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Central Asia still remains largely untouristed. I loved this article from the New York Times concerning a boy who taught himself Russian and then went to Kazakh
by kjellsbells 2y ago
Central Asia still remains largely untouristed. I loved this article from the New York Times concerning a boy who taught himself Russian and then went to Kazakhstan with his father to immerse himself.
The Foreign Language That Changed My Teenage Son’s Life https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/17/magazine/russian-language-kazakhstan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8E0.JI0w.vTjXrchBgoPo https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/17/magazine/russian-language...
- untech 2y agoThis was an incredible article. Thanks for sharing!
- a2tech 2y agoWe had a Turkmen exchange student a few years ago and her family has asked to Turkmenistan several times but we haven't taken them up on the offer. It does seem like an extremely unique place.
- culebron21 2y agoWonderful read, thanks for posting!
- SomeoneFromCA 2y agoCentral Asia (where I actually live) does not have much to see, esp. Kazakhstan. The main tourist destinations are historical monuments in Uzbekistan which has huge tourist influx lately (every time I am in Uzbekistan I see a good deal of tourists around hotels). Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have beautiful mountains, nature. Kazakhstan is bit dull post-Soviet place, Almaty resembles more some city in Eastern Europe than Asia.
- fer 2y ago> Central Asia (where I actually live) does not have much to see, esp. Kazakhstan I think this is the "I live here" bias. I've hit most stans, each is unique and worth a visit in their own ways, but I give you that a random snapshot from Almaty could have been taken anywhere in the USSR.
- throwaway290 2y agoAlmaty has nice mountains to see actually, but some seriously problematic neighborhoods and high crime.
- lossolo 2y agoBeautiful story, thanks for the link.