Shymkent Travel Blogs

People who contributed to, and improved my trip: Julia (Russia), Hannes (Sweden) There were 7 hours to kill until our train left for Almaty, so we dragged our bags into the centre of town. After wandering around for a little while, we found Istanbul Turkish cafe that served tasty cheap kebabs and …

However you choose to spell it, old or new, Shymkent is a large city and full of shops, restaurants and a couple department stores. It's low on specific tourist attractions, but is close to several old cities and is a pleasant enough place to have to spend a few days. I arrived around 7:30 in …