I’m preparing to go out to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and the Horgos FTZ to begin my next big project: a book about the New Silk Road.
Published on June 5, 2015
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I am set to leave for Kazakhstan tomorrow to begin doing the travel phase of research for my next book on the New Silk Road — the proposed trade routes from China to Europe that are currently being rolled out. I should be visiting Almaty in Kazakhstan, the Horgos free trade zone on the border with China, as well as Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. For Ghost Cities I knew I was in for an extremely deep and difficult project, but the scope of my focus was limited to a single country. For On the New Silk Road I’m looking at project that takes in an incredible swath of geography that includes the west of China, all of Central Asia, Pakistan, the Middle East (possibly), Russia, Turkey, the Netherlands . . .
It’s going to be fun.
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I am the founder and editor of Vagabond Journey. I’ve been traveling the world since 1999, through 91 countries. I am the author of the book, Ghost Cities of China and have written for The Guardian, Forbes, Bloomberg, The Diplomat, the South China Morning Post, and other publications. VBJ has written 3692 posts on Vagabond Journey. Contact the author.
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3 comments… add one
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June 5, 2015, 7:19 pm
Linkhow long will you be there?
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June 7, 2015, 5:06 am
LinkDamn, I was think of writing the same book 😉 Ah well, I’ll just blog about it. Let me know when you’re in The Netherlands! K. Jansen
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June 25, 2015, 10:16 am
LinkHello people, please i need you to give the list of places, organizations or countries where I can volunteer as English & General Studies Teacher. I have volunteered in Astana, Kazakhstan 2011 and I will also like to volunteer anywhere in the world..anyone has useful info about my request can email me on ayomidotcom@yahoo.com. Thanks and God bless you all
