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Tag Archives: Kyrgyzstan
Felt road in Kyrgyzstan
Stef Verhoeven has written a great story in the Dutch Magazine Zin edition april 2012. link Tweet
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Tagged Felt Rugs, Kyrgyzstan, Shirdak Gallery, shirdak shoponline, Shyrdaks, Silk Road Travels
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Final part of my exciting journey in Central Asia summer 2011
Surrounded by nature is our last week in Kyrgyzstan. If you experience the nature in Kyrgyzstan you can also understand the Kyrgyz arts and crafts better. The color combinations in the traditional felt rugs called shyrdak are the color combinations … Continue reading
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Tagged animistic symbols, Felt Rugs, Kyrgyzstan, Shirdak Gallery, shyrdak, Shyrdaks
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Shyrdak Rugs & felt making in At Bashi, Kyrgyzstan
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My Silk Road Adventure – Hospitality in Kochkor
As I continue on my Silk Road Adventure, Tweet
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Tagged Central Asian Culture, Felt Rugs, Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan, Silk Road Travels
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Askar, our Bishkek warrior
The Bishkek days were hectic, full of appointments with a range of different people such as artisans, politicians, NGO workers and businessmen. Tweet
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Is this the end of my Kyrgyzstan blog?
On the very first day of our stay in Bishkek my camera broke down! Tweet
My Central Asian Awakening
In April 2001, I travelled to Peshawar, North Pakistan near the border of Afghanistan. From my first step, I fell in love with the smell and sounds of Central Asia. Tweet
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