Winds Of The Steppe: Walking The Great Silk Roa... May 2026

: Ollivier travels through some of the world's most formidable terrain, including the Pamir and Tian Shan Mountains and the "deathly" Taklamakan and Gobi Deserts.

" Winds of the Steppe: Walking the Great Silk Road from Central Asia to China " is a non-fiction travel memoir by retired French journalist Bernard Ollivier . It chronicles the third and final leg of his massive 7,200-mile solo walking journey from Turkey to China. Winds of the Steppe: Walking the Great Silk Roa...

: Reviewers from L’Événement describe the book as more than a travelogue, characterizing it as a humble, universal quest for human connection. : Ollivier travels through some of the world's

: The narrative follows him through the historic city of Kashgar in Xinjiang, along China's Great Wall, and eventually to his final goal, the legendary city of Xi'an . : Reviewers from L’Événement describe the book as