REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
24 September 2022 After breakfast in Kokand, we face the short drive and possibly grueling border crossings from Uzbekistan into the fourth of the Stans: Tajikistan.
Day-Tripping in Uzbekistan – the White Car Khanate
23 September 2022 What a difference a border makes. Although it looks chaotic, was a bit slow and bureaucratic, and the temperatures were heating up, it was clear we had entered into a new country and a new culture. Immediately one begins to see the Persian influence in faces and architecture. There were few smiles […]
Osh, Kyrgyzstan
22 September 2022 This morning I am flown out of Bishkek’s Manas International Airport for Osh, the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan. With a population a little over 208,000, Osh is located in the Fergana Valley. I was prepared for chaos at airport but it went smoothly. Security to enter and security at every doorway, […]
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN
20-21 September 2022 This morning we depart lovely Lake Issyk Kul and retrace some of our route west before turning north to Bishkek. There are not a lot of roads here, basically up and down the valleys with little more than hiking trails over the mountains. I think locals like it that way. Along this […]
Mountains and Valleys of Kyrgyzstan
18 – 19 September 2022 It’s Sunday and after a hearty breakfast we board our large and comfortable bus and drive to Issyk-Kul Lake. The road travels west within the valley before rounding the mountains in a southerly direction and looping east around the mountain to go up the next valley and the northern shore […]
THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
17 September 2022 The day begins with a large, delicious breakfast including flaky pastries, potato pancakes filled with cheese, homemade honey and raspberry spreads, bread, quiche and more – homemade and from their gardens. I’m not a breakfast person but one has to indulge here. As for coffee, we’ll, let’s say there is room for […]
KYRGYZSTAN – THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
16 September 2022 I am spirited off, by van, to the Kazakhstan border with neighboring Kyrgyzstan. Except for the spelling, how does the history and culture of this country differ? Kyrgyzstan flies a brighter national flag, is more rugged and mountainous, is home to 6 million Kyrgyz, does not share a border with Russia, hosts […]
Cambria Weather
CambriaOctober 2, 2022, 7:31 pm
59°Freal feel: 58°Fhumidity: 80%wind speed: 7 mph Wsunrise: 7:00 amsunset: 6:48 pmPat’s Place
