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The moon.
Kazakhstan — endless arid steppes, harsh deserts, and towering snow‑capped peaks. The place feels otherworldly and enormous because it is the ninth‑largest country on Earth and home to the planet’s largest dry steppe — 804,450 km², nearly 40% of its land area.
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Lake Borovoe in Borovoe, also known as Borovoye, Burabay and Burbaray State National Natural Park
The Black Canyon
Kaindy Lake
Charyn Canyon
The sweetest of boys who insisted I try the 4L of horse milk (slighty salty, fizzy ferment flavour) they carried all the way up the mountain on a the Kok Zhailau hike just outside Almaty... I did not go back for a second sip...
Kok Zhailau hike
