star history, this book remains the passport to the continent's ancient heart.
the latest travel tips ¦ 30 detailed maps
Published in the UfC by Cadogan Books
London L15.99
TCDM -1 _HAni 1
Distributed in the USA by The Globe Pequot Press Old Saybrook, Connecticut
ISBN 1-86011-076-2
$19.95
5 1995 III Hill IIIIIII I
9781860110764 Vissza