Category: kazakhstan
Eastern or Western Route North from Tashkent to Russia?
Before leaving Tashkent I spent several hours pouring over countless maps of Kazakhstan and Russia, trying to work out the best route to...
Farewell, Convoy
As with all good things, it was time for our little convoy of three cars to end. The Abandon the Cube team had visas and plans to head into...
ATC 2010 Mongol Rally Route
It’s official! We’ve finally ironed out our route details to the finest detail. We have decided to head from London to Paris,...
The Longest, Most Corrupt Train in Central Asia
After sleeping in the Almaty-1 train station we boarded our first Kazakh train at 5:12am bound for Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The train arrived...
Doing the Math
The Statistics Are In 7 Cities 4 Trains 3 Countries 2 Buses 2 broken backpacks 1 Car $ 464 USD Per person (3,175 RMB)* 11,896 miles...
The Beatles are Huge in Kazakhstan
We arrived in Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhstan, at 6:00am after 36 hours on the train. We immediately realized how screwed we were...
