Almaty. A faded former capital of Kazakhstan. 
My Air Astana plane was over an hour late! Instead of 10:55am I landed at 12:35pm. The airline was really good, though. The hot sandwhich was rather edible.
The taxi drivers at the airport were probably the lowest form of life that somehow shifted... more - travel report by krisek 

Mountains, Marijuana fields & Mafia all together! 
Almaty, Kazakhstan: Pros: very relaxed city in the bottom of the mountains Cons: pollution, crazy drivers In A Nutshell: interesting spot in central asia... In the other day on travel channel i was watching a show on Kazakhstan and they reported this city... more - travel report by joaoleitao 

Great Silk Road. Kazakhstan. Awesome Turkistan. 
This is what UNESCO said about the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi when listing it as a World Heritage Site in 2003: "The Mausoleum (...) is an outstanding achievement in the Timurid architecture, and it has significantly contributed to the development of... more - travel report by krisek