{"id":2598,"date":"2020-01-14T17:48:41","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T17:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/?page_id=2598"},"modified":"2020-01-19T14:31:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T14:31:27","slug":"kyrgyzstan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/kyrgyzstan\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyrgyzstan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2598\" class=\"elementor elementor-2598\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ae81d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ae81d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf0718f\" data-id=\"bf0718f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ff7d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"55ff7d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-240ad34b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"240ad34b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f654316\" data-id=\"2f654316\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577dd1d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"577dd1d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/237EDC65-51B4-4A0B-BE6C-971A00CBCB54-oj8evtqqc1t5xvqy69649s54glbab5rpfcx2t8zlxc.jpeg\" title=\"237EDC65-51B4-4A0B-BE6C-971A00CBCB54\" alt=\"Kyrgyzstan illustration\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9cb81c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9cb81c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-08de585\" data-id=\"08de585\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f383682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f383682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kyrgyzstan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2aa663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e2aa663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f60e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07f60e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On our overland journey from Finland to India, our next destination after Kazakhstan was Kyrgyzstan.<\/p><p>We traveled in Kyrgyzstan for 17 days in September &amp; October 2019. In Kyrgyzstan we visited Karakol and the nearby mountains, the Lake Issyk-Kul, Bishkek, Arslanbop and Osh. Our last destination in Kyrgyzstan, before crossing into China\u2019s Xinjiang via the Irkeshtam Pass, was Sary-Tash.<\/p><p>Later on, when we have time from all the traveling, we will write tips and infos about overland travel in Kyrgyzstan on this page.<\/p><p>In the meanwhile, you can read all our stories from Kyrgyzstan below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce62d45\" data-id=\"ce62d45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53ac2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b53ac2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe \nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1BbtAOn9o4y2kx-90n8YmeLt0PDMBGhQW\" \nwidth=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a89be7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a89be7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc3982a\" data-id=\"bc3982a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de3e716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"de3e716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f57fa elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"46f57fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f419c3c elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f419c3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-617bf3c\" data-id=\"617bf3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f24fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15f24fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kyrgyzstan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fba6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86fba6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On our overland journey from Finland to India and back, our next destination after Kazakhstan was Kyrgyzstan.<\/p><p>We traveled in Kyrgyzstan for 17 days in September &amp; October 2019. In Kyrgyzstan we visited Karakol and the nearby mountains, the Lake Issyk-Kul, Bishkek, Arslanbop and Osh. Our last destination in Kyrgyzstan, before crossing into China\u2019s Xinjiang via the Irkeshtam Pass, was Sary-Tash.<\/p><p>Later on, when we have time from all the traveling, we will write tips and infos about overland travel in Kyrgyzstan on this page.<\/p><p>In the meanwhile, you can read all our stories from Kyrgyzstan below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4485896\" data-id=\"4485896\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0dcdc elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"fa0dcdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe \nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1BbtAOn9o4y2kx-90n8YmeLt0PDMBGhQW\" \nwidth=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a4ee19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a4ee19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b3c2ec\" data-id=\"5b3c2ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5459a01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5459a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7d26c elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a7d26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All our stories about Kyrgyzstan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb777f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cb777f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All our stories about Kyrgyzstan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-897f579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"897f579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e01785f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e01785f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-450bb349\" data-id=\"450bb349\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24cbf057 elementor-posts__hover-none elementor-grid-2 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"24cbf057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:12,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2005 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-china-xinjiang category-kyrgyzstan tag-backpacking tag-border tag-border-crossing tag-china tag-crossing tag-erkeshtam-pass tag-irkeshtam-pass tag-irkeshtan tag-kiina tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-landweg tag-maatapitkin tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-sary-tash tag-xinjiang\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/11\/12\/irkeshtam-pass-kyrgyzstan-china-border-crossing\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100416-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100416-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100416-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100416-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100416.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/11\/12\/irkeshtam-pass-kyrgyzstan-china-border-crossing\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tIrkeshtam Pass: Crossing the border from Kyrgyzstan to China\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>At the moment, the political situation in China\u2018s Xinjiang is tense, and the Chinese authorities<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/11\/12\/irkeshtam-pass-kyrgyzstan-china-border-crossing\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Irkeshtam Pass: Crossing the border from Kyrgyzstan to China\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 12, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1992 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-border-crossing tag-central-asia tag-centralasien tag-china tag-irkeshtam-pass tag-keski-aasia tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-landweg tag-maatapitkin tag-matkablogi tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-sary-tash\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/11\/01\/leaving-kyrgyzstan-pamir-highway-sary-tash-traditions\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100359-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1985\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100359-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100359-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100359-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100359.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/11\/01\/leaving-kyrgyzstan-pamir-highway-sary-tash-traditions\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLeaving Kyrgyzstan: Pamir Highway, Sary-Tash, traditions\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>It was time to leave the city of Osh and to start our journey towards<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/11\/01\/leaving-kyrgyzstan-pamir-highway-sary-tash-traditions\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Leaving Kyrgyzstan: Pamir Highway, Sary-Tash, traditions\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 1, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1950 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-central-asia tag-centralasien tag-food tag-keski-aasia tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-landweg tag-maatapitkin tag-matkablogi tag-osh tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-reppureissu tag-travel tag-vegetarian\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/31\/the-wonderland-of-osh-kyrgyzstan\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1100066-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1962\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1100066-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1100066-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1100066-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/31\/the-wonderland-of-osh-kyrgyzstan\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Wonderland of Osh\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The second largest city of Kyrgyzstan, Osh, was going to be our last longer stop<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/31\/the-wonderland-of-osh-kyrgyzstan\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Wonderland of Osh\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 31, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1942 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-arslanbob tag-backpacking tag-central-asia tag-central-asien tag-keski-aasia tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-maatapitkin tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-travel\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/31\/arslanbop-kyrgyzstan-worlds-biggest-walnut-forest\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090970-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090970-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090970-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090970-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/31\/arslanbop-kyrgyzstan-worlds-biggest-walnut-forest\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tArslanbop and the world\u2019s biggest walnut forest\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The village of Arslanbop in Kyrgyzstan lies 180 kilometers from Osh, so it made a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/31\/arslanbop-kyrgyzstan-worlds-biggest-walnut-forest\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Arslanbop and the world\u2019s biggest walnut forest\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 31, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1914 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-arslanbop tag-bishkek tag-central-asia tag-centralasien tag-from-bishkek-to-arslanbop tag-how-to-get tag-keski-aasia tag-kyrgyzstan tag-maatapitkin tag-matkablogi tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-travel-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/25\/ride-from-bishkek-to-arslanbop-too-good-to-be-true\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090878-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1889\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090878-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090878-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090878-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/25\/ride-from-bishkek-to-arslanbop-too-good-to-be-true\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRide from Bishkek to Arslanbop \u2013 Too good to be true\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Arslanbop is a small village in Kyrgyzstan, but it hosts the world\u2019s largest walnut forest.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/25\/ride-from-bishkek-to-arslanbop-too-good-to-be-true\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Ride from Bishkek to Arslanbop \u2013 Too good to be true\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 25, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1897 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-backpacking tag-bishkek tag-central-asia tag-food tag-keski-aasia tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-landweg tag-maatapitkin tag-matkablogi tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-reiseblog tag-travelblog tag-travelling tag-vegetarian\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/24\/bishkek-kyrgyzstan-back-to-city-life\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090825-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1880\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090825-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090825-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090825-1024x578.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/24\/bishkek-kyrgyzstan-back-to-city-life\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBishkek \u2013 Back to city life\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>After spending a lot of time in the nature and small places lately, we didn\u2019t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/24\/bishkek-kyrgyzstan-back-to-city-life\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Bishkek \u2013 Back to city life\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 24, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1844 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-central-asia tag-centralasien tag-fairytale-canyon tag-issyk-kul tag-keski-aasia tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-lake-issyk-kul tag-landweg tag-maata-pitkin tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-overland-travel\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/12\/issyk-kul-lake-bogonbayevo\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090770-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1846\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090770-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090770-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090770-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/12\/issyk-kul-lake-bogonbayevo\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEnchanting stop by the Lake Issyk-Kul\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Latest when we had a one-night stop in a village called Bokonbayevo, we came to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/12\/issyk-kul-lake-bogonbayevo\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Enchanting stop by the Lake Issyk-Kul\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 12, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1812 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-altyn-arashan tag-central-asia tag-centralasien tag-hiking tag-hot-spring tag-hot-springs tag-karakol tag-keski-aasia tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-overland-to-asia tag-trekking tag-yurt\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/altyn-arashan-mountains-yurts-hot-springs\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090651-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1814\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090651-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090651-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090651-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/altyn-arashan-mountains-yurts-hot-springs\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHike to Altyn Arashan \u2013 Mountains, yurts and more hot springs\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We were looking forward to do some trekking around Karakol and decided to hike up<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/altyn-arashan-mountains-yurts-hot-springs\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Hike to Altyn Arashan \u2013 Mountains, yurts and more hot springs\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 11, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1789 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-ashlan-fu tag-backpacking tag-central-asia tag-centralasien tag-food tag-hot-springs tag-issyk-kul tag-karakol tag-kasvisruoka tag-keski-aasia tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-overland-to-asia tag-reppureissaus tag-vegetarian tag-vegetarian-food tag-vegetarisch\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/karakol-hot-springs-cold-soup\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090606-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1793\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090606-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090606-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090606-1024x578.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/karakol-hot-springs-cold-soup\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKarakol \u2013 Hot springs and cold soup\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Karakol is a small city in Kyrgyzstan. It\u2019s located at over 1700 metres, next to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/karakol-hot-springs-cold-soup\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Karakol \u2013 Hot springs and cold soup\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 11, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1764 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kazakhstan category-kyrgyzstan tag-backpacking tag-border tag-dorder-crossing tag-karakol tag-karkara tag-karkara-border tag-kazakhstan tag-kazakstan tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-landcruiser tag-landweg tag-maata-pitkin tag-maatapitkin tag-matkablogi tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-raja tag-rajanylitys tag-reiseblog tag-reppureissaus tag-travel-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-2-karaka-border-more-surprises\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1770\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-1024x578.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-2-karaka-border-more-surprises\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWay to the Kyrgyz border pt. 2 \u2013 more surprises, more people\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>After packing our camp and saying thanks and goodbye to the funny people of yesterday\u2019s<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-2-karaka-border-more-surprises\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Way to the Kyrgyz border pt. 2 \u2013 more surprises, more people\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 11, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b42d2 elementor-posts__hover-none elementor-grid-2 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"86b42d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:12,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2005 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-china-xinjiang category-kyrgyzstan tag-backpacking tag-border tag-border-crossing tag-china tag-crossing tag-erkeshtam-pass tag-irkeshtam-pass tag-irkeshtan tag-kiina tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-landweg tag-maatapitkin tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-sary-tash tag-xinjiang\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/11\/12\/irkeshtam-pass-kyrgyzstan-china-border-crossing\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100416-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100416-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100416-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100416-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100416.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/11\/12\/irkeshtam-pass-kyrgyzstan-china-border-crossing\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tIrkeshtam Pass: Crossing the border from Kyrgyzstan to China\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>At the moment, the political situation in China\u2018s Xinjiang is tense, and the Chinese authorities<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/11\/12\/irkeshtam-pass-kyrgyzstan-china-border-crossing\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Irkeshtam Pass: Crossing the border from Kyrgyzstan to China\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 12, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1992 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-border-crossing tag-central-asia tag-centralasien tag-china tag-irkeshtam-pass tag-keski-aasia tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-landweg tag-maatapitkin tag-matkablogi tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-sary-tash\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/11\/01\/leaving-kyrgyzstan-pamir-highway-sary-tash-traditions\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100359-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1985\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100359-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100359-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100359-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/P1100359.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/11\/01\/leaving-kyrgyzstan-pamir-highway-sary-tash-traditions\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLeaving Kyrgyzstan: Pamir Highway, Sary-Tash, traditions\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>It was time to leave the city of Osh and to start our journey towards<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/11\/01\/leaving-kyrgyzstan-pamir-highway-sary-tash-traditions\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Leaving Kyrgyzstan: Pamir Highway, Sary-Tash, traditions\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 1, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1950 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-central-asia tag-centralasien tag-food tag-keski-aasia tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-landweg tag-maatapitkin tag-matkablogi tag-osh tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-reppureissu tag-travel tag-vegetarian\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/31\/the-wonderland-of-osh-kyrgyzstan\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1100066-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1962\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1100066-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1100066-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1100066-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/31\/the-wonderland-of-osh-kyrgyzstan\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Wonderland of Osh\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The second largest city of Kyrgyzstan, Osh, was going to be our last longer stop<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/31\/the-wonderland-of-osh-kyrgyzstan\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Wonderland of Osh\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 31, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1942 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-arslanbob tag-backpacking tag-central-asia tag-central-asien tag-keski-aasia tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-maatapitkin tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-travel\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/31\/arslanbop-kyrgyzstan-worlds-biggest-walnut-forest\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090970-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090970-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090970-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090970-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/31\/arslanbop-kyrgyzstan-worlds-biggest-walnut-forest\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tArslanbop and the world\u2019s biggest walnut forest\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The village of Arslanbop in Kyrgyzstan lies 180 kilometers from Osh, so it made a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/31\/arslanbop-kyrgyzstan-worlds-biggest-walnut-forest\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Arslanbop and the world\u2019s biggest walnut forest\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 31, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1914 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-arslanbop tag-bishkek tag-central-asia tag-centralasien tag-from-bishkek-to-arslanbop tag-how-to-get tag-keski-aasia tag-kyrgyzstan tag-maatapitkin tag-matkablogi tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-travel-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/25\/ride-from-bishkek-to-arslanbop-too-good-to-be-true\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090878-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1889\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090878-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090878-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090878-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/25\/ride-from-bishkek-to-arslanbop-too-good-to-be-true\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRide from Bishkek to Arslanbop \u2013 Too good to be true\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Arslanbop is a small village in Kyrgyzstan, but it hosts the world\u2019s largest walnut forest.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/25\/ride-from-bishkek-to-arslanbop-too-good-to-be-true\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Ride from Bishkek to Arslanbop \u2013 Too good to be true\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 25, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1897 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-backpacking tag-bishkek tag-central-asia tag-food tag-keski-aasia tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-landweg tag-maatapitkin tag-matkablogi tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-reiseblog tag-travelblog tag-travelling tag-vegetarian\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/24\/bishkek-kyrgyzstan-back-to-city-life\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090825-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1880\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090825-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090825-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090825-1024x578.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/24\/bishkek-kyrgyzstan-back-to-city-life\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBishkek \u2013 Back to city life\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>After spending a lot of time in the nature and small places lately, we didn\u2019t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/24\/bishkek-kyrgyzstan-back-to-city-life\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Bishkek \u2013 Back to city life\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 24, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1844 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-central-asia tag-centralasien tag-fairytale-canyon tag-issyk-kul tag-keski-aasia tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-lake-issyk-kul tag-landweg tag-maata-pitkin tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-overland-travel\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/12\/issyk-kul-lake-bogonbayevo\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090770-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1846\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090770-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090770-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090770-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/12\/issyk-kul-lake-bogonbayevo\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEnchanting stop by the Lake Issyk-Kul\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Latest when we had a one-night stop in a village called Bokonbayevo, we came to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/12\/issyk-kul-lake-bogonbayevo\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Enchanting stop by the Lake Issyk-Kul\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 12, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1812 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-altyn-arashan tag-central-asia tag-centralasien tag-hiking tag-hot-spring tag-hot-springs tag-karakol tag-keski-aasia tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-overland-to-asia tag-trekking tag-yurt\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/altyn-arashan-mountains-yurts-hot-springs\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090651-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1814\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090651-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090651-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090651-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/altyn-arashan-mountains-yurts-hot-springs\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHike to Altyn Arashan \u2013 Mountains, yurts and more hot springs\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We were looking forward to do some trekking around Karakol and decided to hike up<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/altyn-arashan-mountains-yurts-hot-springs\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Hike to Altyn Arashan \u2013 Mountains, yurts and more hot springs\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 11, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1789 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kyrgyzstan tag-ashlan-fu tag-backpacking tag-central-asia tag-centralasien tag-food tag-hot-springs tag-issyk-kul tag-karakol tag-kasvisruoka tag-keski-aasia tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-overland-to-asia tag-reppureissaus tag-vegetarian tag-vegetarian-food tag-vegetarisch\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a 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It\u2019s located at over 1700 metres, next to<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/karakol-hot-springs-cold-soup\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Karakol \u2013 Hot springs and cold soup\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 11, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1764 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kazakhstan category-kyrgyzstan tag-backpacking tag-border tag-dorder-crossing tag-karakol tag-karkara tag-karkara-border tag-kazakhstan tag-kazakstan tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-landcruiser tag-landweg tag-maata-pitkin tag-maatapitkin tag-matkablogi tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-raja tag-rajanylitys tag-reiseblog tag-reppureissaus tag-travel-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-2-karaka-border-more-surprises\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1770\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-1024x578.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-2-karaka-border-more-surprises\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWay to the Kyrgyz border pt. 2 \u2013 more surprises, more people\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>After packing our camp and saying thanks and goodbye to the funny people of yesterday\u2019s<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-2-karaka-border-more-surprises\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Way to the Kyrgyz border pt. 2 \u2013 more surprises, more people\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 11, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyrgyzstan On our overland journey from Finland to India, our next destination after Kazakhstan was Kyrgyzstan. We traveled in Kyrgyzstan for 17 days in September &amp; October 2019. In Kyrgyzstan we visited Karakol and the nearby mountains, the Lake Issyk-Kul, Bishkek, Arslanbop and Osh. Our last destination in Kyrgyzstan, before crossing into China\u2019s Xinjiang via &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-2-karaka-border-more-surprises\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Way to the Kyrgyz border pt. 2 \u2013 more surprises, more people<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2456,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2598","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kyrgyzstan &#8211; Good Ride Stories<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On our overland journey from Finland to India and back, we traveled in Kyrgyzstan for 17 days, having stops in Karakol, Lake Issyk-Kul, Bishkek, Osh etc.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/kyrgyzstan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kyrgyzstan &#8211; 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