{"id":2592,"date":"2020-01-14T17:47:09","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T17:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/?page_id=2592"},"modified":"2020-01-19T14:30:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T14:30:19","slug":"kazakhstan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/kazakhstan\/","title":{"rendered":"Kazakhstan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2592\" class=\"elementor elementor-2592\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ae81d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ae81d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf0718f\" data-id=\"bf0718f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ff7d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"55ff7d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a89be7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a89be7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc3982a\" data-id=\"bc3982a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0816512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0816512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/34C86316-FB8B-4ABE-BAB1-BE6718F553D1-ojvzzpgb38xn7g727w0nel06li4b234ygbl0evor0g.png\" title=\"34C86316-FB8B-4ABE-BAB1-BE6718F553D1\" alt=\"Kazakhstan illustration\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd65d0 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7fd65d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f419c3c elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f419c3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-617bf3c\" data-id=\"617bf3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f24fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15f24fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakhstan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de3e716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"de3e716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fba6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86fba6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On our overland journey from Finland to India, Kazahkstan was our next stop after Russia.<\/p><p>We traveled in Kazakhstan for 10 days in September 2019, having stops in Nur-Sultan, Almaty and the Charyn Canyon. We exited from Kazakhstan into Kyrgyzstan via the Karkara land border.<\/p><p>Later on, when we have time from all the traveling, we will write tips and infos about overland travel in Kazakhstan on this page.<\/p><p>In the meanwhile, you can read all our stories from Kazakhstan below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4485896\" data-id=\"4485896\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0dcdc elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"fa0dcdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe \nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1AlPLbv-ShgbyHZ0XQH6ZvN_Z9tn_BiwO\" \nwidth=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9cb81c elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9cb81c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-08de585\" data-id=\"08de585\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f383682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f383682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kazakhstan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2aa663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e2aa663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f60e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07f60e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On our overland journey from Finland to India, Kazahkstan was our next stop after Russia.<\/p><p>We traveled in Kazakhstan for 10 days in September 2019, having stops in Nur-Sultan, Almaty and the Charyn Canyon. We exited from Kazakhstan into Kyrgyzstan via the Karkara land border.<\/p><p>Later on, when we have time from all the traveling, we will write tips and infos about overland travel in Kazakhstan on this page.<\/p><p>In the meanwhile, you can read all our stories from Kazakhstan below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce62d45\" data-id=\"ce62d45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53ac2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b53ac2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe \nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1AlPLbv-ShgbyHZ0XQH6ZvN_Z9tn_BiwO\" \nwidth=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a4ee19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a4ee19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b3c2ec\" data-id=\"5b3c2ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5459a01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5459a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a7d26c elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a7d26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All our stories about Kazakhstan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb777f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cb777f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All our stories about Kazakhstan<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-897f579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"897f579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e01785f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e01785f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-450bb349\" data-id=\"450bb349\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24cbf057 elementor-posts__hover-none elementor-grid-2 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"24cbf057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:12,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1764 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kazakhstan category-kyrgyzstan tag-backpacking tag-border tag-dorder-crossing tag-karakol tag-karkara tag-karkara-border tag-kazakhstan tag-kazakstan tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-landcruiser tag-landweg tag-maata-pitkin tag-maatapitkin tag-matkablogi tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-raja tag-rajanylitys tag-reiseblog tag-reppureissaus tag-travel-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-2-karaka-border-more-surprises\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1770\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-1024x578.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-2-karaka-border-more-surprises\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWay to the Kyrgyz border pt. 2 \u2013 more surprises, more people\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>After packing our camp and saying thanks and goodbye to the funny people of yesterday\u2019s<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-2-karaka-border-more-surprises\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Way to the Kyrgyz border pt. 2 \u2013 more surprises, more people\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 11, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1731 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kazakhstan tag-almaty tag-backpacking tag-border-crossing tag-canyon tag-charyn-canyon tag-karakol tag-karkara tag-karkara-border tag-kazakhstan tag-kazakstan tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-overlanding\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/09\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-1-charyn-canyon-surprises\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090398-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1738\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090398-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090398-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090398-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/09\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-1-charyn-canyon-surprises\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWay to the Kyrgyz border pt. 1 \u2013 Canyon adventures and surprises\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our plan for the next two days was to get from Almaty, Kazakhstan, to Karakol,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/09\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-1-charyn-canyon-surprises\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Way to the Kyrgyz border pt. 1 \u2013 Canyon adventures and surprises\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 9, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1696 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kazakhstan tag-almaty tag-big-almaty-lake tag-butakovka-waterfall tag-day-trip tag-day-trips tag-hike tag-hiking tag-kazakhstan tag-kazakstan tag-nature tag-overland-to-asia tag-paivaretki tag-trekking tag-wandern tag-waterfall\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/04\/daytrips-around-almaty-big-almaty-lake-butakovka-waterfall\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090190-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1710\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090190-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090190-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090190-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090190.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/04\/daytrips-around-almaty-big-almaty-lake-butakovka-waterfall\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDaytrips around Almaty: Big Almaty Lake and Butakovka Waterfall\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>There is so much nature around Almaty that you could spend weeks in the city<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/04\/daytrips-around-almaty-big-almaty-lake-butakovka-waterfall\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Daytrips around Almaty: Big Almaty Lake and Butakovka Waterfall\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 4, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1674 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kazakhstan tag-alma-ata tag-almaty tag-big-almaty-lake tag-butakovka-waterfall tag-daytrip tag-hikes tag-indian-visa tag-kazakhstan tag-kazakstan tag-overland-to-asia tag-things-to-do\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/04\/good-vibes-almaty\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090130-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1711\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090130-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090130-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090130-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090130-1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/04\/good-vibes-almaty\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGood vibes in Almaty\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We had a nice and relaxing overnight train ride from Nur-Sultan to Almaty in the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/04\/good-vibes-almaty\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Good vibes in Almaty\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 4, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1653 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kazakhstan tag-astana tag-backpacking tag-central-asia tag-kazakhstan tag-kazakstan tag-landweg tag-maata-pitkin tag-nur-sultan tag-nursultan tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-reppureissaus tag-travel-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/01\/nur-sultan\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090077-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1658\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090077-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090077-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090077-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090077.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/01\/nur-sultan\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNur-Sultan \u2013 impressive but confusing capital in the middle of the steppe\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s not a wonder if you\u2019ve never heard of the city of Nur-Sultan, as it<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/01\/nur-sultan\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Nur-Sultan \u2013 impressive but confusing capital in the middle of the steppe\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 1, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1641 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kazakhstan category-russia tag-astana tag-juna tag-junamatkustus tag-kasachstan tag-kazakhstan tag-landweg tag-maata-pitkin tag-nur-sultan tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-russia tag-russland tag-train tag-traintravel tag-uzbekistan tag-yekaterinburg tag-zug\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/09\/26\/an-uzbek-train-from-russia-to-kazakhstan\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_20190916_182055-300x170.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1644\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_20190916_182055-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_20190916_182055-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_20190916_182055-1024x579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_20190916_182055.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/09\/26\/an-uzbek-train-from-russia-to-kazakhstan\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAn Uzbek Train from Russia to Kazakhstan\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When we boarded our train from Russia to Kazakhstan in Yekaterinburg, we had the first<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/09\/26\/an-uzbek-train-from-russia-to-kazakhstan\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about An Uzbek Train from Russia to Kazakhstan\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 26, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b42d2 elementor-posts__hover-none elementor-grid-2 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"86b42d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:12,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1764 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kazakhstan category-kyrgyzstan tag-backpacking tag-border tag-dorder-crossing tag-karakol tag-karkara tag-karkara-border tag-kazakhstan tag-kazakstan tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-landcruiser tag-landweg tag-maata-pitkin tag-maatapitkin tag-matkablogi tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-raja tag-rajanylitys tag-reiseblog tag-reppureissaus tag-travel-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-2-karaka-border-more-surprises\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1770\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090481-1024x578.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-2-karaka-border-more-surprises\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWay to the Kyrgyz border pt. 2 \u2013 more surprises, more people\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>After packing our camp and saying thanks and goodbye to the funny people of yesterday\u2019s<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/11\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-2-karaka-border-more-surprises\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Way to the Kyrgyz border pt. 2 \u2013 more surprises, more people\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 11, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1731 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kazakhstan tag-almaty tag-backpacking tag-border-crossing tag-canyon tag-charyn-canyon tag-karakol tag-karkara tag-karkara-border tag-kazakhstan tag-kazakstan tag-kirgisia tag-kirgisistan tag-kyrgyzstan tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-overlanding\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/09\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-1-charyn-canyon-surprises\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090398-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1738\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090398-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090398-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090398-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/09\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-1-charyn-canyon-surprises\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWay to the Kyrgyz border pt. 1 \u2013 Canyon adventures and surprises\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Our plan for the next two days was to get from Almaty, Kazakhstan, to Karakol,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/09\/way-to-kyrgyz-border-pt-1-charyn-canyon-surprises\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Way to the Kyrgyz border pt. 1 \u2013 Canyon adventures and surprises\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 9, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1696 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kazakhstan tag-almaty tag-big-almaty-lake tag-butakovka-waterfall tag-day-trip tag-day-trips tag-hike tag-hiking tag-kazakhstan tag-kazakstan tag-nature tag-overland-to-asia tag-paivaretki tag-trekking tag-wandern tag-waterfall\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/04\/daytrips-around-almaty-big-almaty-lake-butakovka-waterfall\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090190-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1710\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090190-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090190-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090190-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090190.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/04\/daytrips-around-almaty-big-almaty-lake-butakovka-waterfall\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDaytrips around Almaty: Big Almaty Lake and Butakovka Waterfall\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>There is so much nature around Almaty that you could spend weeks in the city<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/04\/daytrips-around-almaty-big-almaty-lake-butakovka-waterfall\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Daytrips around Almaty: Big Almaty Lake and Butakovka Waterfall\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 4, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1674 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kazakhstan tag-alma-ata tag-almaty tag-big-almaty-lake tag-butakovka-waterfall tag-daytrip tag-hikes tag-indian-visa tag-kazakhstan tag-kazakstan tag-overland-to-asia tag-things-to-do\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/04\/good-vibes-almaty\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090130-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1711\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090130-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090130-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090130-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090130-1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/04\/good-vibes-almaty\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGood vibes in Almaty\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We had a nice and relaxing overnight train ride from Nur-Sultan to Almaty in the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/04\/good-vibes-almaty\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Good vibes in Almaty\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 4, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1653 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kazakhstan tag-astana tag-backpacking tag-central-asia tag-kazakhstan tag-kazakstan tag-landweg tag-maata-pitkin tag-nur-sultan tag-nursultan tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-reppureissaus tag-travel-blog\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/01\/nur-sultan\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090077-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1658\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090077-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090077-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090077-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1090077.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/01\/nur-sultan\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNur-Sultan \u2013 impressive but confusing capital in the middle of the steppe\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s not a wonder if you\u2019ve never heard of the city of Nur-Sultan, as it<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/10\/01\/nur-sultan\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Nur-Sultan \u2013 impressive but confusing capital in the middle of the steppe\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 1, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-1641 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kazakhstan category-russia tag-astana tag-juna tag-junamatkustus tag-kasachstan tag-kazakhstan tag-landweg tag-maata-pitkin tag-nur-sultan tag-overland tag-overland-to-asia tag-russia tag-russland tag-train tag-traintravel tag-uzbekistan tag-yekaterinburg tag-zug\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/en\/2019\/09\/26\/an-uzbek-train-from-russia-to-kazakhstan\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_20190916_182055-300x170.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1644\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_20190916_182055-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodridestories.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_20190916_182055-768x434.jpg 768w, 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