🇰🇿 Today's country is Kazakhstan. A wild ancestor of the apple still grows above Almaty. In Almaty, snow peaks appear at the end of ordinary streets as if the city forgot to leave itself enough room. At Green Bazaar the air smells of apples, dill, hot samsa, and smoked horse sausage, and even quick errands can turn into tea. Then you take a long road or a night train out into the steppe and understand the real trick here: how fast a table-sized world opens into enormous distance. 📍 Places… See more