Tag: Almaty

  • AmerasianWorld.com's Salaam Central Asia Relaunched

    After being down for over a year, I finally relaunched AmerasianWorld.com's "Salaam Central Asia". Salaam Central Asia was my first website devoted my experiences in…

  • Crossfit

    Crossfit Gyms

    One of the joys for Olympic Weightlifters now is that there are many places to lift due to the popularity of Crossfit. This was not true in the 1990s. I have now worked…

  • Got to love Air Astana

    I fly Air Astana quite a bit since moving to Kazakhstan in November, 2013. Last week was my last flight on the return to Almaty from Hong Kong. I will miss Air Astana…

  • Air Astana Flight 867 landing in Aktau

    Air Astana Flight 867 landing in Aktau in an Airbus A320 from Almaty. This is my first domestic flight across Kazakhstan. I flew this route over a week ago to see my…

  • 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

  • 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…

  • ToDos for 2015

    Edit 1: Italics are the trip updates Well, it is 2015. I am back in Almaty, Kazakhstan, starting the second half of the school year. I enjoyed New Years in Saigon…

  • #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