Kyrgyzstan
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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