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JACK WOLFSKIN IN KYRGYZSTAN – Home – english – Jack Wolfskin Blog

A team from Jack Wolfskin sent us their account of a recent trip to experience the outdoors in Kyrgyzstan.

http://blog.jack-wolfskin.com/en/Home/JACK-WOLFSKIN-IN-KYRGYZSTAN.aspx

bmi Voyager » Sun, sand & shashlik

In land-locked Kyrgyzstan, a trip to the beach involves a drive up into the mountains – where instead of consuming ice lollies and fizzy drinks, bathers tuck into kebabs and down vodka shots

http://www.bmivoyager.com/2012/05/01/sun-sand-shashlik/

Land Rover Journey Of Discovery Kazakhstan To China  

The epic Land Rover Journey of Discovery is now just a few thousand miles from the bright lights of Beijing – but it had to overcome a minefield of obstacles to finally reach the border into China, its final country on the 8,000-mile fundraising trip.

http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/story-188523.html

Travels in Kyrgyzstan (Religion) — a Nadder!

… disorganised musings about all sorts of things from a pro-science, skeptical, atheist, humanist and transhumanist BIAS(!!1!)

http://anadder.com/travels-in-kyrgyzstan-religion

The ancient Tower of Burana near Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan | Wandering Kiwi

“Kyrgyzstan is a spectacular country with incredible natural scenery, opportunities for trekking and hospitable people. But it was also nice to find such vignettes of historic architecture” … plus some interesting comments

http://www.worldwanderingkiwi.com/2012/04/destination-kyrgyzstan-the-burana-tower/

Kyrgyzstan, Oh my Osh! « The Cycle Diaries: World Adventure Biking

Kyrgyzstan was considerably easier to enter than the other ‘stans. But much more difficult to traverse. 

http://www.thecyclediaries.com/expedition-route/oh-my-osh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oh-my-osh

Travels in Kyrgyzstan (Culture/Identity) — a Nadder!

One thing I wasn’t prepared for was how Russian [Northern] Kyrgyzstan was. As one traveller remarked, it looked more Russian than Central Asian. 

http://anadder.com/travels-in-kyrgyzstan-cultureidentity

Travels in Kyrgyzstan (Economy) — a Nadder!

Kyrgyzstan is a very poor country and the 2nd poorest of the former Soviet republics (after Tajikistan). According the CIA World Factbook, it ranks 153/193 countries for GDP (per capita) PPP, below (for instance) Sudan, Laos, Pakistan, Yemen, Ghana and Djibouti.

http://anadder.com/travels-in-kyrgyzstan-economy

Kyrgyzstan’s Revolution: Photographs by William Daniels – LightBox

Photographs from photographer William Daniels’ Kyrgyzstan project, called Faded Tulips, which he has been working on since 2007.

http://lightbox.time.com/2012/03/21/faded-tulips/#1

Nomads in Kyrgyzstan: Another Way of Life | Travel | Life | Epoch Times

When I was going to travel through Central Asia for the umpteenth time, I was looking for new and enriching experiences, including living for a while with the nomads of Song Kul, in Kyrgyzstan.

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/life/nomads-in-kyrgyzstan-another-way-of-life-208945.html