Published date: August 21, 2024
A Journey from Kansai International Airport to Central Asia
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Experience of the stay
This is my third time using HafH for an OMO series accommodation. Here we go! Tomorrow morning, I’ll gather at Kansai for the journey to Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 & Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬! The location is right in front of the station 【Rinku Town】, which is just one stop before Kansai Airport. Since the tour's gathering time is very early the next morning, I chose to stay overnight as departing from home would have been quite strenuous. Following my stays in OMO in Ookubo and Akasaka in Tokyo, I really appreciated the separation of the toilet and bath facilities. When it comes to traveling abroad, even if I’m lucky enough to find a hotel with a bathtub, taking a proper bath is often a challenge, so I truly enjoyed the relaxing stay before my trip.
Experiences during the trip
Hi, I recently traveled to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The Tamgaly site in Kazakhstan, surrounded by endless rocky mountains and barren fields, features remarkable rock paintings, while Almaty boasts a vibrant urban atmosphere. Crossing the border by land into Kyrgyzstan, in stark contrast to Kazakhstan, I was met with breathtaking nature fueled by melting snow from the Tien Shan mountains. I admired the blossoming Issyk-Kul Lake and learned of the tales surrounding the Ak-Beshim ruins, which are linked to the legendary monk Xuanzang and the homeland of Li Bai, sparking my imagination of the distant world of the Silk Road. My journey to Central Asia was overwhelmed by the majestic mountains said to be inhabited by snow leopards.