Skip to content

Tag: Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan; traveling the Pamir highwayPamir highway

Tajikistan; traveling the Pamir highway

Published by Paul on July 11, 2017

A Central Asian country that is still relatively under the radar, is located south of both Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, countries which are currently well-known by travelers. It is the smallest country in the region and more than half of it is over 3.000 meters. This country is of course Tajikistan. One of the main attractions of this destination is the Pamir highway, a road that passes through an autonomous region called Gorno-Badakhshan with a population density of only 3,2 per squared kilometer!

Continue readingTajikistan; traveling the Pamir highway
Kyrgyzstan; a ski expedition to Ak SaiAk Sai glacier
Kyrgyzstan; exploring the vast wildernessIssyk Kul

Kyrgyzstan; exploring the vast wilderness

Published by Paul on May 24, 2017

Somewhere in Asia is a region I wanted to visit for several years now. It is historically defined by its nomadic people, a region with an extreme continental climate and where few cities have been developed. It’s also a region which has acted as a crossroad for the movement of people, goods, and ideas between Europe and Asia. In my perception it had not yet been discovered by mass tourism and in addition, some very interesting culture, architecture and scenery would tickle my senses. I’m referring here to Central Asia, or “the Stans”. Of course, I couldn’t wait any longer to go explore…

Continue readingKyrgyzstan; exploring the vast wilderness