{"id":582,"date":"2008-01-20T18:57:12","date_gmt":"2008-01-20T23:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/wordpress\/2008\/01\/20\/kyrgyzstan-photos"},"modified":"2008-01-20T19:03:07","modified_gmt":"2008-01-21T00:03:07","slug":"kyrgyzstan-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/expedition\/2008\/01\/20\/kyrgyzstan-photos","title":{"rendered":"Kyrgyzstan Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kyrgyzstan was an amazing place and quite a refreshing change from Kazakhstan. We immediately encountered change from the minute we crossed the border in the middle of a blizzard to the friendly locals who helped us out in Osh. Kyrgyzstan offered up dramatic mountain scenery and friendly faces. Kyrgyzstan was also where we met up with the expedition members of Trabant Trek. We had been exchanging information about overland travel with the Trabank guys for several months and Kyrgyzstan happen to be where our paths ultimately crossed\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 the Trabant guys were headed east on their way to Cambodian in old, Russian plastic cars and we were headed west towards Europe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9252&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Apparently Bouey has already lost his mind\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9254&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Apparently Bouey has already lost his mind\" title=\"Apparently Bouey has already lost his mind\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9231&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"In Bishkek, we meet up with the boys and one girl from Trabant Trek\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9233&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"In Bishkek, we meet up with the boys and one girl from Trabant Trek\" title=\"In Bishkek, we meet up with the boys and one girl from Trabant Trek\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9237&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"The Trabant guys were a little more worried about the road surface conditions than we were\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9239&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"The Trabant guys were a little more worried about the road surface conditions than we were\" title=\"The Trabant guys were a little more worried about the road surface conditions than we were\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9234&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"We had been exchanging information about road conditions and how to get into China \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they were heading east and we wer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9236&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"We had been exchanging information about road conditions and how to get into China \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they were heading east and we wer\" title=\"We had been exchanging information about road conditions and how to get into China \u00e2\u20ac\u201c they were heading east and we wer\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9246&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Hey John, I might total your Trabant if I open my door too fast\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9248&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Hey John, I might total your Trabant if I open my door too fast\" title=\"Hey John, I might total your Trabant if I open my door too fast\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9240&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Little Pepe looking really large next to the old Russian Trabant\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9242&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Little Pepe looking really large next to the old Russian Trabant\" title=\"Little Pepe looking really large next to the old Russian Trabant\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9243&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"These guys are driving all the way from Europe to Cambodia in these cars\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9245&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"These guys are driving all the way from Europe to Cambodia in these cars\" title=\"These guys are driving all the way from Europe to Cambodia in these cars\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9249&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Steve starting to loose his mind a little over route planning\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9251&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Steve starting to loose his mind a little over route planning\" title=\"Steve starting to loose his mind a little over route planning\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9201&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"It does not look like much, but Yak Tours guesthouse in Karakol was just what we needed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9203&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"It does not look like much, but Yak Tours guesthouse in Karakol was just what we needed\" title=\"It does not look like much, but Yak Tours guesthouse in Karakol was just what we needed\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9228&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"We always seem to pick up new TWBR mascots along the way and this little guy wanted to come with us too\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9230&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"We always seem to pick up new TWBR mascots along the way and this little guy wanted to come with us too\" title=\"We always seem to pick up new TWBR mascots along the way and this little guy wanted to come with us too\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9219&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Home sweet home for a few days\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9221&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Home sweet home for a few days\" title=\"Home sweet home for a few days\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9222&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Home sweet home for a few days\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9224&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Home sweet home for a few days\" title=\"Home sweet home for a few days\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9225&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Sergei even built a sauna at the guesthouse which hit the spot\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9227&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Sergei even built a sauna at the guesthouse which hit the spot\" title=\"Sergei even built a sauna at the guesthouse which hit the spot\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9216&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"The family atmosphere of the guesthouse was nice and relaxing\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9218&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"The family atmosphere of the guesthouse was nice and relaxing\" title=\"The family atmosphere of the guesthouse was nice and relaxing\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9213&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"An old Citroen at the guesthouse\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9215&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"An old Citroen at the guesthouse\" title=\"An old Citroen at the guesthouse\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9210&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Sergei had quite the collection of old Russian jeeps\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9212&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Sergei had quite the collection of old Russian jeeps\" title=\"Sergei had quite the collection of old Russian jeeps\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9207&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Sergei is also a bit of a gear head himself\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9209&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Sergei is also a bit of a gear head himself\" title=\"Sergei is also a bit of a gear head himself\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9204&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Sergei runs the guesthouse and invited us to have dinner with his family \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9206&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Sergei runs the guesthouse and invited us to have dinner with his family \" title=\"Sergei runs the guesthouse and invited us to have dinner with his family \" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9192&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"It was the first time we had seen snow like this and the Tundra plowed right through it\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9194&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"It was the first time we had seen snow like this and the Tundra plowed right through it\" title=\"It was the first time we had seen snow like this and the Tundra plowed right through it\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9188&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Little did we know the border crossing between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan was on the ice planet Hoth\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9190&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Little did we know the border crossing between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan was on the ice planet Hoth\" title=\"Little did we know the border crossing between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan was on the ice planet Hoth\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9195&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"We made quick friends in Kyrgyzstan after helping numerous cars that had gone of the road\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9197&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"We made quick friends in Kyrgyzstan after helping numerous cars that had gone of the road\" title=\"We made quick friends in Kyrgyzstan after helping numerous cars that had gone of the road\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9279&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Setting up camp wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t too bad\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9281&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Setting up camp wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t too bad\" title=\"Setting up camp wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t too bad\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9285&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Those goats are getting dust in our pancake mix\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9287&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Those goats are getting dust in our pancake mix\" title=\"Those goats are getting dust in our pancake mix\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9282&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Just another morning wakeup call in Kyrgyzstan\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9284&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Just another morning wakeup call in Kyrgyzstan\" title=\"Just another morning wakeup call in Kyrgyzstan\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9288&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Once the stampede was over it was time to go back to bed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9290&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Once the stampede was over it was time to go back to bed\" title=\"Once the stampede was over it was time to go back to bed\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9255&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Kyrgyzstan offered up some great campsites\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9257&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Kyrgyzstan offered up some great campsites\" title=\"Kyrgyzstan offered up some great campsites\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9258&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"The countless mountain ranges in Kyrgyzstan are a nice backdrop while cooking breakfast\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9260&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"The countless mountain ranges in Kyrgyzstan are a nice backdrop while cooking breakfast\" title=\"The countless mountain ranges in Kyrgyzstan are a nice backdrop while cooking breakfast\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9261&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Loading up for another day on the road\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9263&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Loading up for another day on the road\" title=\"Loading up for another day on the road\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9267&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Who knows, Osama might be out there somewhere\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9269&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Who knows, Osama might be out there somewhere\" title=\"Who knows, Osama might be out there somewhere\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9264&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Winding our way through the mountain valleys of Kyrgyzstan\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9266&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Winding our way through the mountain valleys of Kyrgyzstan\" title=\"Winding our way through the mountain valleys of Kyrgyzstan\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9198&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Another TWBR sunset on another lonely road in the middle of nowhere\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9200&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Another TWBR sunset on another lonely road in the middle of nowhere\" title=\"Another TWBR sunset on another lonely road in the middle of nowhere\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9273&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"Sometimes it looks like we actually know what we are doing\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9275&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"Sometimes it looks like we actually know what we are doing\" title=\"Sometimes it looks like we actually know what we are doing\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9270&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" rel=\"lightbox[g2image]\" title=\"If you have seen one mountain pass, you have seen them all, unless you are in Kyrgyzstan\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theworldbyroad.com\/photos\/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&amp;g2_itemId=9272&amp;g2_GALLERYSID=TMP_SESSION_ID_DI_NOISSES_PMT\" alt=\"If you have seen one mountain pass, you have seen them all, unless you are in Kyrgyzstan\" 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We immediately encountered change from the minute we crossed the border in the middle of a blizzard to the friendly locals who helped us out in Osh. Kyrgyzstan offered up dramatic mountain scenery and friendly faces. 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