encouraged trade between east and
west, ensured the protection of
traders and travellers and opened the
way for an exchange of goods, trade,
technology cultures, religion, phi-
losophy and knowledge from China
to Europe, Persia, India and Africa.
Genghis pretty much owned and
fostered the Silk Road. His succes-
sors followed suit and only with the
collapse of the Mongol Empire did
the Silk Road start to crumble along
with it.
Despite its eventual collapse, the
Silk Road kicked off globalisation,
the first link between the far east and
the west. Curious travellers made
the journey thousands of years ago
world’s first adventurer’s route – the
on horse and camel back, and we can legendary Silk Road. AD
still follow in their hoof-steps today
- exploring new lands, finding new
Andy and Alissa gave up their lives in the
trails and ever-changing backdrops.
UK to travel round-the-world indefinitely.
Take the Silk Road and it’ll feel like
They left on January 1 2018 and have so far
you’re riding through new worlds as
ridden 40,000 kilometres to Japan. Follow
you watch the landscapes, people and their adventures at www.madornomad.com
terrain change every day.
or on social media as Mad or Nomad.
Luckily you no longer need to be a
trader to travel the Silk Road, and you
don’t have to worry about the Golden
Horde or Turkmen raiders either –
although it helps to take a few sweets
to trade for high-fives with kids along
the way. All you need is a motorcycle
and a tent and you can take on the
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