Kazakhstan

Photo of the Week: Gorge-ous Outpost Aksai Kazakhstan

1 Comment / Asia, Destinations, Kazakhstan, Photo of the Week / By Stephen Lioy

Aksai Gorge near Almaty Kazakhstan Almaty just exudes ‘nature’ and ‘mountains’. From almost anywhere in the city, the Tian Shan Mountains form a beautiful snow-capped backdrop to city life. After spending nearly two weeks in the city waiting on an Uzbek visa, though, getting out of the city and into these mountains was my highest …

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Photo of the Week: Soviet Mosaic in Kazakhstan

Leave a Comment / Asia, Destinations, Kazakhstan, Photo of the Week / By Stephen Bugno

In Honor of International Worker’s Day, here is one of the ubiquitous public mosaics that once adorned buildings and public spaces across the whole of the Soviet Union, many still remaining to this day. Although there has been a trend over the past decade or so to remove some of these monuments and other artistic …

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