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Kyrgyzstan is an impoverished ex Soviet country, since August 31, 1991. It is located on the east side of central Asia, bordering China. Mile upon mile of unspoilt Alpine esque mountains interspersed with icy lakes, yurt studded green summer pastures and towns and cities far apart make Kyrgyzstan a trekkers and campers paradise. Although the season is short because of heavy snowfall blocking many roads and passes for much of the year, Kyrgyzstan can be a tourists choice for its value for money, relative ease of obtaining a tourist visa and most importantly for some, a cutting edge travel experience.

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By JFrame
September 19th 2005

Kyrgyz Horse Trip Part 3 of 4 Asia » Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz Horse Trip Part 3 of 3 So first of all sorry to all of you waiting on the edge of your seat drooling to read the outcome of the adventure through Middle Earth. I have spent the last month in Mongolia seeing the sights and giving myself a much needed weeklong break doing nothing after three months of hard travel. I do apologize for the long delay. In the meantime I have posted many new photos of Kyrgyzstan, China, Outer Tibet and Mongolia. Also I have posted the first two parts of the story at on www.travelblog.org. The address is: [View Full Entry]

By JFrame
August 15th 2005

Kyrgyz Horse Trip Part 2 of 4 Asia » Kyrgyzstan

The Farmers

After writing a few updates and them getting erased I have lost a good bit of enthusiasm but still I have a really long time to wait for my next train. I am heading up to Mongolia but I am still in China. The trains are so crowded and getting a ticket sometimes requires you to wait in a line of 50 people. It is ridiculous how many people there are here. I think they should just cram them in like in India but they try to have order which doesn't work too good because everyone pushes and cuts in line. [View Full Entry]

By JFrame
August 3rd 2005

Kyrgyz Horse Trip Part 1 of 4 Asia » Kyrgyzstan

Me and the Animal Bazaar in Talas

So two years and change have passed since I moved to Kazakhstan. I learned some Russian, experienced village life and have gained much patience. I also read a good deal, studyied for and took the GMAT, applied to graduate business school, taught at a local high school, and learned what I really want from life. That last one was not just a realization but a culmination of years of indecision. It is too difficult to explain here and I will spare you the details but for the record I do want more than a life of travel and what many feel [View Full Entry]

By Dittemus
October 20th 2004

På toppen af Kirgisistan Asia » Kyrgyzstan

Song Köl

Da vi krydsede ind i Kirgisistans del af Fergana-dalen, tænkte vi kun på én ting; at komme op i højderne og væk fra Usbekistans støv, sved og varme. Første stop var Song Köl, en bjergsø i 3530 meters højde, men for at nå den var vi nødt til at tage den form for transport der nu besluttede sig for at dukke op, for der var ingen busser på den side af søen. Vi brugte det meste af den første formiddag i Kirgisistan på at finde et forholdsvist billigt lift til Karzaman, en by cirka halvvejs mod søen. Nurlan, en ung [View Full Entry]

By iamback
October 15th 2004

Selfportrait Asia » Kyrgyzstan » Yssyk Kol

Selfportrait on a yurt

The exact date doesn't really matter, so I'll leave it at today's date - this is just a little post to say hello, everyone. :) Sometime in August 2001, in Kyrgyzstan, we watched a yurt being built for us to sleep in, in an orchard near Lake Yssyk-Kol. When it was finished, the sun was low in the sky ... so I could make this little self portrait. [View Full Entry]

By aspiringnomad
October 8th 2004

Leaving the shadow of Lenin's prick Asia » Kyrgyzstan

Hitching to China

The Kyrgyz capital Bishkek doesn’t feel Asian in the slightest - quite surreal being situated slap bang in the heart of Asia. Kyrgyz make up only just over 50% of the population in Kyrgyzstan. In the north the other half are Russian and in the south Uzbek. Like all the other Central Asian capitals its changing rapidly. Businesses in the former Soviet Union don’t like employing people over the age of thirty because they can’t adapt to the new capitalist world in which they now live; whereas the young grasp the system with both hands. In affect the older generation are [View Full Entry]

By aspiringnomad
September 27th 2004

Heatstroke to hypothermia - and back again Asia » Kyrgyzstan

The storms clearing

In Uzbekistan I collected pieces of paper to provide proof of where I’d slept on every single night in the country. But not as some strange holiday souvenir - this was a legal obligation. A few of the receipts I’d personally crafted, and weren’t officially legal - I was a criminal - a fugitive in a foreign land. These receipts were to be presented upon leaving the country. But how much would they fine me? Could I be detained? Would my embassy be able to help me? I’d bring shame upon my family, friends and nation!... Paranoia??? Well this was the [View Full Entry]

By viajerodelmundo
August 12th 2003

A Midnight Escape From a Kyrgyz Alpine Lake Asia » Kyrgyzstan

Lake Song-kul

After spending 12 hours on a horse, drinking a bottle of vodka with lunch and wearing basically a sheep with sleeves to keep from freezing to death, I didn’t think anything else in the 3500 meter-high jailoos at Lake Song-Kul could catch me off-guard. Lake Song-Kul is the second highest alpine lake in the world, after Lake Titicaca shared by Bolivia and Peru. In summer local shepherds set up camp in the pastures by the lake, called jailoos, where they tend their sheep, graze their cattle, and make fermented mare’s milk, known as kymyz. To make extra income, some also host [View Full Entry]

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