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Slow Travel: The 24 Hour Train Ride From Kazakhstan To Uzbekistan

Slow Travel: The 24 Hour Train Ride From Kazakhstan To Uzbekistan

by Richard Collett | Jul 27, 2017 | Kazakhstan, SURVIVAL GUIDES, Uzbekistan

24 Hours From Aktau, Kazakhstan To Kungrad, Uzbekistan I awoke in the sweltering summer heat of Kazakhstan. The Kazakh summer is dry and dusty and the fierce Central Asian sun is relentless, even in the early morning. The old motel room I was staying in was stale with...
Moynaq: The Rusting Ships Of The Aral Sea

Moynaq: The Rusting Ships Of The Aral Sea

by Richard Collett | Oct 29, 2016 | ABANDONED PLACES, Uzbekistan

Moynaq: The Rusting Ships Of The Aral Sea The rusting ships of the Aral Sea are grounded in the deserts of the once thriving fishing town of Moynaq Uzbekistan. “Mister! Taxi! Taxi!” I’d just stepped off the 24 hour train from Kazakhstan and into the...

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