One of the most remote places I’ve ever been, where I felt I slipped back hundreds of years in time, was Kyrgyzstan. Although my trip was ten years ago, I was happy to discover in a recent article in The Times (UK) that not much has changed.
Journalist Tony Kelly ventured into this remote region on a direct flight from
What’s most appealing about Kelly’s travels was his manner of doing so. He took advantage of the Community Based Tourism (CBT) organization to arrange home stays throughout the country for a little less than $10 a night. While you certainly can’t beat the cost of such organizations, far more rewarding is the wonderful experience gained by staying with a family, eating their food, and living their daily lives, that you simply can’t gain from a hotel stay-if in fact the