SEOUL: Northern Kyrgyzstan, Con Dao, an archipelago of 16 mostly uninhabited islets just off the southern coast of Vietnam, and Isphahan, Iran, have been selected by the New York Times among 52 places to visit in 2021.
“We asked readers to tell us about the spots that have delighted, inspired and comforted them in a dark year,” the newspaper wrote.
The daily received more than 2,000 suggestions, and it selected 52 “to remind us that the world still awaits.”
Northern Kyrgyzstan: Mountains, grasslands and crystal-clear lakes
Northern Kyrgyzstan was suggested by Yogesh Mokashi, the founder of The Egg Factory, a chain of restaurants in Bangalore, India.
At this time of year, The New York Times’ Travel desk usually publishes its lavish 52 Places to Go list, a compendium of suggestions for the destinations that are especially worth visiting in the coming year, accompanied by show-stopping photography. But in this pandemic year, creating our usual list was out of the question.