Almaty- Zenkov Cathedral

"Why didn't you fly?" - A journey on Kazakhstan rail

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May 9th 2016
<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Day 107 Wednesday 4th May 2016 – Tashkent to Turkestan Last day in Uzbekistan, and we both have mixed feelings about leaving. Had a few more days left on our visa and was going to travel to some more regions but in the end decided to head off. Today we are once again crossing a land border and as usual we are apprehensive ... read more

Asia » Kazakhstan » East Kazakhstan » Almaty

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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