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Jun 21, 2023 • 7 min read
One writer spent two weeks crossing this vast Central Asian country by rail. Here’s how you can do it, too.
Jun 21, 2023 • 7 min read
One writer spent two weeks crossing this vast Central Asian country by rail. Here’s how you can do it, too.
Feb 25, 2020 • 6 min read
With its striking architecture, flourishing food scene and unusual quirks, Almaty is the ideal intro to Kazakhstan.
Jul 7, 2019 • 8 min read
Our Trailblazers series sees Lonely Planet's guidebook writers reflect on past adventures, reminisce a little, and compare their experiences past and…
Jun 5, 2018 • 6 min read
Among Kazakhstan’s endless grasslands on the windswept northern steppes, the forward-looking modern city of Astana has sprouted. With a skyline punctuated…
Jan 12, 2018 • 4 min read
A pleasant, leafy city that would seem more at home in central Europe than Central Asia, Almaty is stocked with museums, cafes and nightlife. But…
Aug 3, 2015 • 5 min read
Once the realm of Silk Road merchants and Great Game spies, the Heavenly Mountains and Black Sand deserts of the 'Stans, as the five countries of Central…