On the rocky southern shore of Issyk Kul Lake, when I was travelling through Kyrgyzstan, I met with members of the Salburuun Federation, a group of locals who are attempting to preserve their unique nomadic culture in the face of modernity. Otherwise known as the...
I was in the front room of a traditional Dungan house in the small village of Yrdyk, just outside of the city of Karakol in Kyrgyzstan. Mamieva Hamida, a woman of Dungan descent, was showing me how to pull noodles from a huge ball of translucent starch on the table....
Bishkek is the surprisingly captivating, and always entertaining capital of Kyrgyzstan. I say surprising, because, let’s be honest, most travellers visit Kyrgyzstan not on a city break and certainly not just for Bishkek, most people make the journey to this remote...
Osh Kyrgyzstan is the nation’s second city, but its most diverse location. A multicultural destination that’s located in the south of Kyrgyzstan, Osh has a long history that stretches back over 3000 years. This is the heart of the Silk Road, but in Osh, you will...
A Walking Tour Through Karakol, Kyrgyzstan As far as the ancient Silk Road goes, Karakol in Kyrgyzstan is a young settlement, but this is today one of the largest cities in the east of the country. Found on the edge of Issyk Kul Lake and being the capital of the...
The Sacred Sulaiman-Too Mountain in Osh, Kyrgyzstan I sweated and dragged myself up the final steps to the summit of the Sulaiman-Too Mountain in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. It’s not exactly a tall mountain, barely reaching 200 metres in height, but in the intense summer...
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