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....
Jyrgalan: From Soviet Coal Mining Town To Tourism Hub Hidden away on the far, eastern shores of Issyk Kul Lake, is one of Kyrgyzstan’s most picturesque and dramatic valleys. It’s a place of high altitude treks, where snowy mountaintops are framed by...
In Pictures: The Landscapes and Locals of Issyk Kul Lake Issyk Kul Lake is the second largest, high altitude lake in the world. Found at a height of over 1600 metres, this is a destination that’s surrounded by alpine-esque mountains and snow-capped peaks that...
I’m Richard, and I’m on a quest to understand the world through its borders and boundaries.
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