Semey, Kazakhstan

Travel Blogs from Semey (5)

Semey, Semey, Kazakhstan travel blog
Semey
Oct 10, 2006

I'm back from Semey in Sub-Siberian Eastern Kazakhstan after around three to four days away from Almaty. That's around 850 Km from Almaty. The weather was definitely colder there. We noticed it had snowed during our trip on the train and the temperature ...

A travel blog entry by danielgallegos
Borat, where are you?, Semey, Kazakhstan travel blog
Borat, where are you?
Jun 25, 2005

For our 40 hr train journey across Kazakhstan, from Almaty to Novosibirsk in the depths of Siberia, we treated ourselves to first-class tickets. Sounds like a real luxury but in reality it only gives you a little bit more room and means that you don't ...

A travel blog entry by jamesandsonia
more photos of Semey, Semey, Kazakhstan travel blog
more photos of Semey
Oct 12, 2006

Here are some more photos. By popular demand.

A travel blog entry by danielgallegos
Semey, Semey, Kazakhstan travel blog
Semey
Jun 3, 2006

In Semey, the main attraction was the Dostoevsky museum, attached to the actual house that he occupied during his exile there. The exhibit was quite extensive, but all in Russian (so difficult to understand) but interesting nonetheless. The museum also ...

A travel blog entry by hornuts