Saying Goodbye in Almaty

A final goodbye vodka with Braden in Almaty before Helen and Mike headed into China.

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July 1st 2010
Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Our next stop on our rail odyssey (via attempted bribery by a border official), was Kazakhstan. We stayed in the city of Almaty, which was the capital until 1998, and still remains the biggest city in the country. We went from the sandy-toned romance and steamy, mysterious atmosphere of the Silk Route citadels of Uzbekistan to the cool, sleek affluence of ... read more

Asia » Kazakhstan » East Kazakhstan » Almaty

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

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