Reading up on Kyrgyz food, I am not surprised to learn that they are big into shishkabob, but I am intrigued by the following line: "Each shashlik typically has a fat-to-meat ratio of one-to-one." I love fat. Can't wait to get to Bishkek! Among the… more »

Good news: my materials have been delivered to the Kyrgyz embassy. I love trackable mail. Their website says they take five business days to process things, so that means hopefully they shall have the paperwork completed next Monday, which would… more »

The Kumtor gold mine “is responsible for generating up to 12 percent of Kyrgyzstan’s GDP and about 40 percent of export earnings.” (Mirror) more »

Very neat pictures more »

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