Azerbaijan Hotel Baku

... to cut across several lanes of heavy traffic and disappeared into the night, not to be seen again as it happened for many days!<br><br>Bas and myself, with Pete in tow, paused at the roadside and pondered our options and decided on a hotel, preferably close, and even more important with a cold beer and a hot shower. At this point a small crowd gathered and one bloke came up to us and started to chat ...

Well, it's taken all day, but we've made it onto the boat. This is one dodgy affair. Happily the few other passengers on this filthy freighter are mostly British, travelling around the world on motorbikes. Everything is filthy, and there is nothing but Molly's ...

Chris didn't feel great, so Damien and I went into town to investigate the ferry, and while we were relieved to discover there was one the next day, we were surprised to find they were after over $600 for the privilege. We got a bit separated ...

Spent the day in Baku and met up with the Gordons in the early evening. We had showers! I was disappointed to find that most of my tan was ingrained dirt. Graeme took us out for a curry and few beers and we returned to sleep in beds! Chris and I shared a double bed, but he only hugged me once in his sleep. It was a special moment.

... to get on a plane to Baku via Istanbul...at last, as it feels like I have been in Turkey for a little too long and need a change and get back on the bike. We arrived at the airport early as we wanted to get ourselves on an earlier flight to Istanbul to make sure my bike and bags would make it on the Istanbul flight to Baku, as you all know how lucky I am with luggage at airports...We were only charged 30 euros access for our bikes, nothing for our bags, love Turkish ...

... 1994. However around 13% of Azerbaijan's territory remained under Armenian occupation, with around 800,000 Azeris left homeless or displaced. Today Australia's travel warnings advise to stay away from Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan's population is nearly 8 million, nearly 2 million of which live in the capital, Baku. Heydar Aliyev is known as Azerbaijan's "National Leader", though he died in 2003, aged 80. His photos are ...

... der Erde blubbert. Ganz nett, aber nicht spektakulaer, es gibt schoenere... Die Hauptsehenswuerdigkeit aber sind Felszeichnungen , 6000 davon bis zu 12000 Jahre alt. Thor Heyerdal hat sie besucht und die Theorie aufgestellt, dass die Skandinavier von hier stammen, da sie spaeter aehnliche Felszeichnereien gemalt haben:-) Nun ja, auch wenn die Skandinavier nicht von hier stammen ist es ganz nett. Gruss Ralf

... as I can between me and him in a 20min sprint until I find another field down below the road near the river. No asking permission this time. I stealthily sneak down and pitch my tent and crawl in, realizing I've still got my red flashing LED light going ******* the back of my belt. Yep, Stealthy! I check my new visa before dozing off. 3 Days?!!! Fack! Dunno what happened to the other 10. I got out the map and did some rough calcs on distances to the Armenian border. About ...

... spontaneo domandarsi: "Perché qualcuno dovrebbe vivere proprio qui?" La città non esisteva fino al 1963, quando gli architetti sovietici, in seguito alla scoperta di giacimenti di uranio nel territorio circostante, cominciarono a progettare una città con ampie strade diritte e condomini residenziali. Grazie alle sue spiagge sabbiose Aktau si sviluppò anche come un'improbabile località di villeggiatura dell'elite sovietica. Attualmente l'industria turistica e quella ...

... passed the ISIC office. With Azerbaijan's complicated visa process and lack of tourist infrastructure, it was no wonder that very few foreigners made it out here. The ISIC office, which issued student cards, much like the forged one I bought in Bangkok, was a gold mine of information. Inside, Rovshan, a friendly man, roughly my age, was more than happy to go above and beyond the call of duty to help. We planned out a day trip, via taxi, for the next day, and I took off happy to ...