Every now and then I look back at this unforgettable trip to Almaty and Shymbulak Mountains. We visited in February with the perfect snowy conditions without the brutality of peak winter.…
Wanted to share some shots from my recent solo trip to Central Asia this past August. If you’re looking for a destination that feels incredibly raw but is becoming surprisingly accessible, these two countries need to be on your radar.…
Spent about 2 months (June 3 to August 10) this year travelling overland from the UK back to Hong Kong, since I study university in the UK and wanted to do some backpacking, especially exploring Central Asia.…
Kazakhstan authorities on May 25, 2026, forcibly transferred a defrocked Russian Orthodox priest, Yakov Vorontsov, to a psychiatric facility outside Almaty, Human Rights Watch said today.…
Hello, I’m planning a solo trip to Central Asia in July. I’m thinking of flying from Paris to Astana, where I’ll spend 1–2 days exploring the capital and doing an excursion nearby.…
Hey everyone! M28, German (originally Syrian), currently doing my Erasmus in Istanbul. In July I’m doing my first real solo budget backpacking trip. I’ve traveled solo before but never full backpacker mode, and I’m genuinely excited.…
Bespoke furniture and details, including a colourful swan mosaic, help to evoke the atmosphere of a 1960s pavilion that previously occupied the site of this cafe in Almaty, Kazakhstan, designed by local firm AT Interiors.
