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KAZAKHSTAN
Kazakhstan was occupied by nomadic tribesmen when it was conquered by Ghengis Khan in the 13th century. Two centuries later it was gradually absorbed into imperial Russia and became Kazakh SSR under the soviets and then independent in 1991. It is currently ruled by President Nursultan Nazarbayev who became lifetime ruler in 2000.

Author and journalist Christopher Robbins talks about his journey to a country recently propelled into people鈥檚 consciousness by Sacha Baron Cohen鈥檚 comic character Borat, who purported to come from Kazakhstan.

HONEYMOON
鈥淲hilst our friend George and his young wife were enjoying the first blushing days of the honeymoon at Brighton, honest William was left as George's plenipotentiary in London, to transact all the business part of the marriage.鈥� (Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray 1847).

John McCarthy finds out that times have changed and hears about the kinds of holidays newlyweds are taking nowadays to kick off their married life. He is joined by travel expert Julie Middleton and Louise Cheung and Stewart Denard who honeymooned in Belize last year.