Today Almaty was forecasted to have over a foot of snow. Luckily it has been downgraded. Still we got a lot of snow. The temperature is dropping now as well. This is just the start of winter. Tonight it will get below - 10 C. Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4 … [Read more...] about A Wintry Almaty Day
2014
My trips since moving to Kazakhstan
One of the big benefits since moving to Almaty, Kazakhstan, over a year ago is that I am able to take more trips then I normally would. From May, 2010, until November, 2013, I did not travel anywhere except for a short trip to Can Tho in south Vietnam. Since I started working in Almaty a year ago, I have traveled back to Saigon, Vietnam, 4 times (next month will be my fifth … [Read more...] about My trips since moving to Kazakhstan
India Trip coming up
Next Saturday I will be flying with colleagues for a 3 day trip to India. This will be my first trip to India (though I have flown over India on 2 occasions with Air Astana flying to Vietnam). Air Astana offered some good rates and we have a 3 day weekend coming up. We fly to New Delhi and will stay there for the 3 days. On Sunday we head out to Agra to view the Taj … [Read more...] about India Trip coming up
Not going to Danang (I hate snakes)
Interesting article coming out of Vietnam now, "Residents terrorized by explosion of venomous snakes in central Vietnam". Seems there is a huge explosion of green viper snakes in central Vietnam. Not a big surprise since there is a probably an increase of rats and small mice in the same areas in the cities which is one main source of food for any snakes. I hate snakes, do … [Read more...] about Not going to Danang (I hate snakes)
Malioboro Street – Yogyakarta
Malioboro Street in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is one of the main reasons many Indonesians tourists visit Yogyakarta. In fact, towards the evenings, this street with be packed with Indonesian tourists looking for good bargains. It is also a backpackers paradise. The thing that struck me was the amount of motorbikes, they were equal to the number of motorbikes I have seen in … [Read more...] about Malioboro Street – Yogyakarta