image

Kazakhstan

---

August 16th 2015
Now we've got to the border for Uzbekistan. I'm writing this after an hour of queuing and I'm expecting a lot lot more. I met the others yesterday at a supermarket where we stocked up for the journey ahead, it was also an opportunity to grab any treats that we might not have so much access to over the coming few days. Yoghurt drink for me as I'd had a massive dairy craving on the boat. With a ... read more

Asia » Kazakhstan

---

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