The Road to Oxiana Author:Robert Byron In 1933 Robert Byron began a journey through the Middle East via Beirut, Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Teheran to Oxiana--the country of the Oxus, the ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of the border between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. The Road to Oxiana offers not only a wonderful record of his adventures, but also a rare ac... more »count of the architectural treasures of a region now inaccessible to most Western travelers.« less
This must be one of the first great "road trip" books. As someone who has travelled extensively in the region I found it very well written and often, surprisingly funny.