Crossing the Naryn River in Jalal-Abad

A Jaunt to Jalal-Abad

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September 28th 2014
Hello all! I am writing you all while sitting in a big arm chair, sipping tea and eating plain Lays chips. What a great life hey? The last week or so I have burst out of the bubble that is Osh, started to see a bit more of what the great nation of Kyrgyzstan has to offer, by basically travelling around it as much as I can via marshutka and/or shared taxi. And... this country is really gorg ... read more

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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