Jun 14 2008

First days in Kazakhstan

Published by at 11:12 am under World Tour 2008

I arrived to the Russian border with only 6 hours left on my Russian visa but I didn’t get any hassle from the Russian guards, they were even very friendly! The Kazakh side was the classic border control experience with 6 booths to visit and many forms to complete in duplicate.

Villages in Kazakhstan are much poorer than in Russia and people even more curious. I am currently in a small town 250km West of Atyrau (Show on Google Maps) where I found a bankomat and a local SIM card with limited internet access (WAP).

It’s very hot (40-45C) and there is a lot of sand in the air. The roads aren’t as good as in Russia, but still not as bad as in Ukraine (for the moment!)

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2 Responses to “First days in Kazakhstan”

  1. # josyon 16 Jun 2008 at 7:10 pm

    bonsoir de provence

    olivier prend d assaut le kazakhstan déguisé en apiculteur c est fou ces petites bestioles comme elles peuvent nous remettre dans la réalité en nous disant nous aussi sommes là
    en inde certains adeptes sortent avec un petit masque pour ne pas les détruire et n hésitent pas a balayer devant eux pour éviter de tuer un insecte
    le monde n est pas simple et c est bien ce qui est formidable
    je vous suis avec admiration bonne route
    AMITIES
    JOSY

  2. # Rob Larmanon 05 May 2009 at 2:29 pm

    Hi Arnaud,

    just came accross your site. Very interesting…I can’t help looking at the pics (it’s one of the best sites around!).

    I wondered if you could help. We plan to cross the Russia / Kazakhstan border near Astrakan – Atyrau. Do you know the name of the town/border please? I can’t find any maps…was it easy to find?

    If you have any tips or border crossing info that would be brilliant. We’ll be crossing in a car en route to Iran.

    thank you so much in advance.

    Rob

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