30 Dec The Best Coffee in Almaty, Kazakhstan
When I traveled to Almaty back in the day on my 2013-2014 trip, good coffee was limited. It was nearly non-existent. What I have learned about the Kazakh culture capital...
14 Dec Post Soviet Tourism: 20 Former USSR Cities You Should Visit in 2018
Posted at 15:45h in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Former USSR and Eastern Europe, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan 12 Comments
It's no secret that a big portion of this blog talks about traveling through post-Soviet countries and cities. I have spent most of my life being fascinated by the region...
22 Nov 6 Cities I Did Not Connect With or Love On My Travels
Posted at 12:47h in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Former USSR and Eastern Europe, France, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Ukraine 9 Comments
I have visited thousands, and I mean thousands, of cities throughout my lifetime. I would say that more often than not, I enjoy every trip I take and am usually...
19 Nov 7 Things to Do in Shymkent, Kazakhstan
During my time living in Kazakhstan last year, I made it my mission to go to Shymkent to see what the third largest Kazakh city and Silk Road hub had...
08 Aug The Historic Circus Buildings of the Soviet Union
Posted at 12:59h in Concrete, Former USSR and Eastern Europe, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine 3 Comments
Foreword: I don't like circuses. In fact, I can think of very few things that repulse me more than a circus. I have protested their existence for more years than...
25 Jun Charyn Canyon: My First Taste of Nature in Kazakhstan
When I traveled to Kazakhstan nearly three years ago, I never really left the cities. I went to Kostanay, Astana, Karaganda, and Almaty. I was here at the end of...