Length2h 16m
About this audiobook
A BBC motoring program changed everything. Watching three Englishmen barrel across Bolivia in impractical vehicles, one restless American realized he needed a confrontation with the world that didn’t arrive shrink‑wrapped. When a cousin emailed, “What about Mongolia?” the answer was immediate.
What followed was a journey across three countries: the silvered dusk of Seoul’s skyline from a family rooftop; the forbidden courtyards of Beijing, where fifty thousand dragons watch from every beam; and the vast Mongolian steppe — a land of nomads, stallions, and skies too wide to remember ceilings.
Blending personal moments with sweeping geography — a new romance left at the gate, a cousin guiding Seoul’s subways, a customs official whose lunch break decided a fate — Steppe & Silk explores what happens when ordinary people step into extraordinary places and find that routine, once broken, is not easily rebuilt.
Part adventure, part meditation, entirely true.
Audiobook details
GenreTravel
Length2 hrs 16 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 30, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Prologue:
3Decisions and Preparations:
4Day 1: Departure and Seoul
5Day 2: Beijing & the Forbidden City
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6Day 3: The Great Wall and Modern Beijing
7Day 4: Arrival in Ulaanbaatar
8Day 5: Onto the Capital of Chinggis Khan
9Day 6: Monasteries and Mountains
10Day 7: The Horse Trek Begins
11Day 8: Layover and Lakes
12Day 9: Missing Horses and Itinerary Changes
13Day 10: Farewell to the Horses and Staggering Beauty
14Day 11: Mountain Monasteries and Mutton
15Day 12: Milking Mares and Riding Camels
16Day 13: Return to the City
17Day 14: Leaving Mongolia
18Day 15: The Voyage Home
19Epilogue
20About the Author
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