Days 9 & 10 – Astana – Bishek | Through Kazakhstan

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Astana We woke up to a morning in Astana, aiming to be at the Finnish Embassy by 9 am. From there we collected our double passports, which would help us continue to Kyrgyzstan and China. It was a beautiful and sunny morning (as it usually is in Astana), and the view over the city from the embassy on the 17th …

Day 8 – Kazakhstan #1 – Troitsk – Astana | Crossing the Border, Getting Lost and Wide Expanse as Far as the Eye Can See

In #day, Photo, Text @en by kuvastin

Day 8 – Kazakhstan #1 – Troitsk – Astana   On the Boarder We laid still on the car bunk with our lights out and had troubles getting sleep. The excitement of being on the first foreign border checkpoint was overwhelming already in itself, but now we also had to stay there for the night. We’d assumed that the checkpoint …