kazakhstan

We were unable to give this huge nation the time it deserves. In our desire to reach the Pamir Highway (see Tajikistan) before the weather turned, we took a direct road route from North to South; little did we know it would result in three days driving through over 700kms of roadworks and the deepest, widest potholes I have ever had the misfortune to encounter. It was awful. Disco survived intact to deliver our shaking bones to Almaty the cultural capital. Occupying a stunning spot, nestled between snow-capped mountain ranges we enjoyed a superbly cooked Argentinian steak along with a pinot noir reigniting our taste buds for the first time in weeks.