Journalist and travel expert Rudy Maxa follows the route of ancient caravans on the Silk Road, and passes through the heart of a country that's an emerging economy in Central Asia. Along the way, he stops at painstakingly restored, centuries-old mosques. He's also invited to join a family for the preparation of the national dish "plov," and later visits the yurt of a nomadic family living on an isolated desert plain. The storybook adventure continues through Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva.

Originally released by New Dimension Media, 2016. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 16, 2021.