Kazakhstan

Almaty, Kazakhstan Skyline view from Hotel Kazakhstan Our impressions of Almaty Unexpectedly cosmopolitan: While Almaty certainly has some similarities to other Central Asian cities (e.g., Soviet architecture, interesting memorials, central bazar), it felt much more like a modern city than Tashkent or Dushanbe. There were tons of high caliber restaurants, endless evening activities (hockey, ballet, […]

Kaindy Lake, Kolsai Lakes, and Charyn Canyon, Kazakhstan Charyn Canyon, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is the ninth largest country in the world (and, fun fact, the largest landlocked country), so there was no way we could even scratch the surface in our 10 days there (we were slated to spend even less time in Kazakhstan in favor