Lake Issyk-kol

Lake Issyk-kol, Kyrgyzstan

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August 1st 2016
August 1 - Slept in today until 7am! Then I got up and started to work on the blog. I figured people were either sleeping or getting ready to leave, so the internet would be faster than last night when everyone was on. I think I was right. Breakfast at 8:00 and then finished the blog and got ready to leave. We got directions from Taalai, the owner of the guesthouse. He also called the CBT in town ... read more

Asia » Kyrgyzstan » Yssyk Kol

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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