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What makes Almaty, Kazakhstan’s former capital and its main commercial and cultural hub, so welcoming and attractive? Here’s an introduction to a city which is a journey, a must visit for anyone related to urban design and planning.
Can Soviet public housing be interesting? A tour in Almaty’s residential blocks is a journey through a surprising living environment with intriguing facades.
Repetitive geometrical forms were dominant in soviet architecture and design. It seems that sidewalks were playgrounds for designers to try elaborate repetitive interlocking forms…
Outdoor scenes, an ethnic festival, marshrutka rides, the warm hospitality of Kyrgyz people… Intimate interactions make a journey in Kyrgyzstan an unforgettable experience.
Traveling in Kyrgyzstan in the summer means summer vacation also for children. They roam everywhere, playing on the streets, helping their parents with house or farm duties, or joining them for a vacation time. And interactions with them are always cheerful.
Markets provide an unmediated interaction with colors, smells and smiles of people, inevitable for us as social creatures. Markets (“Bazaars”) of Kyrgyzstan are no exception.
Want to buy a mare milk drink? Enjoy summer pastures? Meet inspiring shepherds? A glimpse into rural life in Kyrgyzstan via encounters with local communities.
The city of Naryn is stretched 15 Milometers along the narrow Naryn river valley in Kyrgyzstan. Lovely hospitable people make up for a place seems forgotten in time.