Tag Archives: Kyrgyzstan

Astrophotography in the clear skies of Kyrgyzstan is a stargazer’s paradise

When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. The Cygnus Arm, a small spiral arm of the Milky Way, rises above the Barskoon Valley of Kyrgyzstan. | Credit: Soumyadeep Mukherjee When thinking about where to go for an astrophotography adventure, Kyrgyzstan might not immediately come to mind,… Read More »

Your next ski adventure? make Kyrgyzstan

Our writer set out for the Terskey-Ala-Too mountains near Karakol These were the words every off-piste skier longed to hear: “You need fat skis.” The tip comes from our guide Nick Parks, and it can only mean one thing: lots of snow. Parks was referring not to the Alps but to Kyrgyzstan, the Central Asian… Read More »