Ultimate Encounter

The World’s Greatest Train Journeys

Just when you thought slow travel had been overtaken by the jet age, a series of luxurious new trains is set to seduce slow travel lovers like never before. Here’s our take on the world’s most remarkable rail journeys. 

Nur-Sultan is the City on the Steppes

Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan’s eye-catching capital, is a wonderland of surreal architecture, traditional hospitality, and blind ambition, making it the hottest destination in Central Asia for the year ahead.

Eastbound & Down

Kazakhstan’s Air Astana offers travellers from Asia and Europe the opportunity to traverse Central Asia in style, discovers Nick Walton.

The Beacon of Central Asia

Nick Walton revisits Air Astana, one of his favourite airlines, on a red-eye flight from Kazakhstan commercial capital to Bangkok, Thailand. 

Nick Walton revisits Air Astana, one of his favourite airlines, on a red-eye flight from Kazakhstan commercial capital to Bangkok, Thailand. 

The Little Airline That Could

Nick Walton encounters remarkable levels of customer service on Air Astana during a flight between Hong Kong and Almaty. 

Nick Walton encounters remarkable levels of customer service on Air Astana during a flight between Hong Kong and Almaty.