Best Eastern Intourist Baku

The relief to enter the harbor at Baku and then to actually dock and not anchor-off as we half expected was fantastic. We could finally get off the boat!<br><br>The actual process of getting off took seemingly hours of course and we were through to the Customs in Baku.<br><br>Fun and games ensued with Pete in particular taking the brunt of the wrath of a couple of 'Jobs-worth' officials with lots of ...

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 ...

... lost on the metro, but eventually got back to the Gordons. They had a few friends over and we spent all evening outside chatting and barbequeing. It was fantastic and we will all be reluctant to leave the land of real food, showers and beds.

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.

... especially when they realize you are a woman!! One man on a horse tried to race me, without a saddle, and somehow stayed on the horse. It is a country full of hazelnut and walnut trees and of course sheep. The temperature has gone up to around 51 degrees...can somebody please turn down the heater!! " More hills and heat" Qabala to Shameki - 95.5km The last two mornings it has been much harder to get up since we have changed the 2 hours. As it is much darker and when we get up ...

... leading to a central courtyard with gardens and an ornamental pool, with arched double storied galleries all around. Each room as an arch on either side and a couple of high steps from the raised walkway down to the garden level. The rooms are actually suites, with a lounge room, bathroom and bedroom. All very old, but renovated, with old, worn, but smooth varnished parquetry flooring. Very swish for rough travelling men. The ...

... Sweeet! I went to ask for the bill but Pascha wasn't having any of it. He went and paid it while I was still trying to fit all the food in. Bless them! I'd heard of Georgian hospitality, and was now experiencing it first hand. They dropped me back at at the homestay. It was raining heavily outside, but I was snug and warm. How could such a **** day turn into something so good I thought. Karma. The day was balanced. Pascha lived about about 150 km from Kobuleti in the ...

made it thru iranian border no hassles. then the azeri border guards wanted to know had been doing in armenia. they detained me for about 2 hours and eventually i got sent to some army chief who spoke no english but seemed more interested in my being an aussie tourist and my photos and trinkets. eventually they let me in. go figure what they had me waiting there for????????????????????? novelty factor ...

... me Aserbaidzaanis kedagi ei tunne ja ka hotelli pole. Eestist päris asereid on palju ja väga lahked ja lõbusad. Viisa käes ja uuesti passikontrolli, seekord küsitakse, kas esimest korda Bakuus, kui kauaks ja mis on reisi eesmärk. Rahamasin sülitab manatte, pakub ka dollareid. Lennujaam on öisele ajale kohaselt vaikne. Satume kahe mundris tegelase otsa, kes pakuvad taksot. Ignoreerime neid. Viitavad teisele korrusele suunduvale eskalaatorile, exit olevat ...

... Russian pop tunes so loud that I had to check to see if my ear plugs were actually in my ears and hadn't fallen out. By 6am I hadn't managed a precious little 5 minutes of sleep when I heard, through my paper thin walls, a large Russian man burst into his room and slamming the door shut. He laughed a Vodka soaked cry and so did a second, female, voice. "Ohh god... no more sleep for Luc" I thought realizing that he was one of the hourly customers and would keep me from getting ...