Almaty is the former capital and still the largest city in Kazakhstan. Almaty is located in the southeast of Kazakhstan. Its population is over 1.8 million. Although it has lost the status of capital, Almaty remains the largest financial, economic and cultural center of Central Asia.
From the Almaty Travel Guide
Almaty Kazakhstan
It was a gruelling 7hr30min flight from Kuala Lumpur to Almaty on Astana Airlines; only to be capped with a 1 hour line in immigration. It is 10 times easier to get into Myanmar than Kazakhstan. I ...
Posted in World Tour by Colin_Patterson
Almatys Skigebiet
Viktoria ist puenktlich und gut aus Peking zurueck und hat viel zu erzaehlen. ich war zwischenzeitlich im Museum und habe weiter die Stadt erkundet. nachdem man hier fuer 25 cent mit dem Bus fahren kann, kommt man ja billig ueberallhin. Gestern waren wir zusammen in den Bergen Almatys im Skigebiet ...
Posted in Kasachstan by gerhart
Almaty days
I’ve now been in Almaty for over a week and it’s been one of ups and downs. It’s only right I ...
Posted in On the Road Again by Ontheroadagain