<p class="ingestion featured-caption">I traveled to Kyrgyzstan with a friend.Alex Schnee</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>My friend and I traveled to Kyrgyzstan, a Central Asian country between China and Kazakhstan.</li><li>The capital city was clean and quiet, and the more remote areas of Kyrgyzstan were stunning.</li></ul><p>When my friend Jessie invited me to travel with her to Kyrgyzstan, I wasn't sure I'd be able to find it on a map. </p><p>But as someone who's been to over 50 countries and is always up for a new adventure, I quickly <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/etihad-airways-first-class-apartment-family-travel-points-worth-it-2024-5">booked my flight</a> to join her.</p><p>Located between the northwestern part of China and the southeastern part of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan isn't a country we typically learn about in geography class as young Americans.</p><p>However, after doing some research, it was clear that we had chosen a country with <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/most-beautiful-places-to-visit-in-us-2024-1">beautiful nature</a> that wasn't overrun with other tourists.</p><p>Here's why Kyrgyzstan was one of my <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/been-to-100-countries-my-top-favorite-picks-2024-5">favorite countries</a> to visit.</p>