• Summer Journey: It's a Whole New World
More than 700 years after the Venetian trader Marco Polo set out on his epic odyssey, East and West are dancing a tango that will change forever the way we live
 Map: Odyssey to the East
• Essay: A Revolutionary from Venice
Marco Polo's travels changed forever the way Europe beheld Asia
• China: The West Is Red
China has revitalized its territory along the ancient Silk Road—to trade, to source oil, and to extend its reach westward
 Photo Essay: Manifest Destiny
• Italy: Cappuccino In Chinese
Immigrants from China are sparking both respect and resentment as they become the newest merchants of Venice
• Israel: Keeping the Faith
A Muslim clan guards Christianity's holiest shrine
• The Malacca Strait: Waterway To the World
Modern trade, ancient traditions and lawless habits collide in the planet's most crucial choke point: the Malacca Strait
Photo Essay: Strait Sailing
• India: Natural Healing
Will India succeed in bringing its ancient Ayurvedic plant medicines into the modern world?
• China: A Soft Spot For Silk
China makes the most—but no longer the best—silk. Here's one man's quest to recover his nation's past glory
• Zanzibar: Adding a New Spice
Zanzibar dreams of recovering its past glory
• Uzbekistan: Back in the U.S.S.R.
The collapse of the Soviet Union liberated many of its republics. But Uzbekistan is still ruled by fear. Here's a rare glimpse into a forgotten police state
Photo Essay: Between Curtain and Crescent
• Turkey: Pulled by Two Tides
In Istanbul, you go from East to West by crossing a bridge
• Sri Lanka: The Holy Mountain
A place that is sacred, at the heart of a nation that constantly witnesses savage violence. Sorrowful yet sunlit, Sri Lanka may be the world's most conflicted land
• China: Noodling Together
Hong Kong is where Italy and China link up
• Mongolia: The New El Dorado
Impoverished Mongolia is rich in untapped mineral wealth. But will the potential bonanza help or hurt the nation?
Photo Essay: Buried Treasure
• Essay: Return to Xanadu
The world today is not so different from the way it was in Marco Polo's time
• To Our Readers: A Voyage of Discovery
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