Hotel deals in Astana, Kazakhstan

It may well have been Constitution Day for Kazakhs but my priority is showering, washing, showering, catching up on emails, showering, writing the diary, showering and making the most of my unaccustomed luxury. The hotel is a modern comfortable ...

From Astana, Kazakhstan by petcul

It is a surprisingly bitterly cold and overcast day and I head off to the Russian consulate to try to get a visa. A group of us wait outside a very firmly locked gate and one by one a disembodied voice calls through an intercom. The next ...

From Astana, Kazakhstan by petcul

... soffiavano a 150 km/h). Qua ad Atyrau non capita di imbattersi nei "buran", ma, ad esempio, i miei colleghi ad Astana devono starci bene attenti. Bisogna sempre contattare la polizia per chiedere se c'e' pericolo di buran e seguire assolutamente i ...

From Astana, Kazakhstan by marcorusti

Zhanara and I were invited to Astana (the Capitol of Kazakhstan) to attend a ¨Best Practices¨presentation. The Peace Corps chose 5 volunteers, including me and my counterpart, to participate. On April 18th we presented our HIV and AIDS project that we ...

From Astana, Kazakhstan by asianjess

A few thoughts on my trip to Mt. Everest and my journey to the top of the world! So, I made it only as far as the first base camp......... But it was still really impressive to be standing at the base of the highest mountain in the world and at ...

From Astana, Kazakhstan by johnnynomad

I have been getting replies from people saying that they sometimes have trouble opening this website. If that is the case just do an Internet search (ex. Yahoo, MSN, Google, etc...) for "Johnny Nomad" and you should be able to access the site ...

From Astana, Kazakhstan by johnnynomad