Kyrgyzstan

Life in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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May 21, 2024
Life in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Between 2020 and 2021 I was stuck in Budapest because of COVID-19 and couldn’t even return to Italy. When in January 2021 I saw a call for volunteers in central Asia, I thought this was the opportunity for a new experience after all this pandemic situation. I applied and got the position. I spent the summer of 2021 in Kyrgyzstan, and I stayed in Bishkek…

Weekend at Song Kul lake, Kyrgyzstan

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May 28, 2024
Weekend at Song Kul lake, Kyrgyzstan

In the summer of 2021, I spend around 3 months in Kyrgyzstan. As I said in the previous post, I volunteered for a contemporary art association, and thanks to this I was able to meet a lot of nice people, one of these was Bema. I met Bema in Bishkek, and she helped me understanding how to travel in the country, and to know the city's history, as she is a …

Sary Chelek National Park, Kyrgyzstan

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June 4, 2024
Sary Chelek National Park, Kyrgyzstan

In the summer of 2021, I spent around 3 months in Kyrgyzstan. As I mentioned in the first post of this series, I volunteered for a contemporary art association, and thanks to this I was able to meet a lot of nice people. In the previous post, I talked about a weekend trip to Song Kul Lake, and from there I started to use weekends to visit the country. I…

The "lake coming in", Kel Suu Lake, Kyrgyzstan

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June 11, 2024
The "lake coming in", Kel Suu Lake, Kyrgyzstan

In the summer of 2021, I spent around 3 months in Kyrgyzstan. As you might know by now from my first post of this series, I volunteered for a contemporary art association, and thanks to this, I was able to meet a lot of nice people. In the previous post

Hiking in Ala Archa National Park

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June 18, 2024
Hiking in Ala Archa National Park

In the summer of 2021, I spent around 3 months in Kyrgyzstan. As you might know by now from my first post of this series, I volunteered for a contemporary art association, and thanks to this, I was able to meet a lot of nice people. In the previous post

Kyrgyzstan, abandoned

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June 25, 2024
Kyrgyzstan, abandoned

In the summer of 2021, I spent around 3 months in Kyrgyzstan. As you might know by now from my first post of this series, I volunteered for a contemporary art association, and thanks to this, I was able to meet many nice people. In the previous post, I talked about the hike I did with Kami in Ala Archa National Park, I also visited an abandoned hotel in …

Hiking in Belogorka Gorge

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July 2, 2024
Hiking in Belogorka Gorge

In the summer of 2021, I spent around 3 months in Kyrgyzstan. As you might know by now from my first post of this series, I volunteered for a contemporary art association, and thanks to this, I was able to meet a lot of nice people. In the previous post

Walking the Silk Road

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July 9, 2024
Walking the Silk Road

In the summer of 2021, I spent around 3 months in Kyrgyzstan. As you might know by now from my first post of this series, I volunteered for a contemporary art association, and thanks to this, I was able to meet many nice people. In the previous post, I talked about a Sunday hike I did with my friend Valeria, and previously I wrote about another hike in