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Six tourists from the Czech Republic were visiting Astana, Kazakhstan. They decided to take some pictures sporting Borat inspired tankinis. The authorities in Kazakhstan weren’t thrilled and the Czech tourists ended up getting arrested and fined around $70. Sacha Baron Cohen has offered to pay the fines. If you’re interested in trying this stunt yourself,…
I’m used to pulling out my Chase Sapphire Preferred Card and having merchants ooh and aah at how downright cool the card is. It’s rigid and heavy and something entirely unique. The folks at Sberbank in Kazakhstan have decided to raise the stakes by making a new Visa card that includes gold and diamonds. Having…
We arrived in Almaty at 7 am in the morning. A quick trip through the grumpy customs officials and I was off to the hotel. The taxi driver said that it would cost 5000 tenge to get to the($30) airport. This seemed a fair price. Once we arrived at the hotel, the taxi driver said…
Europe is one of my favorite destinations when it comes to travel. Perhaps it’s because you can get such a different experience because the countries are in such a close proximity. The trip I will be hitting Russia, Kazakhstan, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, and Norway in the span of about a week and a half.…
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