Kazakhstan.....Hairy border crossings....Not to be had!


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December 31st 2013
Published: December 31st 2013
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Kazakhstan..Lovely Kazakhstan... FIRST and foremost..The blogs I have read and maybe you as well if you planned to go to Uzbekistan were not my experience at all...it was quite pleasant actually. There were no babushkas shoving and throwing elbows at all leaving Uzbekistan. The immigration process at the border is pretty straight forward as you must fill out the immigration paper again ( the one ... Read Full Entry



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A local guy who actually works in the Kazakh embassy in Afghanistan invited us over for drinks and shashlik! HOSPITALITY!


Cheers and welcome to Kazakhstan!


Kazakh Shashlik


Good times with locals


The far gentleman was our host and works for the Kazakh embassy in Afghanistan


Train has arrived!


Me and Steve on the train headed to Almaty


Kazakh beer


Haggling taxi prices on the Kazak boarder


Not sure what this was but it was delicious!


Dried fish for Jerky


Adios 'stans!



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