Alexander the Great and I? We have pretty similar taste in vacation retreats.

 Now, I’m not even gonna attempt to take credit. Obviously, through sheer luck of birth, he found Iskander-Kol first.

I will say, though, that I think I did it in a little more luxury. Did Mr. The Great have his own cabin at a Soviet-era summer camp with a dining-hall ping-pong table? I think not!

Luckily you, too, can enjoy this little lakefront resort that ol’ Alex and I are so fond of. Of course, the term “Iskander” is a Turkic pronunciation of “Alexander” so he wins that round. One day, though, I’ll hopefully have my own little Lioy-Kol somewhere in these beautiful mountains as well!