The end of summer is quickly approaching and many people have enjoyed numerous festivals around the world. However, just because summer in the northern hemisphere is ending, doesn’t mean festival season is over. There are still numerous fall festivals and winter festivals that you can attend. Alternatively, you can start planning for next years summer…
Winter is officially here in two months, but in some places, it feels like it has already arrived. I was talking with some other travel writers a few weeks ago about their favorite winter sun holidays, and the responses ranged dramatically. Two weeks ago, I posted all the answers that are located in the Americas….
The Osh Nuru hotel was a great hotel in the center of Osh, Kyrgyzstan. We arrived here after a long travel day from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The city of Osh’s industrial base largely collapsed after the break-up of the Soviet Union and has recently only started to revive. It was the perfect location to stay…
Looking for the perfect female solo travel destinations in Eastern countries? When it comes to Solo travel as a woman, safety is the number one factor. This week’s solo travel vacation ideas are about countries you will find in the Eastern part of the World. There are many countries I am planning to visit, but…
Our 18-day trip through ‘the Stans’ was coming to an end. Kyrgyzstan was our fourth country and Bishkek was our 8th city. We only had two days to spend here. After these two days was a long travel day back to Almaty, Kazakhstan for one night. Then an early morning flight back to Barcelona, Spain…
There are cities which call to us, the cities which speak the language of history. However, when it comes to Bishkek Kyrgyzstan, the road takes us back to recent times, the Soviet rule. If you’re looking for an intact symbol of Soviet rule, the place that still lives and breathes in the remains of…