Central Asia 2e Ing

-- includes Afghanistan, Kazakstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, plus western Xinjiang and the northern region of the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan-- practical information, as well as historical background, for travellers following the Silk Road-- essential advice on how to negotiate the bureaucracy and get the visas and permits you need-- Cyrillic and Mandarin sections to help you decode the script used in the region