Turkistan

To see the sea that is no more, and enter Europe's eastern door

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December 7th 2009
The last few weeks I have been doing the raw work in travelling. Unlike what most people picture travelling to be like, it is not all laying on a beach, under a swaying palm tree, sipping fancy cocktails. Mostly it is arranging cheap accommodation, finding an inexpensive place to eat, finding out how the public transport works (backpackers can not afford taxis), trying to figure out train and bus ... 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