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Ivan at Kyrgyz border  
   

Ivan at Kyrgyz border

Had ridden out through stans on his GS alone, now making way home to Moscow
Karakol

August 24th 2014
Complete Kyrg border for 2pm Saturday. Nice chat with Ivan - a Russian on GS motorcycle, who gave me a card from basic B&B in town. Karakol is 4th largest town in Kyrgyz, just on east end of Issy-kul lake The lake boasts a torpedo testing facility, they signed a infinit lease deal with Russians only 15 years ago, blog feature is lake never freezes because weak salt solution. ... read more
Asia » Kyrgyzstan » Karakol

Kyrgyzstani Flag 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
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