It was 31 years old and looked it, a heinous shade of blue with beefy tires and two dinky seats. It was a 1983 Ural with a sidecar and I was in love. I’ve been planning this trip for over a year. What started out as a motorcycle trip across China into Kyrgyzstan morphed into …
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Hiking through Kashka-Suu
I first read about the Trekking Union of Kyrgyzstan in my Lonely Planet Guide to Central Asia. A small organization, their goal is to promote adventure tourism, trekking, and the enjoyment of the outdoors. Naturally, I was eager to give them a try. I signed up for two hikes: one to Kashka-Suu and the other to …
Walking Around Bishkek
When I first walked through Bishkek, I was exhausted. Over 20 hours of sitting on planes and trying to get comfortable in airports, followed by about 2 hours of wandering around the city and getting hopelessly lost with my 15+ kg bag on my back made for a sleepy, spaced out traveler. So, it wasn’t …