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  • Claritin Prices (Saigon vs Almaty)

    I bought about 10 boxes of Claritin in Saigon when I was there. Much cheaper there. Roughly $3.80 USD/box of 10. In Almaty it is costs about $7.20/box. I know I can get…

  • Racing Jets, Slow Lines, Back in Almaty

    While the bus was taking us to the terminal from the plane, these two planes went past us rather quickly. I had to "race" to get these photos. Air Astana racing by. Air…

  • It is hot in Saigon

    Over a month and a half ago this was the temperature in Almaty, Kazakhstan: Almaty Weather - March , 2014 Today Saigon got this hot: Saigon Weather - March, 2014 Yes, I…

  • This is life

    I love Saigon. It is about 35 C and now I am sitting on the street drinking a cafe sua da. It will be hard to return to Kazakhstan. :-) Posted from WordPress for Android

  • The Daun Halal Restaurant

    Today I finally visited The Daun restaurant. It is a halal restaurant catering to Muslim tourists visiting Saigon. Most of the customers are Malaysian tour groups so the…

  • Update on Internet Usage in Almaty

    Got an update since my last post about internet providers here in Almaty. I have learned quite a bit. For starters, UNLIMITED is not unlimited with any internet provider…

  • In the Alatau Mountains

    My former Karatau student took me into the mountains today right at sunset. It was amazing how beautiful the Alatau Mountains are. One reason a person would choose to…

  • A bit of Kazakh history

    I visited the museum a couple weeks ago with my students. One part of the museum was devoted to ancient Kazakh history. Below is the Golden Man, considered as the symbol…

  • An update from Almaty

    I have been a bit silent on this blog for over a month. I had a bit of technical issues with my blog after I added it to a CDN. Today I finally removed my blog from the…

  • Early sunrises

    The days are getting longer now which means I will get to see the mountains when I wake up due school again. Still waiting for the snow to melt. Posted from WordPress…

  • Dangers of ice cycles

    Just took this photo at my school. Knocking down ice cycles Ice cycles do kill in Kazakhstan. There are always warnings issued when it starts to thaw out. I always see…

  • Another mountain sunrise

    Sunrise over the Alatau Why I love this view from my apartment. Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Choosing a 3G and 4G provider in Kazakhstan

    Beeline - Kazakhstan I have been in Almaty, Kazakhstan, for nearly 3 months now (minus the 3 weeks back in Saigon, Vietnam, for my holidays). As an avid blogger, social…

  • It is cold, cold, cold, in Almaty

    Well, finally a normal cold day in Almaty as you can see in the Accuweather reading below: Yes it gets colder here and definitely in other parts of Kazakhstan. We have…

  • 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…