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One of my favorite ways to discover unusual sights in a city is by playing around on Google Maps. I’ll enter some sort of word like “attraction” or “sight” or something of the sort, and then I’ll see if anything unexpected pops up. Well, did that technique ever serve me well in Bishkek. On my…

What’s that Mike Tyson quote? Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth? That’s how I feel about Bishkek Airport. I’ve landed solo in many an international airport in my lifetime. I’ve visited about 80-odd countries, and probably flew into about half of them solo. But Bishkek’s Manas Airport has to take…