China to Kazakhstan

A border crossing and the world changes. We are now in Kazakhstan, the 9th largest country in the world and the world’s largest inland country.
We instantly see why Kazakh’s chose their light blue and gold national flag. Huge skies and the open steppes are golden (well they are now in autumn before the snows start in early November).
On arrival we were driven to the Charyn Canyon and walked 3kms down to the canyon’s river. Not as imposing as the USA’s Grand Canyon, but still a reminder that erosion never sleeps.
Then on to our bed in Almaty – the city closet to the Russian border.Read more