<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 03:35:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/centralasia/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ala-Kol - Glacial Turquoise Bliss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kyrgyzstan is a country with almost endless beautiful hikes, but an exceptionally outstanding one is the exhausting hike to Ala-Kol Lake. Sitting at around 3500 m (11500 ft) in the Terskey Alatau mountains,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@rtwriders/ala-kol-glacial-turquoise-bliss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@rtwriders/ala-kol-glacial-turquoise-bliss</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rtwriders]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:30:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPauPdRNRMU3MP8m4TzSfzqD8yECLBzb9iPxNBmSB89uEXUTbSYqxkrSCKmJrYoy8MvfsU2gzxDGCFTc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The infinite Beauty of Dust - Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Riding around the world on motorcycles is always most fun by going completely off the beaten track. 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"Kara" means black and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@rtwriders/karakul-the-black-lake</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@rtwriders/karakul-the-black-lake</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rtwriders]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 06:03:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPauPdRNRMU3MP8m4TzSfzqD8yECLBzb9iPxNBmSB89uEXUTbSYqxiRqUtrtkRnjP5PeCuLnKt6vDGAr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Asian restaurant- Safár.  Interior.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello friends, Today, I would like to share photos of beautiful and unique interiors from Central Asian restaurant - Safar. The restaurant is located in Almaty, Kazakhstan which is a former capital of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@artmom/central-asian-restaurant-safar-interior</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@artmom/central-asian-restaurant-safar-interior</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artmom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 03:33:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqNT9c2UcJCa2W2fr8XkkXs6jTxsEtKihzkdQJyhw63EwiB3sBvcR5jQLcBRnPTxyjY3e5KCRkLynqEHSuym2AfoysEyhzcJoPHRwwXkM2X78oGJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin and ackzakistan have figured out the NED golos btc mining eos plot]]></title><description><![CDATA[look at this comment on the youtube video "Putin vows NEVER to allow 'color revolution' at ex-Soviet states, calls Kazakh unrest 'aggression'" "It's about time Kazakhstan introduces a national]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@ackza/putin-and-ackzakistan-have-figured-out-the-ned-golos-btc-mining-eos-plot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@ackza/putin-and-ackzakistan-have-figured-out-the-ned-golos-btc-mining-eos-plot</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ackza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:07:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgxvQQZnoNM5FDTT93Za55MY5PGiV7owx5XXwFYdMRHVRCLbndUM3T6kCetrW8JPQjVMNHsbCvi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uzbek restaurant.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello friends, I’d like to share photos from our visit to one authentic restaurant a few days ago. I really like the colorful lamps hanging on the ceiling. Not a big fan of the painting on the wall though:-)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178708/@artmom/uzbek-restaurant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178708/@artmom/uzbek-restaurant</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178708]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artmom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:56:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHkiSkjznttFpy4UQk6zZriWwB91EhuE7LFCUb6cUhMh4y3uBqMkzGDgW6JC4nBxN7UEUYAoQdcwmRw78TFc16YMkdZEW2yeijB28cVyjBVgUmeE2eqEXKt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Asian Sky in Burabai (Kazakhstan).]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burabai resort or “Kazakh Switzerland” a fantastic area with unique, breathtaking landscapes, created by nature from the blue mirror lakes, majestic mountain scenery, and pine forests. Burabai National]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@artmom/central-asian-sky-in-burabai</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184437/@artmom/central-asian-sky-in-burabai</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184437]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artmom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 03:17:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JMBsn2Ut8rLYxjCfDu899QvSTPFnV3mJcaxgS5h1M89XYTun89rRSNHKwWrosVwfv6hU6d4FoexbBjyrK4eCCmQo5ZcJ72Zcnk2uHziwpdJDRP4v77VHNbzLqhz17SNRzgEHWN7p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Game by Peter Hopkirk]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have read The Great Game by Peter Hopkirk. 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Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts, Tumblr, Podbean, Audecibel, Patreon and Castbox. Widespread perceptions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/russia/@mideastsoccer/global-protests-russia-and-china-risk-ending-up-on-the-wrong-side-of-history</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/russia/@mideastsoccer/global-protests-russia-and-china-risk-ending-up-on-the-wrong-side-of-history</guid><category><![CDATA[russia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mideastsoccer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2019 05:16:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBN Book Review: Dark Shadows - Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joanna Lillis’ Dark Shadows, Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan (I. B. Tauris, 2018) takes the reader on a penetrating, colourfully written journey into the recesses of a little known Central Asian]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/kzakhstan/@mideastsoccer/nbn-book-review-dark-shadows-inside-the-secret-world-of-kazakhstan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/kzakhstan/@mideastsoccer/nbn-book-review-dark-shadows-inside-the-secret-world-of-kazakhstan</guid><category><![CDATA[kzakhstan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mideastsoccer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2019 05:36:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shifting Sands: Chinese encroachment in Central Asia and challenges to US supremacy in the Gulf]]></title><description><![CDATA[By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts, Tumblr, and Patreon, Podbean and Castbox. China and Russia are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/russia/@mideastsoccer/shifting-sands-chinese-encroachment-in-central-asia-and-challenges-to-us-supremacy-in-the-gulf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/russia/@mideastsoccer/shifting-sands-chinese-encroachment-in-central-asia-and-challenges-to-us-supremacy-in-the-gulf</guid><category><![CDATA[russia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mideastsoccer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 03:54:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Asia’s Race Against Time]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/afghanistan/@southfront/central-asia-s-race-against-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/afghanistan/@southfront/central-asia-s-race-against-time</guid><category><![CDATA[afghanistan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[southfront]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 19:59:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Central Asia summits that show Washington is losing grip - World News - Jerusalem Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Together these summits include more than thirty member and observer states and provided a forum for an emerging alliance of Russia, China, Turkey and Iran to discuss regional and global issues without]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@svetiksmetanina/the-central-asia-summits-that-show-washington-is-losing-grip--world-news--jerusalem-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@svetiksmetanina/the-central-asia-summits-that-show-washington-is-losing-grip--world-news--jerusalem-post</guid><category><![CDATA[dlike]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[svetiksmetanina]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:32:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QCK6yq1XKF311NR4C4oMR3CHbLzsuMceWmNojuJqFNCYAZughZAw2bxBMoHKv88cB94pboCMs31WBY8Xy4zYzqhvVr678YqardgCJ5dHYMSnnuctiaCX?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christoph Germann: Overview of the New Great Game for Eurasia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christoph Germann gives a general overview and takes the pulse of the New Great Game for Eurasia between US/NATO, Russia and China. 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We spend the last six]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/architecturalphotography/@bookpacker/still-on-the-road</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/architecturalphotography/@bookpacker/still-on-the-road</guid><category><![CDATA[architecturalphotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bookpacker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2018 12:22:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9W7eMr3Jv6vP2ka91wZkCdBbj4FrxnJeHKnZV3KXSSGTstG12NPfGW6QqaHV1gq5SwkEHTzJ99j3uLJjXQqmx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Eagle Hunters of Kyrgyzstan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Eagle Hunters of Kyrgyzstan My journey around Kyrgyzstan took me to the southern shores of Lake Issyk Kul, where I was given a demonstration of the art of Saalburuun, or hunting with eagles. These]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travelfeed/@traveltramp/the-eagle-hunters-of-kyrgyzstan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travelfeed/@traveltramp/the-eagle-hunters-of-kyrgyzstan</guid><category><![CDATA[travelfeed]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[traveltramp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 11:06:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VYwvMSvyCjA9Gve793GE9SiykxVoRrnjJueZN91nK53zdF2mfiUkjVFPv1rHTRDysM63HJNwN57rUN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World Nomad Games! The Olympics of Central Asia!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The World Nomad Games! The Olympics of Central Asia! The World Nomad Games are a crazy sporting and cultural event that has been held every two years since 2014 in Kyrgyzstan. It's a mad display of Central]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@traveltramp/the-world-nomad-games-the-olympics-of-central-asia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@traveltramp/the-world-nomad-games-the-olympics-of-central-asia</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[traveltramp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WxTPoMmcov8n38wna6HBsA83JuLvEuXE1njPFQnLRFJCbWuZMAry4rRH95zfbTZYEykeWVn9tmuGgv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investor Tour & Forum in Central Asia! #centralasia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fascinating upcoming Business Matching and Investor Tour & Forum in Central Asia! #centralasia Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 #kazakhstan sept 9-16, 2018 Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 #uzbekistan sept 16-22, 2018 Mongolia 🇲🇳]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@perrybarrow/investor-tour-and-forum-in-central-asia-centralasia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/investing/@perrybarrow/investor-tour-and-forum-in-central-asia-centralasia</guid><category><![CDATA[investing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[perrybarrow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 02:54:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81iqGPzRrHXTtcmtrh6BJZgvFG2aXNQiyVVHg5d9dWpCoXBk7yJ8xiNz9vP3qyYM5NU8pEVsbSkRxc19sHcU8wqYa92kQW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>