Tag Archives: Steppe

There and away – Driving through the ‘Stans.

Posted on October 13, 2018 by awtytravels

As I sat scribbling this post on my notepad, on the plane back home, it occurred to me that the past two car journeys had been the first ones, in Central Asia, where we hadn’t been serenaded non-stop by some … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan | Tagged Ackbar, Asia, Bishkek, Border, Car, Central Asia, Charyn canyon, Cholpon Ata, Driving, Galaxy, horses, Karkara, Kazakhstan, Kegen, Kensu, Kyrgyzstan, Mountains, Pamir, People, Photography, Road, Road Trip, Steppe, Tien Shan, Travel, Travel literature, USSR, Valley of the Castle | 19 Comments

The 5.29 train to Aktobe.

Posted on September 1, 2018 by awtytravels

This post dates from over a year ago. It wasn’t meant for publication on this blog; a book was going to be its destiny, a book on travels in Central Asia. Alas, this wasn’t to be; yet, I liked this … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Asia, Kazakhstan | Tagged Aktobe, Aktyubinsk, Aqtobe, Aralsk, Aralskoye More, Asia, Bas relief, Carpe diem, Central Asia, Failed books, Family, Kazakhstan, Kupe, Kyzyl Orda, Kyzylorda, Lenin, Long distance, Long distance trains in Kazakhstan, Plazkart, Propaganda, Russia, Steppe, Train, Train journeys, Trains in Kazakhstan | 16 Comments

“I’ve once been to Kyzyl-Orda, but never to New York”.

Posted on September 6, 2017 by awtytravels

I recently attended a training course which, as corporate events normally do, started with an ice-breaker. Every attendee had to stand up, one by one, and declare to the roomful of colleagues something quirky, or unusual, about himself. When it … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan | Tagged Aktobe, Aktyubinsk, Asia, Astana, Burger King, Central Asia, Communism, Ice breaker, Kazakhstan, Kyzyl Orda, Kyzylorda, Mosque, Murale, Russia, Russian, Soviet, Soviet Union, Steppe, Train, Train travel | 14 Comments

Out of the steppe.

Posted on September 2, 2017 by awtytravels

There are trips we’ve wanted to do for a lifetime, which work their way up to the top of your bucket list. Well, I’ve just crossed one from mine and if I had to distil it in four pictures whilst … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan | Tagged Aktobe, Aqtobe, Aral, Aral Sea, Aralsk, camels, Central Asia, horses, Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda, Steppe | 7 Comments

A tent, a poplar tree and the Dubai of the steppe.

Posted on December 17, 2016 by awtytravels

An ever-helpful airshow runs on a loop on my seat’s in-flight entertainment system as we fly high above the steppe towards Astana. A tiny Air Astana airplane flies above a map of the world painted in greens, blues and tans, … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Kazakhstan | Tagged Air Astana, Almaty, Asia, Astana, Bayterek, Beshbarmak, Beşbarmaq, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Khan Shatyr, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Snow, Steppe, Winter | 18 Comments

Tag Archives: Steppe

There and away – Driving through the ‘Stans.

The 5.29 train to Aktobe.

“I’ve once been to Kyzyl-Orda, but never to New York”.

Out of the steppe.

A tent, a poplar tree and the Dubai of the steppe.

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