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		<title>Kazakhstan</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kazakhstan! :D It&#8217;s really interesting, coz in Postcrossing the definition of exotic and rare countries is totally about how many users (who actively send postcards) from a country. Malaysia = not exotic. Kazakhstan = exotic. And the lack of a card from somewhere exotic and not familiar always make me wonder if there actually exist [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Kazakhstan</strong>! :D It&#8217;s really interesting, coz in Postcrossing the definition of exotic and rare countries is totally about how many users (who actively send postcards) from a country. Malaysia = not exotic. Kazakhstan = exotic. And the lack of a card from somewhere exotic and not familiar always make me wonder if there actually exist people in the country at all? And what kind of activity they&#8217;re doing that they&#8217;re not really exposed to internet and other people? Though actually, I have met a number of Kazakh people in KSA last time, and even took some pics of them :P and believe me, they are normal people like us! But how come they are not in Postcrossing?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilyani/3204119564/"><img class="alignnone" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/3204119564_63d7104692_m.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="180" /></a></p>
<p>Still I did not have a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilyani/sets/72157618574104554/" target="_blank">Kazakhstan</a> postcard at that time -_____-  So how do you expect I would ever get a card from there, if it wasn&#8217;t our Jo Russianruby the traveler went to live in Kazakhstan for a while recently. And she sent me a card! Or in fact, two! But the one she sent from the country didn&#8217;t seem to reach me -____- and after months, who would have thought, Jo was in Kuala Lumpur for a few days before heading Cambodia, and she mailed again a card from KL in envelope! So I received a Kazakhstan postcard from Malaysia :P Nevermind! Here&#8217;s the finally arriving card!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilyani/3551513156/"><img class="alignnone" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/3551513156_fc53a03fb4.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="311" /></a></p>
<p>Something nature and archaeological here. These images belong to the <strong>Charyn Canyon National Park</strong> and the <strong>Tamgaly Tas Nature Reserve, </strong>which is one of the 3 UNESCO heritage sites in Kazakhstan. It&#8217;s now an open air museum which is home to over <strong>4000</strong> cave paintings date from the <strong>14th</strong> to <strong>16th</strong> century BC. Those unique petrogliphs show images of ancient inhabitants of Kazakhstan, their culture, home and way of life. And there&#8217;s also the Valley of <strong>King Burial Mounds</strong>, which are the tallest in <strong>Semirechye</strong> region and still have a lot of mysteries.</p>
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