An accurate depiction of the service on offer – the default footwear for females in Almaty is a 2 or 3 inch heeled boot.



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Another sign with a whole bunch of cultural assumptions – from a day in the Southern California desert.
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Anyone planning to work in China is required to take undergo health check-up that ranges from eye-tests to HIV and involves a taxi ride into …
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If you’ve stared into one of these lights there’s a reasonable chance you’re were about to go into surgery. I’ve had quite a few …
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There’s something very honest about the packaging for these tin: does what it says on the tin; uncomplicated; minimal graphic design (but no homogenous like, …
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One of the challenges of dispenser design is minimising bacterial transference. This dental floss vending machine in this Rio de Janeiro restaurant – designed in such …
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I suspect that arboriculturalists have heart palpitations when they arrive in Almaty – one of the features of leafy city is the proximity between the …
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Many of Almaty’s newer ATMs have a perculiar form: a significantly larger footprint than the international norm; and positioned in locations that force the customer …
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