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My flight to Kyrgyzstan was finally booked! As I looked over my itinerary (spending hours googling and downloading travel apps), It was fully packed and full of adventure, although It was my first time to visit I know I am going to have some sweet time for a couple of days. Yes<\/g> it was another “Run Run Rimaz from your day job to what you love” Moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


But…! Why KYRGYZSTAN? How I found that on The map?
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Kyrgyzstan is a mountainous country in Central Asia and 90% of the country is mountainous<\/g> packed with stunning scenery and natural wonders meaning that Kyrgyzstan is a paradise for nature lovers<\/strong> and those who love outdoors, It\u2019s a beautiful country with amazing people and it is affordable and safe to visit, even for solo travellers. It is still growing as a tourist destination so you will not find many fellow travellers.  It\u2019s currently more popular amongst Russians, Europeans, and Japanese tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kyrgyzstan also has an interesting history, it was part of the ancient Silk Road<\/a>, and then part of Soviet USSR <\/a>before gaining independence in 1991. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

IS it Safe to Travel to KYRGYZSTAN?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Well on my first day in the evening from a long drive to the beautiful Ala Archa National Park<\/a>. I wanted to get a glace of the night lights in the city, so I put on my google map and walked all the way to the city area had some good food and came back. I was alone and none give a thing on me. so I guess it’s pretty safe to travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


VISA, TRANSPORT AND HOTEL BOOKING \u2013 DO YOUR OWN OR HIRE SOMEONE TO GET IT DONE FOR YOU <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You could do this on your own, and most experienced travellers do these on their own, but you need to do your research a bit more, sometimes you end up spending more time and money. In my case, I got it done from Musafir Holidays<\/a>, as I did not worry much about Hotel booking, Airfare and the boring stuff. Insted<\/g>…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I only had to explore and capture all the beautiful memories as much as I can. isn’t it cool?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A big Shout out to Musafir.com<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Musafir.com is the UAE’s first premium-experience travel website. Offer flights to over 3,000 destinations, hotel stays in over 85,000 properties around the world, holiday experiences and much more. – Musafir.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have traveled few times with them and they are super convenient in terms of customizing my travel plan, they literally had to re do my travel plan 3 times.In<\/g> most cases<\/g> they will help you to process your visa. still with a very reasonable price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fun fact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The word musafir (pronounced moo-saa-fir) means \u201ctraveler\u201d in Arabic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(For your note, this is not a paid promotion to Musafir, it just came from my heart.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to get around in Kyrgyzstan? Bus, Taxi or Horse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kyrgyzstan is not a fully developed country, so traveling in Kyrgyzstan can be a bit of a pain. Uber have not yet countered them :). But there are cheap ways of transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public Bus:<\/strong> There are public buses in the city which runs on electricity connected to electric cables (above photo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mashrutka (Minibuses) : <\/strong>Mashrutkas<\/em> are vans and mini-buses that connect all cities and towns in Kyrgyzstan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taxi:<\/strong> Taxis are easy to get but expensive than M<\/em>ashrutkas<\/em>, the only option to travel long distances as you might not get M<\/em>ashrutkas<\/em>\u00a0all the time and not the convenient option.<\/p>\n\n\n

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How to stay connected? SOMETIMES instagraming is more important than food<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to a recent report, an average human spend more time on staring and taking pitchers of the food than eating. and yah you need internet for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get a SIM from a mobile company called O! <\/strong>For just a few dollars, they offer weekly deals for both internet data and calls. you get unlimited data for around $3 (200 SOM) for a whole week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click Click<\/strong><\/g> Post<\/strong>….<\/strong><\/g> Make them Jealous<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to eat and where? Bring it baby<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Kyrgyzstan, they eat a lot of meat and drink a lot of tea. It is predominantly a meat-eating country. Sheep is the most common meat while I have seen there is always horse meat on the menu. Horse<\/g> is part of their life they ride horses, they drink horse milk and they eat them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vegetarians\/Vegans might have a tough time surviving since the vegetarian options aren\u2019t in plenty. But you get salads to fill your stomach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do not forget to tryout these foods<\/h4>\n\n\n\n