Beshbarmak – widely adopted as a national dish in Kazakhstan during the Soviet era.

This country’s national dish is fascinating … and challenging

It’s deeply cherished,and the source of much pride. Diss it at your peril (I learnt the hard way).

  • byBen Groundwater
Astana features some of the world’s most amazing architecture.

The futuristic Asian city few Australians visit (or know about)

Who knew Astana features some of the world’s most amazing architecture? I didn’t,until I went there.

  • byBen Groundwater
The park of the First President of Kazakhstan in Almaty.

'Very nice!':Tourist board of ridiculed Kazakhstan embraces Borat catchphrase

The ex-Soviet state of Kazakhstan has embraced the joke and adopted Borat's catch phrase to try to attract tourists.

FlyDubai Boeing 737-800s takes off.

Airline review:FlyDubai economy class,Dubai to Almaty,Kazakhstan

Dubai to Almaty with FlyDubai:Keep your expectations low to avoid disappointment.

  • byBelinda Jackson
Almaty,Kazakhstan.

Almaty,Kazakhstan:The former capital of this Central Asian country is nothing less than amazing

What is this place? What is this city like? What makes its people tick? And now I've gained a tiny window into its citizens'lives.

  • byBen Groundwater
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Nazarbayev Centre.

Why you should visit Astana,Kazakhstan:A strange and fascinating city

Welcome to Astana,Kazakhstan. Welcome to a strange and fascinating city...

  • byBen Groundwater
The Kay Munay Gaz building and the Bayterek monument,Astana.

What it's really like to travel in the home of Borat:Kazakhstan

It's strange to be here and to see this place and its people and to know that they're real. This is the home of Borat. And the joke is on them.

  • byBen Groundwater
ASTANA,KAZAKHSTAN REPUBLIC - 2012:View of the Nurzhol Boulevard and President's Palace Acorda

Astana,capital of Kazakhstan,travel guide:The city you've never heard of is about to become a tourist hotspot

Sure,this city is not on many people's bucket lists,but that might be about to change.

  • byHugh Morris
Cosmic fashion ... space suits on display at the Kennedy Space Centre.

Across the final frontier

David Whitley launches himself on an exploration of the universe with feet firmly on Earth.