And the mountains aren’t too bad either

Kyrgyzstan: Oh How You Have Tricked Me

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June 22nd 2014
Oh Kyrgyzstan, how you have tricked me. I thought I would come to you and I would blog everyday (more like once every two weeks, but one can fantasize of grandeur), I thought I would be living in a yurt (or at least in something made of fossilized cow offal), and I thought I would be full of distaste having to learn a completely new language…(That ones true). But here I am, have not blogged for ... 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