After more than two years of planning, anticipating, delaying, waiting and rescheduling, we are starting our journey to explore nine ancient sites on some of the world’s earliest trade routes. Crossroads is an apt name for this adventure; crossroads being places where civilizations mingle, ideas are shared and innovations flourish. We often think that long distance travel and globalization are phenomena of modern society but the ancient world was much more connected than we realize. The places we will visit, Luxor, Cairo, Jerusalem, Samarkand, Bangkok, Hoi An, Jaipur, Kathmandu, Paro, Muscat and even our starting point London each played an important role in human progress as people had the opportunity to interact, ideate and innovate to advance civilization.
No wonder these locations, Egypt, Israel, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Oman have such rich histories and are still exciting places to visit today. Can’t wait to share our experiences!
