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Gallivanting in Kazakh Hinterlands

I love the luxuries of life – a good hotel room with a plush bed overlooking mountains and maybe a spa or a sauna. I hate my hands and my hair getting dirty, and I absolutely loathe sharing a bathroom. But my quest to go to remote and (somewhat fully) unexplored places, interact with the […]

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The Alpine wonders – Kolsai and Kaindy Lakes

On Day 3 of our 3-days trip to the Kazakh Hinterlands, we had breakfast at our homestay in Saty village and set out to go witness these beautiful gems of lakes. Kolsai Lake – The Pearls of Tien Shan The Kolsai lake is part of a much larger Kolsai Lake National Park which is located […]

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Where the earth sings – Assy Plateau

If you ever have just one day in Kazakhstan, this is the place to be. Assy Plateau (speaking only for summer) seems like a place which nature has painted with it’s choicest colours. It’s like seeing the Windows desktop pictures come alive in front of your eyes, and if you are one born in the […]