SilentlyScreaming
English expat in Wales
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About me
English
Lives in Cardiff
Speaks English, very basic French, German, Russian
Registration: 22 January 2009
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Moving to Astana with a daughter. by RJones
Hi Everybody! I will soon be arriving in Astana to teach at NIS. My daughter will be accompanying me. Anybody with any advice? Does Astana have entertainment for young children? She is 8. Thank you. :)
There are children's theatre performances in Kazakh and Russian. The circus building has (obviously) various circuses perform there, as well as things like New Year pantomime-like events (last year they had Masha and Medved). Cinemas play a wide ... Read More
Cigar stores? by ChanTwo
I realize that cigars aren't a big thing in KZ, but - other than the hotels and some restaurants (where the price of an individual cigar is jacked up so high that I could buy several cigars back in the States) - does anyone know of any cigar stores ...
Congress hall - right bank. Old building, not too far from Ali BaBa, has a passenger underpass under the road in front of it, you have Vaquero near, and I think if you keep walking in a straight line from Congress Hall, past Sine Tempore, you'll get ... Read More
Cigar stores? by ChanTwo
I realize that cigars aren't a big thing in KZ, but - other than the hotels and some restaurants (where the price of an individual cigar is jacked up so high that I could buy several cigars back in the States) - does anyone know of any cigar stores ...
There is a tobacco shop in the Sine Tempore shopping centre (near Congress Hall). Ground floor, if you go in the entrance opposite Congress Hall, it is on your right, about four or so shops in. I'm fairly certain they sold cigars and had a humidor ... Read More