Go on a journey with the great reporter Alfred de Montesquiou, and follow him in the footsteps of Marco Polo.

A war correspondent for the AP news agency and a journalist for Paris Match will be our guides. Take an extended trip through six countries and cultures. Journey through time, encountering specialists, historians, or just everyday people with a passion who will help you grasp the past and present identities of those countries. From Bursa in Turkey to Xi'an in China.—Anonymous