We spent our final few days in Central Asia in two capital cities – Bishkek and Almaty (technically a former capital). Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan and home to about 1 million people. We decided to skip the long drive across the country from Osh to Bishkek (10-12 hours in the car) in favour …
We had a full car as we departed Karakul and said our goodbyes to Tajikistan. In our 4×4 there was myself, Steve, Ashraf, Connor, the Belgian couple, and our Kyrgyz driver. Our luggage was strapped to the top of the vehicle that morning and we headed off down the gravel road towards Kyrgyzstan. The border …