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Picnik at Lake Issyk Kul

Lake Issyk Kul is the tenth largest lake in the world (by volume) and the second largest mountain lake (after Lake Titicaca, which I have also visited). It is also the second largest saline lake in the world, after the Caspian Sea (so, bigger than the Great Salt Lake). It’s not heavily salty, just enough […]

First Forays

We got our jeep and immediately had to get out of town and see a bit more of the country. The first weekend we were going to drive up to Ala Archa, a mountainous national park just 25 miles south of the city. However, as we were leaving town we were passed by a motorcycle. […]