(part 1, part 2, part 3) I already feel like a lifetime has passed since I went to Osh. It’s been a busy few weeks; busy in a wonderful, exciting, yay!-we’re-doing-big-things kind of way, and busy in a hectic, frustrating, oh-god-Farrell-might-get-thrown-in-jail(-again) kind of way. But we came to Kyrgyzstan to do big things, and big …
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a trip to Osh, part 3
(part 1, part 2) Food. I was told it would be better in Osh, because the Uzbeks are renowned in the region for their skills at preparing it. All of the hype surrounding Uzbek food reminded me of being in Jordan, constantly stuffing my face with hummus while the brats who had been to Lebanon …
a trip to Osh, part 2
(Part 1) My lasting impression of Osh was drab. Grey, poorly heated, a bit dazed and confused. Most of this was because of the awful Siberian cold front that was rendering the entire country shivering and miserable. I tried searching for something remarkable during the barely two days that I was there, but it just …
a trip to Osh, part 1
WARNING: Osh (along with most of southern Kyrgyzstan) is currently experiencing severe ethnic violence related to the country’s recent regime change. It is not considered safe for tourism at the present time. – Wikitravel Farrell and I went to Osh for two days last week on a business trip (along with neighbor Carl and his …