Customer Reviews

Kazakhstan (Bradt Travel Guide)

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What a pity the previous correspondent didn't return his FAULTY copy of Kazakhstan for a replacement. Because that is what it is - a mis-printed copy. This book is excellent, the sort of guide your fellow travelers would want to borrow every day. Highly recommended.

I work in Kazakhstan and live in Alaska. This book was priceless and full of information that made my work and being here much easier. If you're going to Kazakhstan, this is the one book you should take with you and study before you go. The author is a career diplomat that gives good advice and local's perspective to boot. Don't leave for Kazakhstan without it.

My wife and I adopted from Kazakhstan and used this as one of our resources. We felt it was well worth the money. Good explanations of culture and general tips, and helped us find some things to do while over there. Would definitely recommend its purchase if you're heading over there.

I read the book after visiting Almaty, and found its guide to the city - a small fraction of the total page count - to be comprehensive and up-to-date. Still, a broader picture, emotional "feel" of the city, or the country, is somehow missing; "Apples are from Kazakhstan" by Christopher Robbins, in my opinion, does a good job there, and would be a worthwhile complement.

I have been recently visited the country and I am glad somebody lent me the travel guide while I was there. The descriptions were very accurate and I have bought the book on arriving home because I wanted to keep the impressions of the book, with which I mostly coincide.