January 2014

  • Sunset over the Alatau Mountains

    What a beautiful site. We had a lot of snow this week. Today was unusually warm again which normally means clear skies. I just took this photos from my room: Alatau…

  • Sun Valley Apartments - Almaty

    People have asked about where I live in Almaty. I live closer to the mountains at Sun Valley Apartments not far from Medeo. This is a great area since there is less…

  • Lovely Winter Day with Kazakh Flag

    Just took this shot. We had another snow storm last night. Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Air Pollution in Almaty

    It was bound to happen. My Kazakh friends in Vietnam warned me about this. Almaty has pollution problem due to the large amounts of cars in the city. Today there was a…

  • Another beautiful mountain shot from Almaty

    Another reason it is nice to live in Almaty. Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Tagam Halal Restaurant in Almaty

    Just had lunch here with my Kazakh friends. This place is a halal restaurant offering Kazakh cuisine. Next time I will get some pictures of the good food here. Tagam…

  • Cold is beautiful

    Yes it does get cold in Kazakhstan but boy is it beautiful... Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Vaseline in Almaty

    This is very helpful to keep your nose moist in Almaty. I forgot to buy some in Saigon. I found a Russian equivalent at a local pharmacy luckily. Vaseline in Russian…

  • Altel 4G is awesome

    After getting fed up with my slow ADSL line at my house, I decided to get 4G. Altel provides a 4G router for 9990 Tenge or roughly $66 USD that includes one month free…

  • Humidifier for my room

    The air is a bit dry for me in Almaty when compared to the tropical air in Vietnam. I wake up in the middle of the night normally since my nose is dry. I am thirsty too…

  • -9 C outside and still snowing

    I have to head to Mega today to get a humidifier. Today will be one of the coldest days for me in a long with a high of just - 6 C. Thank God for my good warm clothes…

  • Back in snowy Almaty

    Flight lasted 8 hours. Still short when comparing flying back to the US. As we were landing I noticed all the snow on the ground. Arghh. It was snowing as I got home but…

  • Heading Back to Almaty, Kazakhstan

    At Tan Son Nhat airport now. Heading back to Almaty with Air Astana. Will be in Almaty later this afternoon. Air Astana Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Scoozi Pizza

    Scoozi Pizza has nice brick oven pizzas. One of the best in Saigon. It is located on Thai Van Lung next to Capital Place Building. Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Why I love Vietnam (picture)

    Vietnam is home to me. Yes I work in Kazakhstan and may work outside Vietnam for many years. Eventually I will settle in Vietnam permanently. This one picture is one…

  • My favorite item that I will bring to Kazakhstan

    Just bought 10 blocks of Japanese curry that should last me last a few months in Almaty. I have not found any curry blocks in Kazakhstan yet but I heard an international…

  • Happy New Year 2014 from Saigon, Vietnam

    Wishing all of my readers a Happy New Year 2014. January 1 is also the New Asian Year for Japan so welcome the Year of the Horse. Posted from WordPress for Android