We arrived in Bishkek on the eve of Independence Day, finding the hostel amazingly full, but managing to squeeze our tent into a corner of the back yard. Out and about the next day, we started with a run to…
Lake Issyk-Kul and surroundings
Waving goodbye to our temporary yurt home the next day, we headed back through plains, across streams and down mountainsides. On reaching the first town in the lowlands, just before rejoining the main road, we stopped to regather our…