*** I went to Kyrgyzstan in the winter. But I could tell from the infrastructure I saw — yurt-filled campgrounds with bathroom instructions in English — that summer is the time to go.

Later, asleep in the snug womb of the yurt, I dreamed of grandchildren. Wild Frontiers can arrange small-group trips and tailor-made adventures to Kyrgyzstan.

The target of Tekebayev’s indignation, Kamchi Kolbayev, is a convicted felon thought to be Kyrgyzstan’s principal ‘Thief-in-Law’, a title unique to the post-Soviet underworld that implies extensive ...

In February, 2012, The North Face athletes Izzy Lynch, Leah Evans, and Mike Hopkins traveled to Kyrgyzstan to explore the Tien Shan Mountains and shoot the short film Jalpak Tash: A Kyrgyzstan Epic.

Yurts are a quintessential element in Kyrgyzstan’s national identity. Not only are the felt tents emblematic of Kyrgyzstan’s nomadic past, they lend their shape to cemeteries, souvenirs and World War ...

Beware the cheap Chinese yurt invasion Low-priced nomad tents from across the border threaten Kyrgyzstan cultural values. But they're cadmium-free ...

RFE/RL’s photographer was on hand to capture the hoof-thumping action as the mountain venue of Kyrgyzstan’s Nomad Games opened on September 3. 1 The yurt city nestled in the bowl-shaped valley ...

But the Games, which featured both a Russian-built stadium and a U.S.-government-hosted yurt, were full of contradictions of their own, reflecting Kyrgyzstan’s struggles to balance Russian, U.S ...