Kazakhstan

Central Asia is fun — perhaps a little too much fun.

I went to the first McDonald’s in Kazakhstan. I was the only customer there.

I came into Aktau to visit the emerging port / SEZ area, but found a place that was incredibly interesting for many reasons.

Aktau has an address system that’s relatively unique. The streets really are unnamed.

Aktau was once one of the Soviet Union’s closed city, a secret work camp that few outside of it knew existed.

I’m given relationship advice from a guy who has a lot of practice.

After traveling around Central Asia for the past six weeks I’m back in Astana.

I didn’t feel as I usually do on my way to a new country.

I returned to Khorgos for the third time in two years. What’s changed? Almost everything.