Asia
Kazakhstan
There was no such thing as Kazakhstan. It was just a chunk of Soviet Union. I had to build a country...
Place stories in Kazakhstan (Asia).
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- Almaty
Kazakhstan's largest city, Zenkov Cathedral, Panfilov Park memorials, independence square, Green Bazaar, Navat, Rakhat chocolate, and a new…
BayseitA roadside stop between Saty and Almaty, a town that exists to serve the road, with a park memorial, a useful supermarket, and a small prod…
CharynCharyn Canyon sits about 200km east of Almaty and is the reason people make the drive. Red, orange, and ochre rock, a still floor under ste…
KurtogayA picnic stop at a petrol station on the road to Charyn Canyon, wooden huts, a shop, an indifferent cat, and a memorable drop toilet. Use t…
SatyA small Tian Shan foothill village and the base for Kaindy Lake, guesthouse, basic market, mountains, and one of the more quietly remarkabl…