The Silk Road in Uzbekistan was a caravan route, it was a path for explorers and it was traversed by Soviet-era train tracks. National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek tells Host Carolyn Beeler about this Central Asian country that has been a thoroughfare for explorers, traders and conquerors across the centuries. Salopek crossed the Silk Road on foot, as part of his 24,000 mile Out of Eden Walk.
This story originally aired on May 31, 2024.
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