Saturday, 7 Mar 2015 | Views [1871]
WE DIDN’T REALIZE THAT THERE ARE TWO SITES called “Tamgaly.” Neither, as it happens, did Vladimir when he hooked us up with Tour 4X4 for a day trip. “Tamgaly” means “stone writing” and both places ... Read more >
Thursday, 5 Mar 2015 | Views [1235]
THE DECISION TO FLY TO ALMATY WAS AN EASY ONE — twenty-two hours by train versus 90 minutes in the air. As much as we like train travel, a full day across the flat, snowy barrens of Kazakhstan wasn’t tempting in the least. ... Read more >
Tuesday, 3 Mar 2015 | Views [1209]
WITH APOLOGIES TO WC FIELDS, WE WENT TO ASTANA and it was closed. Actually, we cocooned in our room both Sunday and Monday recuperating from the trip from Kuwait — a combination of a 4 AM departure, another layover in Abu Dhabi, airline ... Read more >
Sunday, 1 Mar 2015 | Views [1243]
AS I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW ON THE PLANE’S final approach, I could almost see a pack of wolves chasing Zhivago and Lara’s sleigh across the snowy landscape. Guess I was hallucinating — 30 sleepless hours can do that. The ... Read more >
Sunday, 1 Mar 2015 | Photo Gallery
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