A short history of Wild Natures This is how it all started. Born and grown up in Holland I always wanted to explore the world. When I was young by reading a lot of books, later by travelling to the strangest places on earth. On one of these tours I was part of a one day walking trip through the Aksu-Djabagly nature reserve in Southern Kazakhstan. When we drank tea with a local farmer it was love on first sight with his daughter Elmira. Although we met only one hour and we didn't speak each others language at that moment, a voice inside told that there was more. After more than one year of writing letters and sending e-mails (which sometimes took three months to reach) we decided to meet again. I went to Kazakhstan for some weeks and Elmira also visited Holland. We decided that our future would be in Kazakhstan.
 By moving my future to Kazakhstan there changed a lot in my life. Near the mountains there is not a high need for computer programmers, the type of work I am used to do in Holland. Tourism is at the moment the only way to get a normal living so far from the civilized world. Therefore I use my experience of traveller now to help the local people to develop tourism in their region in a balanced way. My task is mainly advice, quality control, contacts with abroad and help with first time investments if local people have good ideas but don't have the financial means to implement them.
 And the final question, why Wild Natures? This not only refers to the nature in this part of Kazakhstan which is still untouched. It also refers to my character and that of my wife and her family here. We look for opportunities, sometimes take steps back to jump forward. Because I have learned in Holland, if a canal is too wide to jump over, walking back and start running to gain speed might be enough to reach the other side.
Lammert Bies
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