Tag: Turkestan

11 Things to do in Shymkent Kazakhstan

11 Things to do in Shymkent Kazakhstan

This post is a travelguide about the best things to do in Shymkent. A city in the south of Kazakhstan that was once part of Kazakhstan’s silk road. There is actually not one silk road. The famous trading route from China to Europe, that Marco 

Turkestan Kazakhstan: the Kazakh silk road

Turkestan Kazakhstan: the Kazakh silk road

This post is a travel guide about the best things to do in Turkestan Kazakhstan. Turkestan is one of the most important historic cities in central Asia. Even though there are a lot of archeological remains throughout the country, none are so well preserved as 

How to travel by train in Kazakhstan

How to travel by train in Kazakhstan

This post is a travel guide about how to travel by train in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is the perfect destination to explore by train and in recent years Kazakhstan has invested in its railway system making train travel while backpacking Kazakhstan easier than ever. This post