by timshazz | Jul 4, 2021 | Backpacking, Destinations
Where is Taraz? (And why would you visit?) Taraz sits on the route between Tashkent and Shymkent, and Bishkek and Almaty. So if you’re going between any of these destinations by road, it’s a logical stop off point. Taraz is one of the oldest cities in...
by timshazz | Jul 4, 2021 | Backpacking, Destinations
Where is Turkistan? (And why would you want to visit?) Turkistan, the city, lies around 160 km northwest of Shymkent in Kazakhstan.It’s the capital of the Turkistan region of Kazakhstan and the home of the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. Yasawi was the...
by timshazz | Jul 3, 2021 | Backpacking, Destinations
Watermelon pink walls – Ouch! The overnight train trip to Shymkent, Kazakhstan’s third-largest city, was fairly uneventful and almost comfortable if it wasn’t for the fact the Air-Con only worked when the train was moving rapidly and that wasn’t all...
by timshazz | Jul 3, 2021 | Backpacking, Destinations
Green Market – Almaty As much as we would have probably liked to sleep till midday, we had lots of things to do in Almaty (AKA Alma – Ata) before we could start to enjoy ourselves. After our somewhat traumatic 23 hour crossing from China, I was totally...
by timshazz | Apr 9, 2019 | Destinations, Travel Tips and Advice
The brand-spanking new airport in Muscat was a fine sight indeed for the two weary travellers. We’d been on the go for the last day, having departed Maafushi in the Maldives in a speedboat and then onto 3 different planes from Mali, Colombo and then Dubai. We...
by timshazz | Apr 9, 2019 | Destinations, Travel Tips and Advice
Amazing sunset on Negombo Beach After our little “Roadside” bus excursion the other day, we decided to fork out for a van to return from Trincomalee to Negombo to pick up our friend Teresa and so that Sharyn could take her plane back to Australia for her...
