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One of the highlights of my two weeks in Kyrgyzstan was staying at a yurt camp near the shore of Lake Issyk Kul – the second largest alpine lake in the world. Already mid-September, the beach was nearly empty, but the water was still warm enough to take a dip.
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Katie is a thirty-something native of Minnesota & 10 year resident of Chicago who quit her job in August 2011 to spend a year volunteering and traveling through all 15 countries of the former Soviet Union. In addition to being obsessed with travel, Katie is a sports fanatic and running enthusiast who has been gluten free since 2010.
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That’s gorgeous! I would have never guessed it is a lake; it looks like a beach at the ocean!
Thanks Jen! It’s a huge lake so it kind of feels like an ocean.