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Paris-Pekin Kazakhstan continued

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July 2nd 2008
Wednesday 14 May - Makat to Mumkyur, 115 km It rained in the night. There was a hole in the ceiling over my corner and some of my gear got damp. A bit of ceiling fell in one of the other rooms, so I didn’t get the worst! Walked to the restaurant for breakfast - eggs, good. It wasn’t raining when we set out, the rain had liquefied the mud on the village streets so it was less slipp ... 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