Tag: Travel
Turkistan, From Bishkek
You need a long weekend to visit Turkistan. In fact, a four day weekend would be ideal. And spring or fall would be best, as summer is going to be very hot. Turkistan, lying in South-Central Kazakhstan, is one of the major silk road cities. Not too far from Samarkand, it is no surprise that […]
Posted: June 27th, 2011 under Bishkek, Day Trip, Google Earth, GPS, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mapping, Travel.
Tags: Bishkek, Google Earth, GPS, Kyrgyzstan, Mapping, Travel
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Kel-Tor Lake?
This weekend’s camping trip is to Kel-Tor Lake, or perhaps Kok-Moinok Lake. Not sure, since it’s a complete Google-Earth-based explore.
Posted: June 18th, 2011 under Bishkek, Google Earth, Hiking, Kyrgyzstan, Mapping, Travel.
Tags: Bishkek, Camping, Hiking, Kel-Tor Lake, Kok-Moinok Lake, Kyrgyzstan, Mapping, Travel
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Ak Suu Gorge Day Trip
This is a nice day trip from Bishkek into the Ala Too Mountains. This one is a little further down the road from Sokuluk, but further has its advantages. It definitely doesn’t feel as “trampled” as some of the closer canyons. Attached is a .gdb file you can use with your GPS or open in […]
Posted: June 12th, 2011 under Bishkek, Day Trip, Google Earth, GPS, Kyrgyzstan, Mapping, Travel.
Tags: Bishkek, Day Trip, Fishing, Google Earth, GPS, Kyrgyzstan, Mapping, Travel
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Using Google Earth and “.gdb” Files
Using .gdb files
Posted: June 12th, 2011 under Google Earth, GPS, Mapping, Travel.
Tags: Google Earth, GPS, Mapping, Travel
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Using a GPS in Kyrgyzstan (or anywhere)
Getting maps for your Garmin GPS.
Posted: June 12th, 2011 under GPS, Mapping, Travel.
Tags: GPS, Mapping, Travel
Comments: 16