Recent Blog Posts

All other posts can accessed by clicking through to one of the posts below. The posts have a unique menu that further links up to expeditions, planning, routes, the search facility and the translator. (NOTE: the "Country-Pre-Expedition Info" blogs for each country - Provisional route details now updated)

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Stories from the Silk Road - Expedition 2023

Stories from the Silk Road - Expedition 2023

Road of Storytellers trekking

Expedition Announcement - Summary So after having presented the countries I’ll be travelling through on our expedition, I present our expedition proj…

Silk Road Expedition 2023 - Crew Intro

Silk Road Expedition 2023 - Crew Intro

Road of Storytellers trekking

Bio Summary  Marcell Claassen (South Africa) Consultant: Expedition logistics and operations. Marketing and business development. 2011: solo expediti…

Silk Road Expedition 2023 - The Route

Silk Road Expedition 2023 - The Route

Road of Storytellers walking

I (Marcell) will commence my attempt to walk from Istanbul, Turkey, to Xi’an, China, a distance of 13,000 km (8,100 miles). The route will incorporat…

Support and Collaborate with my Silk Road Expedition 2023/2024

I'm inviting followers from around the world to join me on the walk (limited number per visit of course) for some days. Any interested persons, organisations and businesses who might be interested in supporting the expedition and/or collaborating in some way, are invited to contact me.