Naryn, Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan - Yurts and Out of Control Horses
Jun 13, 2008

... post comes as a summary and not a blow by blow, as our access to internet was limited throughout our time in Kyrgyzstan.... We touched down in Bishkek after a short flight from Tashkent.  We immediately noticed the numerous U.S. Air Force planes next ...

When the going gets tough Nick gets going
Jun 6, 2007

...  and at a wide point the driver communicated that the Russian air force used to use this road as a runway. We reached Naryn in the early afternoon and after a failed attempt to arrange a homestay, found a hotel. It was the most depressing ...

Yakshamash!
Jun 6, 2007

En route to Bishkek is the forgettable town of Naryn, a soulless place with nothing much to do but drink vodka.  We managed to find a place to stay, after some unnecessary faffing around, in what appeared at first to be an abandoned building.& ...

Naryn
Oct 29, 2008

... by watching the movie The Game out our guesthouse (starring the underrated Michael Douglas and overrated Sean Penn) followed by a night with some nice Peace Corp girls we met. All and all, for a small border town, Naryn proved to be an eventful place.