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World Trip 2023: Day 16 – Karakol, Kyrgyzstan

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Nathan

Sunday 14 May 2023Highlights: Hiking Jeti-Oguz Gorge, Hiking Karakol National Park Today we set off to hike Jeti-Oguz Gorge which was about 30 minute drive on semi-rough and bumpy road. We started with a stop at Heartbreak Ridge, the natural … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2023: Day 15 – Tamga to Karakol, Kyrgyzstan

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Nathan

Saturday 13 May 2023Highlights: Exploring landscape at Barskoon, Learning how Yurts are constructed, Cultural music, The beautiful Russian Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Prejevalskiy Museum After a good nights sleep, an enjoyable breakfast and some time with very young kittens we … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2023: Day 14 – Song Kul to Tamga, Kyrgyzstan

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Nathan

Friday 12 May 2023Highlights: Holding an Eagle, Hiking in Song Kul, Exploring Fairy Tale Valley After a nice and comfortable sleep in a Yurt it was time to start with a nice breakfast in the main Yurt, sitting was again … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2023: Day 13 – Chong-Kemin to Song Kul, Kyrgyzstan

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Nathan

Thursday 11 May 2023.Highlights: Mountain hiking in Chong-Kemin, Learning about Felt making, exploring Yurt camp, visiting Issyk-Kul Lake. Today we started with a 2 hour 20 minute hike in the mountains surrounding our accomandation. The local dog shepherded us for … Continue reading →

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World Trip 2023: Day 11 – Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Nathan

Tuesday 09 May 2023Highlights: Arriving safely in Kyrgyzstan, Victory Day celebrations in Ala-Too Square, Exploring Bishkek My flight (review here) from Istanbul safely arrived 5.23 am and after a lengthly Border Control delay I was reunited with my bag, the … Continue reading →

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Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Nathan

Official Name: Kyrgyz RepublicEstablished: 1470 (Kyrgyz Khanate) / 31 August 1991 (Independence USSR) Population: 7 million (2022 estimate)Religion: Muslim (90%), Christain (7%) Offical Languages: Kyrgyz & RussianCapital: BishkekOrder of Visit: 73Planned First Visit: 09 May 2023Planned Last Visit: 14 May … Continue reading →

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