Originally Posted by
jms_uk
I've nearly booked ALA trip myself [especially as I don't need visa], but turned out first week of September suits my work schedule better.
So, instead I am planning of going to few countries in Middle East.
Also, if I went all the way to Kazakhstan, I'd have to go to few of the surrounding countries too
I fell into that trap also. I figured if I was going to be in Almaty I might as well use *A miles and catch the Asiana ALA-ICN flight and make it into a whole multi-week Asia trip. As it turned out, I was never in one place long enough to surrender my passport to the Kazakh embassy for processing.