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Every few years Justin joined the ‘Drive
the Silk Road’ tour to do one of its legs,
and has now covered the entire route:
Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
and China. ‘Photographically, it has
been a remarkable experience. Where my
photography in Africa usually features
wildlife, landscapes and seascapes, on
the Silk Road I found myself focusing
on architecture and people. As tourists
are a rarity along much of the route,
locals are only too happy to have their
pic t u ret a ke n.’
travel planner
Each year AAST Inc (Asia Adventures
& Study Tours) offers a unique package:
Drive the Silk Road. The tours are run
by dynamic husband-and-wife team
Yue Chi and David Visagie, who hail
from KwaZulu-Natal. This guided, fully
catered, self-drive journey covers the
length of Asia using Land Rover
Discoveriesprovidedbythecompany:
threemonths, 11 countries, 20000
kilometres and no more than a dozen
travellers in the group. It’s the journey
of a lifetime. Most of us can only dream
of going on a trip this long, but you
do have the option of flying in to join
the expedition for one of its legs. Each
year, the route is slightly different; the
2019 departure is on 6 September from
Istanbul, and the expedition will be
taking a more southerly route that
includes Laos and Vietnam. 066-225-0951,
drivethesilkroad.com