The Journey From Bishkek to Almaty Shouldn’t Take This Long

Five minutes after arriving in the former capital city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, I was being detained inside a windowless police cell.

Almaty to Tashkent : What Not to Expect on a Long-Haul Train Journey Through the Former USSR

Mostly, just an unconventional bribe and Vodka filled travellers tale, from a train somewhere between the ancient post-Soviet lands of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.