Shepherd on a horse

Paris-Pekin into Kazakhstan

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July 2nd 2008
Saturday 10 May - Astrakhan to Ganyushkino (Kazakhstan), 140 km A grey morning. To a square by the Caspian Sea for a reception; I got interviewed for TV in French We all received a bag with a nice picture of Astrakhan and a calendar, and some little girls danced for us. It started to rain. On the way out of town I had a puncture in the back tyre and the guys changed the wheel for a ... read more

Asia » Kazakhstan » Western Kazakhstan » Atyrau

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Native Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated into the region in the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. D... ... read more