Sunday, May 25, 2014

You gotta have faith

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by Robyn and Kevin I'm sitting on our couch, laptop open at 6:44pm on a Monday, listening to some sounds of the city through open wi...
Thursday, May 22, 2014

Ladies and Gentlemen...

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by Robyn Part of the fun of living abroad are the opportunities that sometimes arise simply because "you're not from around her...
Thursday, May 8, 2014

[UPDATED] I Love a Parade

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[Updated below with a link to a news story on the parade.] written by Kevin We're in the middle of a three day holiday in Kazakhs...
Monday, May 5, 2014

People's Unity Day

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written by Robyn Kazakhstan prides itself on a long history of welcoming other peoples of different faiths and traditions. Part of the a...
Sunday, May 4, 2014

And... we're back

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Written by Robyn and Kevin. We know we've neglected our blog for the last several weeks, but have some new stories and adventures to s...
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Sunday, March 9, 2014

We've moved

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Written by Robyn on February 10, 2014, but neglected to post until now. Yes, we're still in Kazakhstan. But we have changed apartments...
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Friday, March 7, 2014

Women's Day

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Posted by Robyn . I had no idea. Sure, I've heard of International Women's Day. and thought it was a Soviet relic of a holiday.....
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

+2 hours from Sochi (Сочи)

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Posted by Robyn Only 2 hours ahead of Sochi, we are getting lots of live coverage of the Winter Olympics. In Russian. and in Kazakh.  (The...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

20% Off

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Posted by Kevin As of this morning there's a 20% off sale on your travel to Kazakhstan. Well sort of. The Kazakhstan Central Bank a...
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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Polar freeze

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That polar vortex blasting the US of late?  That is typical winter weather in Astana. Having said that, until the last week or so, Ast...