Almaty, the former capital and the largest city of Kazakhstan, is often the starting point of a trip to Central Asia. Many tourists treat it only as a quick stopover before…
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I believe Kazakhstan is the most underrated destination in Central Asia. Everyone knows about the amazing Silk Route cities in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan’s stunning nature, the breathtaking mountains of Tajikistan, or the…
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Astana (now Nur-Sultan), the capital of Kazakhstan is the second coldest capital in the world, after Ulaanbataar (Mongolia). And by cold I mean really cold – the temperatures here can be…
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In 2019 the name of Astana has been changed to Nur-Sultan. This article still uses the name Astana as it was written before the change and that’s what people are searching…
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Of all the countries in Central Asia, Kazakhstan was the one that least interested me, simply because I had no idea what to expect from it. While I had some basic…
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I didn’t really know what I was expecting from visiting Kazakhstan. Well, I didn’t even know if and why it’s worth going there in the first place. I had a very…
