Two years of travel adds up to a LOT of photographs and video footage. Today, I am going to put ...

The J-Fest: Learning about Kyrgyz Traditions I timed my visit to Jyrgalan to coincide with their second annual Jyrgalan Summer ...

The Simple Yet Useful Samovar Tea is a huge part of the culture here in Central Asia. Whenever I order ...

Jyrgalan…The Phoenix of Kyrgyzstan Jyrgalan is the most eastern village in Kyrgyzstan. It is in the mountains at about an ...

“She’s WHERE???  Where in the world is THAT??”This is what I imagine my friends saying when they learned my latest ...

Preparing Borsok with Altynai​ I am fortunate enough to find myself as a guest at arguably the best guesthouse in ...

Dealing with Airport Taxi Paparazzi & Strategies for Market Shopping Yes, I know this is not a photo of taxi ...