Kyrgyzstan Travel Blogs

People i met here who contributed to and improved my trip: Julia (Russia), Clemmens (France)   A new country day always brings excitement and fear for me. I have encountered quite a few horrific border crossings during my time travelling and have come to expect the worst. Children with guns,…

And so my last full day in Bishkek finally arrived. I was curious to see an Orthodox church, and so we took a marshrutka to St Vladimir's Russian Orthodox Cathedral, a very attractive building in blue and white. A service was in progress, so we went in and stayed for about half an hour. It was all …

The best things in life always end too soon. Due to one of my best friends getting married, I could only spend 1 out of 2 weeks in Kyrgyzstan. I even had to miss out on the 3 day R&R trip including horse riding, white rafting, seeing the mountains & more than likely inadvertently eating som…

Funny thing is that yesterday you could see the youth partying and today there are cleaning up the roads and doing a lot of communial work. After crossing the Kyrgyz - Kazach border I noticed how poor the Kyrgyz country side is but is has a magnificent mountainous skyline. As Bishkek has little to …

What a friggin’ beautiful place, once you get outside the cities. Took a long drive alongside this huge lake that reminded me of Balaton in Hungary (ok, ok, I realize the comparison doesn’t mean all that much to you, but just go with it). Parts of the landscape reminded me of Tahoe, others of S…

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I had time in the morning to have a good breakfast of eggs and bread with thick cherry and blackcurrant jams, then make my way downtown for nice morning views of the mountains. I was going to change a bit more money, but no bank in Naryn would exchange anything less than $100 bills, which I didn't …

2 weeks in Kyrgyzstan, awesome. I spent most of my time in Bishkek I had a really good time and met some cool people.

Hey everyone, I’m still alive, serving my father, and having a remarkable time here in the gorgeous mountainous country of Kyrgyzstan.  Despite the fact I have not been physically well for a single day since my last update letter, I am learning to rely on the strength of the one inside…

leaving Turkey soon to change jobs

Driving London to Tajikstan, via a central route through Russia and doing the Pamir Highway, all in a 1992 Ford Granada estate with 130,000miles on the clock and a mission to have cups of tea with everybody.

The Lonely Planet Book that we have has a quote within and it reads, "Things change - prices go up, schedules change, good places go bad and bad places go bankrupt - and nothing stays the same."  For the most part we have stumbled into great people, terrific weather, and fortuitous timetables.…

In 2005, I travelled from Kazahkstan to Krygyzstan on my way to Iran.

2nd deployment. Also visited Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Kyrgyzstan

Due to my laziness I'm going to make only one blog for the time being. Take a look at the photos which are from a variety of locales. If you find anything of interest, shoot me a message and I'll be more than happy to tell some kind of tall tale related to that particular location.