Tag: almaty

  • Almaty International Airport tarmac

    I finally got some more pictures of the Almaty International Airport from my plane. It is not often I have the time to get any pictures from the tarmac. We can take…

  • Nauryz celebration at my school

    A week ago my school celebrated Nauryz. My students prepared one of the best tables with food from India, Pakistan and some local Kazakh food. We also had pizza and KFC…

  • Gloria Jeans Coffee

  • Ekotaxi Parking

    I walked by this parking storage area for Ekotaxi today. Ekotaxi is the main taxi I take here in Almaty. A bit pricey but reliable. Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4

  • Alma University

    Apple (Alma) University is located near Mega. I wonder if they just offer courses about Apples? Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4

  • Construction vehicles

    With Spring arriving soon, these construction vehicles will be heavily used. I am curious to see if they will be at this location in a month or two. Posted from Samsung…

  • Almaty International Airport

    Seems I am visiting this airport quite often now. Before it was a hard airport to travel too, in the 1990s that is. Today it is not that bad. Even immigration goes…

  • March snow in Almaty

    I woke up to a surprise snowfall morning. It is pretty but Spring is almost here. I prefer sun over snow. It is wet snow so it should melt rather quickly. Posted from…

  • High Protein Japanese Curry Rice

    Being part Japanese, curry rice is one of my stable meals wherever I live whether the US, Vietnam or here in Kazakhstan. I tend to eat this dish 4-5 times per week. How…

  • Mud, mud everywhere

    The last time I saw any real mud in Kazakhstan was back in early 1999, my last year with the US Peace Corps. I was walking in Karatau just after all the snow melted…

  • #HourOfCode - #Kazakhstan @codeorg

    I did the Hour of Code (#HourOfCode) with all of my ICT students last week and last Monday. The classes were from. 6th to 10th Graders. I gave my students options of…

  • Chilly - 17 C morning in Almaty

    Just woke up. Today is Independence Day in Kazakhstan. No work today and tomorrow. It also means I get to see the sunrise over the Alatau Mountains at my house. It is…

  • Air Astana KC-907 winter takeoff

    Monday's video will focus on the takeoff of Air Astana KC-907 after it was de-iced. It had just started to snow again. Sorry for the blurry window, it was due to the…

  • Air Astana Flight KC-907 being de-iced

    This week I will start posting video posts which is a direction I want SaigonNezumi.com to follow now. The first posts will focus on Air Astana on my flight to and from…

  • Camels

    I love the camel handcrafts in Kazakhstan. I will need to bring some to Vietnam. Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4

  • Beautiful Almaty - early winter

    Winter can make any city beautiful. Almaty is especially pretty now with our snowfall from a couple days ago. Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4

  • A Wintry Almaty Day

    Today Almaty was forecasted to have over a foot of snow. Luckily it has been downgraded. Still we got a lot of snow. The temperature is dropping now as well. This is…

  • Almaty's horrible taxis - Who to use?

    Today I endured another taxi nightmare. After reserving a taxi from Taxi 515 online, I was surprised that they never came. Phones to the taxi dispatch did not help…

  • Ice cleats for icy days

    Rumors of snow tomorrow. I may need to wear these cleats tomorrow if the sidewalks are icy. I ordered these from the US. They claim these take just 30 seconds to put on…

  • Dealing with dry air in #Almaty

    Edit 1: Sadly my humidifier died but I found it was not really doing much anyway. I good solution is to shower with hot water and keep the bathroom door open. It puts in…