Have you ever wanted to live the life of a true nomad? According to this post on the Matador Trip Network, in Kyrgyzstan you can do just that.The Matador writers watched a golden eagle hunt (and ate the resulting bounty for dinner), swam in the lake of Issyk Kul, and dined on local specialties like roasted yak. (I wonder if yak tastes like chicken? Nah, probably more like beef or venison.) They also got to witness a "dead goat polo" match firsthand. Yes, "dead goat polo" is exactly what it sounds like: polo played on horseback with a dead goat instead of a ball. For the piece de resistance, the Matador team lived in a yurt near Song Kol Lake and hung out with a local family. This sounded like a really neat experience, as long as you don't mind getting up close and personal with stran

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