After being down for over a year, I finally relaunched AmerasianWorld.com's "Salaam Central Asia". Salaam Central Asia was my first website devoted my experiences in Central Asia from 1997-1999. I will update the site to include my return to Kazakhstan from 2013-2016.The site is now running on WordPress after spending a day converting from XHTML 1.1 to HTML 5. It was nice to … [Read more...] about AmerasianWorld.com’s Salaam Central Asia Relaunched
Almaty
Crossfit Gyms
One of the joys for Olympic Weightlifters now is that there are many places to lift due to the popularity of Crossfit. This was not true in the 1990s. I have now worked out in 5 Crossfit gyms in 4 countries.Crossfit Bellwether Crossfit Bellwether is my current gym in Shanghai. It was a bit of a surprise for me since I did not know it was near where I work when I … [Read more...] about Crossfit Gyms
Got to love Air Astana
I fly Air Astana quite a bit since moving to Kazakhstan in November, 2013. Last week was my last flight on the return to Almaty from Hong Kong. I will miss Air Astana. … [Read more...] about Got to love Air Astana
Air Astana Flight 867 landing in Aktau
Air Astana Flight 867 landing in Aktau in an Airbus A320 from Almaty. This is my first domestic flight across Kazakhstan. I flew this route over a week ago to see my Kazakh host sisters.https://youtu.be/-PSWxEpllRoPosted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4 for Kevin Miller Jr … [Read more...] about Air Astana Flight 867 landing in Aktau
Almaty International Airport tarmac
I finally got some more pictures of the Almaty International Airport from my plane. It is not often I have the time to get any pictures from the tarmac. We can take pictures on the plane but once you disembark, security keeps stating you do not have permission to take any photos. That is the welcome you get to Almaty sometimes but it is getting better. I get more brazen on … [Read more...] about Almaty International Airport tarmac