Jonathan Newell is the author and presenter of Steppe Tales travel documentary series about Kazakhstan first shown on the Caspionet TV channel. Read Jonathan Newell's blog on the Steppe Tales blog, read more about Steppe Tales on the Caspionet web site, follow Caspionet on Twitter at @CaspionetTV, follow Steppe Tales on Twitter at @SteppeTales or visit Caspionet's facebook page