The World's Coolest Unknown City? Bishkek Travel Vlog
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On this episode, I explore
On this episode, I explore Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a place I knew nothing about until today.
My photos of Bishkek are on Instagram at @brendanvanson.
It's amazing how certain places in the world just seem to hide away. And, I guess, a lot of that has to do with the fact that some of them are just a long ways away from everything else. I think that must be the case of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The city is basically in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by a few other Central Asian cities that too go largely unnoticed by the world. But, the fact that the city is fairly unknown doesn't mean it's not worthy.
Within a couple minutes of wandering around Bishkek today I knew that it was special. It's kind of trendy, hip, and friendly. The cafe I went to was fantastic. It felt like a place you might find somewhere in Southeast Asia - without the cheesy "cat cafe" theme. The staff was friendly, and if it wasn't for a bit of rain, it would have been the perfect way to spend the afternoon.
After hiding from that bit of Kyrgyz rain, I headed out to explore some of the sights around Bishkek. I was really impressed with the amount of parks and plazas around the city. There were so many green and social places dotted around the core making Bishkek an extremely "green" urban space.
And, the architecture too was really cool.
Late in the afternoon, I headed to Osh Bazaar, one of the oldest markets in Central Asia. It was really cool, but I got there a bit late so missed out on a lot of the action. I also found out that Kyrgyz people are extremely shy. Trying to get portraits proved to be a bit of a mission.
So, I headed back to the main square to shoot photography at sunset. I was blessed with just some killer light as the skies over Kyrgyzstan just lit up.
I had a lot of fun shooting photography at the plaza and think I came away with some pretty cool images. Again, I think Bishkek might be one of the coolest unknown cities in the world. The term "off the beaten path" if far too overused these days, but this is one of those great off the beaten path destination.
Tomorrow, the Kyrgyzstan travel vlog heads towards the countryside and out of Bishkek.
My photos of Bishkek are on Instagram at @brendanvanson.
It's amazing how certain places in the world just seem to hide away. And, I guess, a lot of that has to do with the fact that some of them are just a long ways away from everything else. I think that must be the case of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The city is basically in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by a few other Central Asian cities that too go largely unnoticed by the world. But, the fact that the city is fairly unknown doesn't mean it's not worthy.
Within a couple minutes of wandering around Bishkek today I knew that it was special. It's kind of trendy, hip, and friendly. The cafe I went to was fantastic. It felt like a place you might find somewhere in Southeast Asia - without the cheesy "cat cafe" theme. The staff was friendly, and if it wasn't for a bit of rain, it would have been the perfect way to spend the afternoon.
After hiding from that bit of Kyrgyz rain, I headed out to explore some of the sights around Bishkek. I was really impressed with the amount of parks and plazas around the city. There were so many green and social places dotted around the core making Bishkek an extremely "green" urban space.
And, the architecture too was really cool.
Late in the afternoon, I headed to Osh Bazaar, one of the oldest markets in Central Asia. It was really cool, but I got there a bit late so missed out on a lot of the action. I also found out that Kyrgyz people are extremely shy. Trying to get portraits proved to be a bit of a mission.
So, I headed back to the main square to shoot photography at sunset. I was blessed with just some killer light as the skies over Kyrgyzstan just lit up.
I had a lot of fun shooting photography at the plaza and think I came away with some pretty cool images. Again, I think Bishkek might be one of the coolest unknown cities in the world. The term "off the beaten path" if far too overused these days, but this is one of those great off the beaten path destination.
Tomorrow, the Kyrgyzstan travel vlog heads towards the countryside and out of Bishkek.
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