New finds at Karakabak in Mangistau point to an ancient Caspian trade hub with links across East and West https://ow.ly/5MAZ50Zcn0m #SilkRoad #Archaeology #Mangistau #CaspianHistory #AncientTrade #Kazakhstan #Karakabak

Kazakhstan’s Ancient Karakabak...
Kazakhstan’s Ancient Karakabak Reveals New Silk Road Links - The Times Of Central Asia

Archaeologists studying the ancient settlement of Karakabak in Kazakhstan’s Mangistau Region say new findings show the site was part of ancient trade routes

The Times Of Central Asia
New finds at Karakabak in Mangistau point to an ancient Caspian trade hub with links across East and West https://timesca.com/kazakhstans-ancient-karakabak-reveals-new-silk-road-links/ #SilkRoad #Archaeology #Mangistau #CaspianHistory #AncientTrade #Kazakhstan #Karakabak

Shehzadi at Takia Gate, Turkistan.

Months earlier we stood in Chandolin, Switzerland, home of Ella Maillart, who crossed Soviet Turkestan in 1932 with a camera, notebooks, and heroic stubbornness.

Then we drove east. Now the road had folded the map: Swiss mountain village to Silk Road Kazakhstan.

Full blog:
https://thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com/2025/07/kazakhstan-overland-aral-sea-baikonur-turkistan-silk-road.html

#VagabondCouple #travel #Kazakhstan #Turkistan #EllaMaillart #SilkRoad #overlanding

The June finance calendar points to a region trying to turn connectivity talk into bankable infrastructure, with the Middle Corridor emerging as the clearest test. https://ow.ly/6Mzr50Zb0Rt #MiddleCorridor #TradeRoutes #Logistics #Connectivity #Investment #SilkRoad #CentralAsia

Opinion: Central Asia’s Shift ...
Opinion: Central Asia’s Shift from Silk Road Romance to Infrastructure Finance - What the June Forums Are Building - The Times Of Central Asia

In mid-June, Tashkent and Baku will host two major international finance gatherings within the same regional window: the fifth Tashkent International

The Times Of Central Asia
The June finance calendar points to a region trying to turn connectivity talk into bankable infrastructure, with the Middle Corridor emerging as the clearest test. https://timesca.com/central-asias-shift-from-silk-road-romance-to-infrastructure-finance-what-the-june-forums-are-really-building/ #MiddleCorridor #InfrastructureFinance #TradeRoutes #Logistics #Connectivity #Investment #SilkRoad #CentralAsia
Dan Loeb disclosed that the DOJ threatened President Trump in his first term's final hours to stop the commutation of Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. Trump ultimately granted a full pardon in January 2025. #TechNews #SilkRoad #Crypto #Politics
https://blazetrends.com/dan-loeb-reveals-doj-threatened-trump-over-ross-ulbricht-commutation/?fsp_sid=29781
Dan Loeb Reveals DOJ Threatened Trump Over Ross Ulbricht Commutation

As ongoing friction between federal law enforcement and the cryptocurrency sector continues, new details outline an intense confrontation over the creator of the internet's first major dark web marketplace. Hedge fund manager Dan Loeb disclosed on Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice explicitly warned President Donald Trump during the final hours of his first

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China Overland Part 4 is live: Shigatse to Saga via G318, Gyatso La, Everest North Base Camp, Rongbuk, Peiku Tso, and G219. Five 8,000m peaks, eco-bus rules, khata sendoff, wolf-claw road lore, turquoise lake, pilgrim buses, and lunch at altitude. Everest made us park. North Face, Shishapangma, Himalayan road day. Tiny lungs, big scenery. High-altitude Tibet. Cold, clear, high.
https://thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com/2025/09/china-overland-shigatse-saga-gyatso-la-everest-north-base-camp-rongbuk-peiku-tso.html
#VagabondCouple #travel #ChinaOverland #Tibet #Everest #Overlanding #SilkRoad #G318 #Himalayas
The Vagabond Couple: China Overland Part 4: Shigatse to Saga via Gyatso La, Everest North Base Camp & Peiku Tso

Tibet overland: Shigatse to Saga via Gyatso La, Rongbuk Monastery & Everest North Base Camp. Peiku Tso, pilgrim buses, wolf claw. ETR: 45 min. #VagabondCouple

The Vagabond Couple

China Overland Part 3 is live: Golmud to Shigatse on the high road to Tibet via G109, Qinghai-Tibet Highway, Kunlun Pass, Hoh Xil, Tuotuohe, Yangtze headwaters, Tanggula Pass, Amdo, Nagqu, yak pasture, Tibetan antelope, railway engineering, oxygen hotels, and Tashi Lhunpo Monastery. Altitude charged rent. Oxygen filed paperwork. Thin air, big views.

https://thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com/2025/09/china-overland-golmud-shigatse-qinghai-tibet-highway-tanggula-nagqu.html

#VagabondCouple #travel #ChinaOverland #QinghaiTibetHighway #Tibet #Overlanding #SilkRoad #Golmud #Shigatse

The Vagabond Couple: China Overland Part 3: Golmud to Shigatse via the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, Tanggula Pass & Nagqu

China Overland Part 3: Golmud to Shigatse via G109, Qinghai-Tibet Highway, Tanggula Pass, Nagqu & Tashi Lhunpo. ETR: 50 min. #VagabondCouple

The Vagabond Couple

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Auf der #gpn läuft ein SRO Server zum nostalgisch sein, spielen und hacken!

Alles weitere, wie Account Registrierung und Client Download, findest du unter
http://151.216.239.16:80/

(Auch von extern erreichbar)

#gpn24 #silkroad

China Overland Part 2 is live: Kashgar to Golmud around the Tarim Basin. Kuqa bazaar, Qiuci music, Subashi Buddhist Ruins, Bosten Lake, Turpan karez, Flaming Mountains, Bezeklik, Tuyugou, Hami, Dunhuang, Mogao Caves, and the G215 high-desert run. China did not do small. Our tires noticed.

https://thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com/2026/06/china-overland-kashgar-kuqa-turpan-dunhuang-golmud-tarim-basin.html

#VagabondCouple #travel #SilkRoad #Overlanding #ChinaTravel #ChinaOverland #Xinjiang #TarimBasin #Kashgar #Kuqa #Turpan #Dunhuang #MogaoCaves

The Vagabond Couple: China Overland Part 2: Kashgar to Golmud via Kuqa, Turpan, Dunhuang & the Tarim Basin

China overland from Kashgar to Golmud via Kuqa, Turpan, Hami and Dunhuang, with Tarim Basin Silk Road stops. ETR: 76 min. #VagabondCouple

The Vagabond Couple