Kyrgyzstan No breakfast, but sunrise at bed
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Johan Kruseman
Updated on 2 November 2024
Updated on 2 November 2024
I had already spent a week and a half in Kyrgyzstan, and after Bishkek-Kochkor-Bishkek-Kochkor-Song Köl-Kochkor, it was finally time to explore the rest of the country. That evening, I slept in a ger camp by a lake after taking buses, hitchhiking, and walking. Rookie mistake: I forgot to roll down my ger door carpet, so I was treated to a sunrise in bed at 5:00 am.
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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
No breakfast, but sunrise at bed
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Photographed by: Johan Kruseman
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