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John first travelled in Kazakhstan in 1994, when the 'Stans were still struggling to make sense of life outside the Soviet Union and Lonely Planet produced its first Central Asia guide. Today he finds the country as big, bare and awe-inspiring as ever, its people just as warm but less wary of outsiders, its restaurants and hotels unrecognisable, and its travel secrets just starting to be unlocked.

 
 
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    Kazakhstan

    Article by John Noble, February 2007

    Enormous, oil-rich Kazakhstan looks down at the tiny 'Stans to its south and pities their backwardness. Read the full article ›

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  2. Article Image: The Real Kazakhstan: Where Borat Never Was

    The Real Kazakhstan: Where Borat Never Was

    Article by John Noble, November 2006

    Post-Soviet Kazakhstan: more about thriving cities and mobile phones than broken-down Ladas. Read the full article ›

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