Endless mountain ranges, remote villages and alpine lakes, rugged passes, wandering nomads, and herds of roaming horses are all trademarks of Kyrgyzstan, a country sandwiched between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan just west of China. Of all the Central Asian countries, Kyrgyzstan’s n ...
When winter finally comes to a close in Kyrgyzstan and spring starts breathing life back into the land, the whole tone of the country changes. People start coming out of the woodwork, shedding their coats and making their way into the mountains to enjoy the blooming flowers and ...
I’ve always felt the Central Asian countries to be exotic and mysterious, envisioning traders with caravans of camels bursting with spices and valuable merchandise, fighting against the whims of nature to reach distant lands. Central Asia has such a wild, infectious history due ...
For travelers that are students of the past, Kyrgyzstan is a spectacular destination to delve into Central Asian history. There are numerous opportunities to take an educational holiday along the ancient Silk Road. You can visit the sites of ancient petroglyphs, walk where cara ...
“Where the heck is Kyrgyzstan? I didn’t even know that was a country!” This is a common reaction for most people when confronted with the country of Kyrgyzstan. To find Kyrgyzstan on a world map, just look for China and Kazakhstan (south of Russia). You’ll see Kyrgyzstan tuck ...
Kyrgyzstan’s surreal Olympus-like atmosphere makes Kyrgyzstan a new up-and-coming destination for international travelers. Not only are the Tien Shen Mountains perfectly sculpted to enhance the land’s breathtaking terrain and house some of the most beautiful scenery known to man, ...