Five Days At The Russian Cosmodrome Baikonur For A Manned Space Launch Day One. My afternoon flight from Almaty touched down at the Kyzylorda domestic airport. I had landed in Kyzylorda, a city founded in the early 19th century, located in southern central Kazakhstan. Kyzylorda as you might guess, is not a hotbed of tourism. Why [...]
Top Sights Almaty Kazakhstan. Almaty is not elbowing out Paris any time soon on top travel lists, but this Central Asian city should be included on your to-visit-lists. Almaty is the largest city in Kazakhstan (yes, that one, made famous by Borat) nearing two million people. For decades, Almaty served as Kazakhstan’s capital, until the capital [...]
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