The Green Silk Road

Summer time is usually the time for being on the road. Winter time is the time for office work. The Green Silk Road is opening an office...

As the 2024 expedition of Green Silk Road travellers set out from Auroville in South India, some of us already had to compromise on our...

Ever since we started using maps to chart the Green Silk Road I realise how limiting many map based intercontinental and intersectional...

In a world increasingly marked by climate crises, social inequalities, and economic instability, the quest for sustainable, just, and...

Link to the previous part - https://www.thegreensilkroad.com/post/overland-journey-to-the-top-of-the-world-social-forum-part-1 So I took...

My name is Cyprien. I am a volunteer for The Green Silk Road in Auroville. During this past month, I had an amazing first overland travel...

GSR 2023 had its own share of tribulations getting off the ground (or rather trying to stay ON the ground) and we had to compromise on...

Introducing Green Silk Road 2023 team members The Green Silk Road (GSR) is an evolving network of ecological and social regeneration...

Before Turkey we were in Bulgaria, or Bulgaristan as it’s called in the East. To be precise, we were with Valeri and Sophie, who live...

#greensilkroad post nr 7 Many weeks have passed since my last post and I guess that’s a good sign: a lot of experiences keep piling on...

#greensilkroad post # 6 Today in Iran I met Friendship: he is a lot like love, commanding unconditional surrender and then rewards you...

#greensilkroad post 5 When I said I'd finish the story tomorrow I didn't really mean it in the strict sense of the word. "Tomorrow ",...

#greensilkroad post #4 When thinking of weaving together a web of relationships and stories related to our life with earth I was...

#greensilkroad post nr 3 The count-down clock strikes and jitters spread: what should we bring, what not? Do I need shoes for the...

One more month till lift-off! Have been thinking of a name for our farewell party: Poitewaarom? — a mix of the Tamil saying for goodbye ...

Mar 19, 2018 post #1, by Gijs It is late February and there are 2 months to go before we leave on our first overland trip from...