Sweet Kids

Bishkek and Naryn

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September 27th 2010
When I finally peeled my head off the pillow in Bishkek, did a little laundry, unpacked (actually... unpacked is pretty inaccurate, the same effect would be achieved by placing a small explosive in the centre of my backpack) and had some food, I was ready to go out and explore Kyrgyzstan's capital, as well as meet my new truck group. Bishkek as a city, was nice enough in a concrete, soviet ... read more

Asia » Kyrgyzstan » Bishkek

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A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, Kyrgyzstan was annexed by Russia in 1864; it achieved independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Nation-wide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the oust... ... read more