Jun 24 2010
Last week I worked with the poeple from Spain who came to Astana to sign a contract with the Ministry of Agriculture. There were several surprises awaiting them, one of which is the service in a restaurant in Astana
Surprise #1 Menu is either in Russian or in Kazakh, but rarely in English.
If you don’t speak [...]
Mar 09 2010
If you happen to be in Kazakhstan (or in any CIS country for that matter) on the 8th of March, you should not forget to wish a Happy Women’s Day to all the women you know.
This day is a big day on every woman’s calendar, as well as on every man’s. This is always a [...]
Jan 17 2010
I feel very sorry for you if you have to come to Astana in winter! Today the temperature in Astana was as low as -32 and this is not the only day when it’s so cold. Astana is known as the second coldest capital in the world and I believe it!
Winter in Kazakhstan is something [...]