Kazakhstan Travel Blogs - Page 2

My decision about going to Kazakhstan was very strange and i didn’t really think much about it. I end up changing my 1 year plans to South America and bought myself a one-way ticket to Almaty… In the other day on travel channel i was watching a show on Kazakhstan and they reported this city…

Finaly we leave the Uzbek cuisine of plof, sashlik and fat soup behind to trade it for the Kazach kitchen which is famous for it's plof, chicken, horse sausages and fermented horse milk; mmmmmmhhh I can't wait to feast on the local specialities. The Uzbek - Kazach border crossing is fairly easy and…

We have been in Almaty for 6 days and hope to get our passports back from the OVIR.  OVIR is the internal checking mechanism left over from the Soviet days of rule as a sort of check and balance to double check who you are, where you are and what you are doing in the country.  This also t…

Long day yesterday. Cardiff, Amsterdam and then Atyrau.  Once again, the way through immigration was different!  Many times I have entered the country and every time it's a different process.  This time I waited for hours as we were processed through a temporary building with grumpy …

Our stay in Almaty was wonderful. Many Thanks to our lovely hosts Gulym and Zaure, who helped us so much and made us feel very welcomed whole time we were in Almaty. I find Almaty is amazingly beautiful. With its friendly people, tasteful food, rich of cultures, stunning mountain sights..…

Planning info Visa CET + 3 (www.timeanddate.com) Unesco World Heritage Sites Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi (2003) Petroglyphs within the Archaeological Landscape of Tamgaly (2004) Unesco World Heritage Submitted Aksu-Zhabagly state natural reserve (06/02/2002) Archaeological sites …

I'm on the 3 day train to Almaty.  The bunk next to mine is occupied by a Chinese businessman.  It's good to be speaking Chinese again.   The exchange rate has worsened for the Russians since winter.  It's now 550 rubles to the dollar.  With Rick's assistance, I b…

hi, My name is Martijn and I live and work in Atyrau. I have a blog on my own website www.martijnvissers.nl hope it helps. if any questions, dont hesitate to let me know. Martijn

Not really doing justice to such a Glorious nation... but it looks like the path of least resistance into/out of China (fewer mountains)

In 2000 I started to travel around the EurAzian continent. Not in one vacation ofcourse, there is work waiting for me at home, but in leg of 6 weeks. Every journey is about 3000 km long.

Cardiff to Ulan Bator in a 19 year old car!

Op de rit van Tasjkent naar Turkestan passeren we de grens met Kazachstan, de volgende vroegere Sovjetstaat. De eerste stad in Kazachstan is het levendige Sjimkent, onder andere bekend vanwege de bierproductie. In Turkestan, 150 km ten noorden van Sjimkent, bewonderen we het grootste en belangrijks…

first think to remember is that coffee is pure luxury and if you want to check out tea you'd better be off with a lemonade