Category Archives: Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is somewhere that I wasn’t expecting to love as much as I did. But this landlocked country (the largest in the world) absolutely amazed me. With breathtaking nature, friendly locals, and a distinct culture, Kazakhstan is somewhere that I think should be on everyone’s bucket list. Let me show you why…

Taking the Caspian Sea Ferry from Aktau to Baku: A Complete Guide

Girl looking out over Caspian Sea at sunset

Ring ring…Sdravstvuite…. I mumbled sleepily into the telephone. A rapid monologue in Russian followed, which I deciphered to mean ‘you need to get up’. It was 3 am. I stumbled out of bed, turned the light on, and packed my last bits of luggage. My contact for the Caspian Sea Ferry had told me I […]

How to Travel from Mongolia to Kazakhstan by Train

When I was overlanding from Bali to London, I wanted to go to Mongolia, and I wanted to go to Kazakhstan. So I had to find out the best way to get from Mongolia to Kazakhstan, which obviously didn’t involve a flight. Simple, right? Actually, it’s not that easy. On a zoomed-out world map, it […]