A carpet ride to Khiva

seven years on the Silk Road

The Silk Road conjures up images of the exotic and the unknown, but whereas most travellers simply pass along it Chris Alexander chose to live there. 'A Carpet Ride to Khiva' is his personal account of life in an immensely alluring walled city in a remote desert oasis in Uzbekistan. Immersing himself in the language and rich cultural traditions Alexander discovers a world torn between Marx and Mohammed, a place where veils and vodka, pork and polygamy freely mingle, against a backdrop of forgotten carpet designs, crumbling but magnificent Islamic architecture and scenes drawn straight from "The Arabian Nights"

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