Son Kul Lake 3025 m June 29, 2015 Rumor has it that there is a lake in central Kyrgyzstan that surpasses all in beauty and grandeur. Its name is Son Kul and the gateway to this lake is from a town called Kochkor. There is no public transport and I needed to find other tourists … More Son Kul
Cholpon Ata 1605 m June 22, 2015 Issyk Kul is huge – some 170 kms in length and 70 kms in breadth, it feels more like a sea than a lake. Riding in marshrutka along the road bordering the north shore, it is impossible to see the south shore. From Bishkek, the road headed east, … More Around Issyk Kul
Osh, Kyrgyzstan June 18, 2015 Crossing the border from Dostyk in Uzbekistan to Osh in Kyrgyzstan, I was struck with the abrupt change. Usually when crossing a land border, the change is minimal which is completely natural.it is the same peoples, the same culture, the same food that greets one, the border merely a political … More First Impressions
