The trains are absolutely fine. Everyone just got obsessed with that poor Spanish “Afrosiyob.”

Ticket prices for long-distance trains and the high-speed Sharq are 2–3 times cheaper than for the high-speed Afrosiyob. Tickets are always available....

@andrey The plan is fine. You could also add one more day and go from Cholpon-Ata to Karakol — there are interesting mountains there, hot springs, the...