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Sunday, 16 Jan 2011 | Views [142]

Get ready to do battle on Kyrgyz roadways! It can be quite a trying time navigating the underdeveloped road system and dealing with aggressive drivers who are largely ignorant of traffic laws. Accidents occur often and are serious enough to involve ... Read more >
Tags: asia, kyrgyzstan, transport, travel-safety
Sunday, 16 Jan 2011 | Views [107]

If you can battle your way through the political instability and crime risks in some of the urban areas, you will have some health and environmental hazards with which to contend in Kyrgyzstan. There is a fun array of diseases easy to contract here:... Read more >
Tags: asia, hazards, health, kyrgyzstan, travel-safety
Sunday, 16 Jan 2011 | Views [135]

In addition to its precarious political situation, Kyrgyzstan has some other risks that can make travel dangerous for foreigners. You should watch your back the minute you arrive in the country. Taxi drivers waiting outside Manas International Airport ... Read more >
Tags: crime, kyrgyzstan, travel-safety
Sunday, 16 Jan 2011 | Views [103]

Kyrgyzstan sits in Central Asia and has suffered spates of political violence in recent years. Escalation in inter-ethnic tensions has led to violence and death, with 2010 being a particularly rough year. In April of that year, more than 80 people were ... Read more >
Tags: asia, kyrgystan, politics, travel-safety, unrest