A beautiful travel experience can quickly turn into a nightmare if you don't check the news before you board that flight. A young Russian tourist has learned his lesson and has shared his experience of visiting the wrong place at clearly the wrong time.

Kazakhstan: Tourist sets out for vacation, gets caught amid unrest

Over 160 people have lost their lives in Kazakhstan in the violent riots that rocked the central Asian nation. It remains unclear whether the number refers to just civilian casualties or if law enforcement deaths are included out of the total deaths.

A week of protests rock Kazakhstan, police detain over 5,800 people

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed Kazakhstan's violent upheaval on damaging domestic and external forces, saying the Russian-led CSTO military alliance will not enable ex-Soviet "colour revolutions" to topple its member states.

Russian-led bloc will stymie any coups, says Putin after Kazakhstan riots