Travel Reads > Kazakhstan
• I took a solo railway trip across the largest landlocked country in the world [Adventure]
“Boarding a cavernous platzkart to cross the Central Asian steppe the slow way, writer Kate Bettes embarks on a 26-hour rail journey across Kazakhstan—where Soviet-era carriages, dancing horses, boiling samovars and a surprising number of kangaroo impressions are part of the ride.”
• A Silk Road moonscape, with no Americans in sight (archive) [The Washington Post]
“In southwestern Kazakhstan, east of the Caspian Sea, Mangystau is known for desert landscapes and unique rock formations.”
