Category: The Silk Road – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan 2019
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Almaty wanderings
Executive summary (Charlie, please let me know when I can stop doing this.): As professional sightseers we are rubbish;Almaty is a young, cool city; not being able to read or write the lingo means we get surprising food; Kazakhstan is the world’s largest manufacturer of shoe horns. (Probably) In the grand scheme of things, today…
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Almaty Arrival/ Butakovskiy Waterfall
Executive summary: Yandex rules, we are living in Fort Knox but the surrounding area is great, the waterfalls are average but we love the people, go out to eat before you are really hungry, chocolate is very nice. After a chilly morning in Nur Sultan searching for a local sim (surprisingly difficult to come by)…
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The Silk Road. (Some of it anyway)
Astana or Nur Sultan. It’s all the same Inspired by TV programmes showing the various countries that make up the Silk Road, a trip to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan to see the highlights seemed like a good idea. We’ve had to plan everything in advance this time rather than our usual bumbling about as transportation…
Middle-aged flash packers 