Transportation
Metro Fare of the Day: 45 Cents
The cost of a ride on Almaty's brand new subway, only the second in Central Asia
Central Asia used to be the backwater of the Soviet Union. But thanks to an infusion of oil money, the region is sprucing itself up, aiming to build cities that compete with the likes of Dubai.
The learning curve is a bit steep. But Kazakhstan's Almaty took a big step forward last month, when it opened a metro. It's only the second subway in Central Asia. The first opened in Tashkent in 1977.