Kyrgyzstan: 10 days Tien Shan
Trek, yurts, Issyk-Kul — budget 28,000 KGS, no car.
Mar 2026
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Asel Ombekova
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Traveling since 2010, Wander since 2019. Not inspiration posts — practice: budget, route, where to sleep, how to arrive. Slow routes: fewer cities, more depth. Believes the best guide is someone who got lost on that road yesterday.
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