* Caravans make regular departures from Luoyang with Chinese ginger, cassia ( a type of cinnamon ), and silk to be bartered in Central Asia for gold, silver, glassware, pottery, cloth, and intaglio gems from Rome.

Caravans traveled from this area once or twice a year by ox-drawn wagon to New Ulm, with the 75 mile trip taking about a week.

Caravans began delivering goods to Mexico's Santa Fe along the Santa Fe Trail, over the journey which took 48 days from Kansas City, Missouri ( then known as Westport ).

The Sinti arrived in Germany and Austria in the Middle Ages, eventually splitting into two groups: Eftavagarja (" the Seven Caravans ") and Estraxarja (" from Austria ").

His forces raided Caravans from Trogir, which eventually forced its denizens to humbly sign a peace and addressed him as the high and mighty lord Stephen free ruler and master of Bosnia, Usora and Soli and many other places and Prince of the Hum.

It blossomed during the following period and became a stop-off point for Camel Caravans moving from China into Mongolia and beyond.

She recorded and performed with The Caravans from 1958 until 1966, then she began pursuing a solo career and making a name for herself in the gospel music circuit.

*" Polovtsian Dances " from Prince Igor (" Bazaar of Caravans ", " Stranger in Paradise ", " He's in Love ", " Samaris ' Dance ")

Caravans brought products from Abyssinia and Egypt into Lobeid and Bara, from which the greater part was again transported on to other parts of Africa.

The raids were generally offensive and carried out to gather intelligence or seize the trade goods of Caravans financed by the Quraysh, ( such retaliation was rationalized as being legitimate actions because many Muslims left their possessions and wealth behind when they migrated from Mecca ).

Caravans from and to Georgia and Iran would stop in Agstafa.

Walker, Hopkins, Yancey, and Daniels recorded the remainder of their tracks, and adopted the group name of The Caravans simply by dropping Robert Anderson's name from the group name.

At their height in the late 1950s the Caravans combined the energetic, agile alto of Shirley Caesar on songs such as " Swing Low, Sweet Chariot " with the powerful contralto of Inez Andrews on " Mary Don't You Weep, the dramatic soprano of Delores Washington, and the frenetic piano style from Eddie Williams, a friend of Washington.

Caravans leaving from Iliochori carried products from the region to the Balkans for trade.

Caravans with up to 10, 000 camels carried gold and slaves north, returning with manufactured goods and salt from Taghaza and Taoudenni.

In 2006 construction began on a cobblestone road to lead from the south of Lashkar Gah to the Qala-e-Bost Arch ( known to readers of James A. Michener's Caravans as Qala Bist.

The two Caravans continued operations with TAM and were withdrawn from service a year later.

Caravans travel from trading posts to the marketplace, where they deliver gold based on the distance they traveled.

Caravans, particularly the Vardo, have served both as a significant cultural icon and symbol of the nomadic Romani people.

These efforts were mostly successful, and most 1st generation Caravans eventually got an updated transmission.

In gospel, The Caravans were a mainstay of the label throughout its existence.

They were operating Bn2-A and Cessna Caravans.

Caravans were useful in long-distance trade largely for carrying luxury goods, the transportation of cheaper goods across large distances was not profitable for caravan operators.

Talking drums were also used in East Africa and are described by Andreus Bauer in the ' Street of Caravans ' while acting as security guard in the Wissmann Truppe for the caravan of Charles Stokes.

The Caravans were founded in 1947 under the name Robert Anderson and his Gospel Caravan by Robert Anderson in Chicago, Illinois to serve as Anderson's backing vocalists.

As with many Diaclone toys, the vanette ( the term mini-van would not be used until the first Dodge Caravans were sold in 1984 ) toy was released in 1984 as a new character called Ironhide.

The two ATRs and its Caravans were painted in the colours of Toll Priority, a successor company to Security Express on behalf of which Jetcraft operated most of its fleet.

In the early 1970s, The Caravans recorded some songs composed by Donny Hathaway for the small, Chicago based Caritas record label.

Caravans consisting of as many as forty thousand camels traversed four hundred miles of the Sahara bearing salt to inland markets in the Sahel, sometimes trading salt for slaves: Timbuktu was a huge salt and slave market.

Caravans traveled or camped at any time of day or night, depending on weather, local conditions, and the need for rest.

* S-154-" Tell Him What You Want "/" Wait for Me "-The Caravans

The Passat Estate won overall winner of Practical Caravans Towcar of the Year Awards 2008 for its array of towing features such as its Trailer Stability Programme.

In October 1993 CHS Aviation added two Cessna 208 Caravans and a Beechcraft B200 King Air to its general aviation fleet, to provide charter services to Southern Sudan for the SPLA.

By 1968, the transition was complete, and an all new set of Caravans consisting of Walker, Loleatta Holloway, Willie James McPhatter, Julia Mae Price, Doris Willingham, and Gwen Morgan began to record for HOB records until c. 1971.

In 1976, Caravans members Albertina Walker, Cassietta George, Josephine Howard, and Delores Washington reunited to record an album for the Birthright Records label with all new material titled " Share ", featuring special guest Isaiah Jones, Jr. on piano.

Batt also wrote the scores for Caravans ( 1978 film )

After moving to Chicago in 1951, she worked briefly with The Caravans, a gospel group led by Albertina Walker, making a session with them for States in 1954.

Mark Pennington of the Caravans played upright bass for the band after Sam Sardi left and prior to Johnny Bowler switching to bass.

* Caravans ( 1978 film ), based on the James A. Michener novel

States relied heavily on The Caravans, releasing 14 singles on them and compiling many more unissued tracks.

* S-161-" Crucifixion "/" Come on Jesus "-The Caravans

After singing with the Caravans, she started her solo career, making guest appearances on the Bobby Jones gospel show and other popular television shows.

Significant artists on this record label included the powerful contralto Inez Andrews ( formerly of The Caravans ), The Gospelettes with Liz Dargan ( formerly of Andrews ’ group The Andrewettes ), mixed vocal group The Kansas City Melodyaires ( later known as Mildred Clark & The Melodyaires ), The Jackson Southernaires and their younger siblings The Williams Brothers, Reverend Oris Mays and the Christian Harmonizers, all of whom with the exception of, Christian Harmonizers, continued with the label into the 1970s.

In October 2009 the standardisation on the two aircraft types ended when two Cessna 208B Grand Caravans and a Hawker 800XP joined the fleet.

Walker was the featured singer on the records that the first version of the newly emancipated Caravans made, which had the measured style typical of artists influenced by Roberta Martin.

Albertina Walker recently recorded a reunion album with her group The Caravans entitled " Paved The Way ", which was released by Malaco Records on September 5, 2006.

Tropic currently flies over 180 daily flights to 13 destinations in Belize, Honduras and Guatemala, and took delivery of two new Cessna Caravans on November 15, 2011.

Ray Charles also modeled the sound of his backup group, the Raelettes, on groups such as the Davis Sisters and the Caravans.

The only significant non-agricultural industry is the caravan manufacturing site in the northeast of the parish ( as of 2012 ' Swift Caravans '), with over of buildings on a site.