Kyrgyzstan A sudden frisbee ban in the mountains
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Johan Kruseman
Updated on 29 October 2024
Updated on 29 October 2024
After a night and a kind of porridge with horse milk for breakfast, I headed to the next ger where we spent the evening playing frisbee brought by two Israelis. The children quickly caught on to the game, but at one point, their father came out to show us how a real man does it. Clearly dissatisfied with our lackluster frisbee throwing, he used all his strength to throw it as far as possible into the fields. He watched it soar high and far, but it ended up just a few meters away from the group. With an irritated look, he walked away, making it clear that this kind of sport should be banned.
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Traveled route: Bishkek, Ala Archa National Park, Kockkor, Song-Kul lake, Beltam Yurt Camp, Fairytale Canyon Skazka, Karakol, Altyn-Arashan, Cholpon-Ata, Jalal-Abad, Kazarman
A sudden frisbee ban in the mountains
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