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
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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
Russian Air Force (Video)
Residing both in Kazakhstan and Vietnam, you do get to see Russian-made air force planes. They are amazing. I have always been a fan of Russian planes. They are fun to watch. Below is a good video documentary of the Russian Air Force. My favorite plane, the Mig 29 Fulcrum. I will be adding more general blogs of my thoughts like I have with SaigonNezumi in the … [Read more...] about Russian Air Force (Video)
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/-PSWxEpllRo Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4 for Kevin Miller Jr … [Read more...] about Air Astana Flight 867 landing in Aktau