Well we finally made it to Kazakhstan. It wasn't always easy, and there were times when I thought it would never happen. But we overcame the odds and we are now driving through the Kazakh steppe. And it's pretty wonderful and strangely beautiful. For me, Kazakhstan was always my destination, more so than Russia, Kyrgyzstan or Uzbekistan.
A fair bit cheaper than back home. And the women in the KCell shop spoke word-perfect English. In fact almost everyone we have spoken to so far has spoken great English. And, everyone we have interacted with has been ludicrously friendly, warm and welcoming, genuinely happy and shocked that we have ventured to their country, and interested to hear about our journey.
We found a lovely little wildcamping spot for the night, had hot showers next to our van (we pull the shower head out of the window to save faffing about with drying everything). We also had some visitors that evening, a Swiss couple called Martina and Dylan who stopped by to chat after seeing a UK van parked in the middle of nowhere.x They have been driving in Mongolia for a month and are now heading to Tajikistan. We chatted for ages, then they headed off to camp. We made some tea (food) and then watched the season 3 finale of The Americans.
So far, an amazing country. Next we head to Pavlodar and Astana.
our Kazakh vehicle insurance in hand! |
So far, an amazing country. Next we head to Pavlodar and Astana.
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