Personal Web Pages

Personal web pages are fun because they often contain many pictures. Unfortunately, they are usually hosted sites that have ads that popup every time you change pages. It is also difficult to search for exactly what you want. If you run across a neat site, please let me know. The host sites are listed in alphabetical order; individual sites are listed as I found them. I generally searched using just "Kazakhstan". This page is divided up into the following sections:

AOL
Angelfire
Geocities
MSN Groups
Tripod
Non-hosted are personal web sites not found on the above servers.
Peace Corp Volunteers

AOL Member Pages

Mariyashev is an archaeology professor in Almaty; a little time consuming but lots of pictures.
Schuepp's pictures from Medeo, Shimbulak and Almaty in January 2001.

Angelfire Member Pages: more than 3800 pages

KazakhstanElumin : joint military operations with the US, economy, a few pictures, general information links, and current events. Site not updated since 2001.
Damir : lots of pictures, taken from other sites
Bashiri : detailed information and history of Kazakhstan.

Geocities/Yahoo

Almaz is slow loading; links to travel, hotels, news, music.
Welcome to Almaty has a little information about Almaty and Astana, and some pictures.
FJParol a few pictures
Kuster were missionaries in Almaty.
Bethany's pictures from a mission trip to Kazakhstan. 4/08 site gone.
Joan and Rich were Peace Corp volunteers in 1997-9. This web site contains letters they wrote while there. Interesting look into life in Kazakhstan. They also have lots of pictures.
Phil Greiner : My Journey in the Land of the Steppes. Peace Corp volunteer in Shymkent, 2000-02. Journal and photo album.
Arlan Yerzhanov photoalbum of a lawyer living in Almaty.
Darhan is in Russian; photos.
Nowarski pictures of the world: Almaty and Astana.
Rustam Bobrow has some stunning photographs for sale. They occasionally show up on eBay .

MSN Groups listed over 3000, although many of those pages are on the same site, and many groups are gone now..

Ulkutans Photo Album
Richard Webb is a Canadian that used to live in Kazakhstan; lots of pictures.
Martin's pictures of Almaty and Astana in March-June 2004.
Road Trips and Parties pictures and journal from Kazakhstan.

Tripod Member Pages: more than 18,000 member pages

Aidyn graduated from SUNY at Binghamton; pictures.
raouf : pictures of Almaty and Astana, information; same as "welcome to Almaty" on geocities.
Barnhart : pictures of the steppes from a couple that have lived in Almaty for 5 years.
Nadya Osmanova pictures, mostly from the area around Almaty. 4/08 site removed.
Jim's Trip to Kazakhstan pictures.
USA Girl and Boy Scouts in Atyrau.

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Non-hosted sites: these aren't located on any of the above sites.

Akhito Koriyama has an amazing collection of high resolution pictures from along the Silk Road; top "sunset" picture on the right is for Kazakhstan.
David Astley's Kazakhstan photos Kazakhstan photo album.
Alain Debord is a French site; includes pictures from Khan Tengri and Kazakstan, and a Travelogue .
Mark Waddington : has a few pictures from Almaty.
Perry Tourtellotte has pictures of the Tien Shan Mountains.
Elmira has fascinating pictures of a Kirghiz family and wedding. On the same site is Kazakh, Kirghis, and Uzbek Folk tales about animals.
Ust Kamenogorsk of and Alma-Ata from a travel agency that specializes in expeditions.
Kliouchnik pictures from Tien Shan and trip to Markakol Lake.
Kazakhstanian beer caps I don't have to include only serious web sites!
Tan Wee Cheng's Odyssey Heart of the Silk Road.
I don't think we're in Kansas anymore : very interesting article written by someone who lived in Kazakhstan working with USAID in 1998.
Albert Sharipov is a photographer living in Pavlodar; lots of pictures. In Russian.
Voplary has pictures and travel logs. In Russian.
Bakhit Kourmanov has a few pictures from Almaty. Kazak music MP3s.
Johnny Jensen's pictures of Kazakhstan.
Zofona is a Dutch couple that lived in Almaty, lots of pictures.
Sergei Vasilyev is a student at Valley City State University.
Asan Tulemisov photo album.
Richard Kortum is an assistant professor at East tennessee State University. Look for his Mongolia: the enchanted land of Chinggis Khaan (129 photographs) and Mongolia 2002 pictures.
Davidov Sergey : nice pictures. This is the Sergey who wrote the Kazakh Kids newsletter and is helping run the Kazakh school . Landscape and nature, my hunting stories, two capitals, memories about childhood, national dishes. He also has a photo album .
The Heinz Family is a missionary family living in Almaty; pictures of Almaty.
Jeremy Beer in Lisakovsk, interesting account of a funeral .
Peyrot has beautiful pictures from a mountain climbing trip at Kan Tengri in 1997.
Silk Road Caravan blog : "Stories and news about life in Kazakhstan and Central Asia, and updates on new items available in our store, featuring jewelry by Kazakh silversmith Serzhan Bashirov."
Ashy's photo pages has pictures of Borovoje, Nauryz, Charyn Canyon, Aksu-Zhabagly nature reserve, Tamgaly Tas petroglyphs, flowers, and miscellaneous others.
Christopher Herwig is a professional photographer who has some beautiful pictures from Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
Mark Skalinski photography gallery of Atyrau; if you go to his main photo page, there are some nudes (just wanted to warn you).
Novic Arman Zhenkeyev is a photographer based in Kazakhstan. He does have a number of nudes
Daniel Gallegos is an American artist who lived in Almaty from June 2006 to June 2007. Blog and photos, he has also been to Taraz, Turkistan and Semey.
Bogar Harrrison's move to Kazakhstan : a New Zealand/Hungarian family who has moved to Almaty.
Foreign Service Husband : Brian Neely in Almaty, Kazakhstan from January 2005 to December 2006. His pictures from Kazakhstan are located at Portolio 2 .
Chris' Blog , an IT specialist living in Kazakhstan since April 2006.
Adventures in Almaty : living in Almaty since 1999.
KZ Blog often has some interesting insites and links to other websites. By an American married to a Kazakh and living there for 2 years.
Kazakhstan.neweurasia.net is kind of hard to describe. They have everything from links to other blogs and news, translations of Russian articles about Kazakhstan. I recommend bookmarking this site and reading frequently.
The Life of 2ME , blog of an artist living in Astana from October 2006 to March 2007.
Amy and Travis in Almaty from August 2004 to October 2005. They have some great pictures.
Tim Cope Journeys : "On the Trail of Genghis Khan", which started on May 31, 2004 and ended on September 22, 2007. Cope, an Australian adventurer, travelled 10,000 KM on horseback from Mongolia to Hungary, accompanied by his dog. A large portion of his journey took him through Kazakhstan, and he has some beautiful pictures and a journal.
Travel Pod: Almaty Adventure : from September 30 to December 30, 2007.
The Opposite End of China Kazakhstan photo gallery, October 2005.
EE Bakcuh's Blog : husband and wife teaching in Almaty.
Kazakhstan Experience , a blog from someone who started working in Almaty in January 2008.
Kazakh Nomad lived in Almaty 15 years ago, her husband is currently there again, and she writes about his impressions.

Photos on Flickr.com, a photo sharing site. Search for Kazakhstan or Kazakstan and you get thousands of hits. Let me know if you find anything interesting.

Herwigphoto's Kazakhstan pictures.
smurf5342's pictures from a cycling trip through Kazakhstan.
Penitent Man Kazakhstan photos.
pangur's photos from Pavlodar, Semipalatinsk, and Kokshetau.
World Wide Wondering

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Peace Corp Volunteers (PCVs)

I have placed these in their own category because they are a little different. Many of them give detailed accounts of what it is like to live in smaller towns and villages from the perspective of American youth. Although they may live predominately in one town, they frequently travel to other cities for visits and training. The usual stay is 2 years.

Monica's photo album in Pavlodar 1998-9.
Kazman in Ust-Kamenogorsk in 2003-4. Journal, photogallery.
Kate Mattingly in Aktobe; Western Kazakhstan stories.
Jeff Dubyn in Kyzylorda from 2002-January 2005.
Rachael's blog in Issyk and Uralsk starting June 2004 to June 2005.
Susan Wundering blog starting June 2004 to June 2006, in Esik and near Uralsk.
Otten Design blog, near Kokshetau, finished in June 2006.
Ryan Giordano is in Kokshetau in 2004-6.
Tim's journal near Uralsk, 2004-5.
Amanda Butler in Sovet, a village near Esik, and in Shymkent, 2004.
Peace Corp Online: Kazakhstan is a list of articles.
Peace Corp Writers "where returned Peace Corps Volunteers tell about their world." Search for Kazakhstan.
Susumu Ishii hs lots of pictures from a trip in August 1998, mostly in Almaty.
The Durrrty South of Kazakhstan in Taraz in 2005-6.
MerrilinKaz in Taldykorgan in 2005-6.
The Grand Adventure in Kokshetau in 2005-6.
Stanmenistan in Uralsk in 2005-6. 3/08 requires password.
stuck on the 45th parallel in Pavlodar in 2005-6.
life in the ekz in Ust-Kamenogorsk in 2005-6.
Sakura in Shymkent in 2005-6. In Spanish.
Jersey's Explorations in Kokshetau in 2005-6.
Kazakhstani Extravaganza in Ryskulov, a town in southern Kazakhstan, in 2005-6.
Shymkent sandie in 2005-6.
Marg Burke in Koilyk, a village in the Almaty oblast, in 2005-6.
Coming of age in Ust-Kamenogorsk in 2005-6.
Peace Clog in Sairam, south Kazakhstan, in 2005-7.
Where in the World are Jack and Amy? , in Bayanaul in 2005-6.
Dan in Kazakhstan in Tarkhanka, eastern Kazakhstan, in 2005-6.
Kazakhstan Adventures with the Peace Corp in Ust-Kamenogorsk starting in August 2006.
My Peace Corp Adventure : in Zhezkazgan in June 2005 to August 2006.
Lulu's Blog : in Almaty to April 2007.
Terry Young in Uralsk starting in March 2004.
Cultural Learnings of Kazakhstan starting in October 2007, in Zhelezinka which is north of Pavlodar.
Embracing the Steppe started in the fall of 2007, in Balkash.
Tales from KZ started in the fall of 2007, Aktobe.
Vagabonding For The Government started in the fall of 2007, Shymkent and Zhetysai.
KZ Photos from April 2006 to January 2007.
keep it simple, but try to make it swing started in the fall of 2007, Petropavlovsk.
One Steppe at a Time: Two Years in Kazakhstan started in the fall of 2007, Kyzlorda.
Displaced - 27 months of service, half a world away from familiar started in the fall of 2007, Bestamak (closest big city is Aktobe).
Robert's Kazakh Adventures started in the fall of 2007, Zhezkazgan.
Kazakhstan Chronicles from October 2000 to January 2002, Shymkent.
There and Back Again: A Midwinter's Blog started in the fall of 2007, Karaganda.
The 10,000th Chimp started in the fall of 2006, Pavlodar.
Kerblockistan or Bust started in the fall of 2006, Turgen.

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