Read The Road to Oxiana

Chatwin follows a piece of brontosaurus skin to the end of South America; the modern travel book.

Steinbeck drives around America with a poodle in 1960 to see what it has become.

Enjoy a traditional Persian soup called Ash (Aush, Aash), known for its rich flavors and nutritious ingredients

Remote 65-metre brick minaret, alone in a river gorge since the 12th century.

One of the world’s largest squares, framed by the tiled masterpieces of Safavid Isfahan.

Ancient desert city of windcatchers.

The "Pink Mosque", famous for the kaleidoscope its stained glass throws at dawn.

Rosewater distilleries, the Fin garden and merchant houses with wind towers on the desert edge.