This is a fun post to create as there are numerous interesting and cool things to see in this new capital city. I have had no shortage what-so-ever of places to go and checkout during this visit. Usually, I limit these posts to 5, but here there is too much I want to pass along. …
Having taken one single two-hour flight, I have left the old capital of Almaty in the south, for the new capital of Astana in the north. I did have the option of a 15-hour train ride but that did not seem appealing especially as much of the journey is through the Great Steppe. This large …
I’m surprised. I’ve only flown about 1.5 hours towards the east and yet I find myself in a completely different atmosphere. Its strange and I feel a bit lost trying to figure out and compartmentalize what I am seeing. My first impressions of Almaty Kazakhstan are mixed and not what I expected. Vague The city …