Following Marco Polo’s Silk Road

Brian Lawrenson�'s Following Marco Polo�'s Silk Road follows Brian and Jill Lawrenson on a very personal, adventure-filled trek as they pursue the historical legend and the mythic hero Marco Polo. Beginning in Italy, Marco Polo�'s point of origin, the Lawrensons embark on a sometimes light-hearted, sometimes perilous journey along the celebrated Silk Road, named after a series of trade routes that connected China to the Mediterranean and North Africa during the 3rd Century and later. Along the way, Brian and Jill explore the modern peoples and cultures that have grown up in Marco Polo�'s footsteps and uncover the truths vs. the myths of the actual travels of this famed Italian explorer. Told as part travelogue and part narrative quest, Following Marco Polo�'s Silk Road tells an intimate and thrilling tale of wanderlust, human diversity, and the love of pure adventure for adventure�'s sake. This book will please travel fans and anyone who loves the romance of history.