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With this chokehold on Lhasa, intrepid travellers need to look east for Tibetan authenticity. In the untamed....



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  • KAZAKHSTAN - A sculpture gives a nod to Astana’s ambitions in recent years to flex some cultural muscles.
  • KAZAKHSTAN - Astana is replete with wacky buildings, here flanking the Presidential Palace.
  • KAZAKHSTAN - Almaty’s Green Market offers stacks of nuts and dried fruit from across the region.
  • KAZAKHSTAN - The leafy public gardens of Almaty are perfect for relaxing strolls.
  • KAZAKHSTAN - The Biterex City Tower soars over Astana.
  • KAZAKHSTAN - Kazakhs traditionally ate what was most readily available on the open steppe, and this usually meant horses and sheep.

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