Situated in the southeast corner of the nation, just to the north of the snow-capped Trans-Ili Alatau (Zailiysky Alatau) Mountains and neighboring Kyrgyzstan, is Kazakhstan’s largest and most cosmopolitan city. Former capital of Kazakhstan during the Soviet era (known as Alma-Ata), Almaty is still the nation’s center of commerce, home to the...
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Some of the most remote, untouched ecosystems in the world can be found in Russia and nations of the former Soviet Union. And you don’t even have to travel to far-off nature reserves in the Taiga, Eurasian Steppes, or Russian Far East to get away and enjoy peace and solitude. Sparsely inhabited, eco friendly retreats lie right in Europe’s backyard – in...
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Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan (Astana) - Situated on the banks of the Ishim River in the northern part of of Kazakhstan, the nation's capital and second largest city (after Almaty), was named Nur-Sultan in March 2019 (in honor of departing Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev). Formerly known as Astana (between 1998 and 2019), the planned city (designed from the master...
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Outdoor adventure opportunities – skiing, hiking, trekking, biking, rafting, climbing, hunting and fishing – abound in Russia and nations of the former Soviet Union. Covering approximately one sixth of the earth’s land surface – from the Baltic Sea in the West, to the Pacific Ocean in the East, to the Black and Caspian Seas in the Southwest – you...
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