Crescent Beach Baku

... perfect English, having he told us, recently returned from several years at London School of Economics! His mate then led us in his Merc at breakneck speed dodging the racing Porches and Ferrari's to a small hotel where we booked in and immediately demolished the mini-bars in both rooms. Off to bed at around 3 in the morning and hopefully ready to crack-on to Georgia in the morning.<br><br>Cheers, Rick.

... to stop her sliding off the oily deck into the sea. Fantastic. I have met a Russian lorry driver called Alexander, who has taught me to play Kazio. He thinks the crossing will take 3 days. I hope he's wrong but he has apparently done this journey many times.

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.

... you believe it!! And it is so nice to be back on the bike again . We descended for the first 10 kms which was very nice, came across three death sheep, who had recently been killed and now were either gutted or laid their with blood dripping onto a plate...nice!!! We came across many more animals, this time alive, such as cows, goats and even water buffalo's. The Azerbaijanies are very friendly, but a little weird, am sure they think the same off us. They are very excited to see ...

... the town of Saki, still 10 km away, up on the sloping gravel fan from an alpine valley. Have some navigation problems, and drive half the town, and ask several times before finding the road to the Caravanserai, then pass it and end up at the castle. Back and park in the carpark, drag bags across the road and in through the small man-door in the massive gates. The Caravanserai is pretty cool, with a massive domed space inside the ...

... disappeared into a bank and re-appeared with Khatuna, A local Georgian lady that spoke perfect English. She had me follow her and Pascha behind their car and led me to a nice homestay right on the waterfront, cheap as chips too. She then translated for me to get me settled in and then said hurry up and get ready, we'll be back in 10 mins to take you to a good restaurant. And it was good! I had a lavish feed of salad, chips, meat, mushrooms, and an introduction to Geoigian ...

... un poliziotto me lo impedisce... L'AN24 non si puo' fotografare!!! Come dargli torto!?! Non si puo' certo esporsi cosi' a cuor leggero allo spionaggio industriale!!! Con tutti i costruttori aerei disposti a pagare a peso d'oro foto di un tale gioiello di avanguardia tecnologica!!! Beh, in effetti ero gia' d'accordo con la Boeing per venderle le foto; mi e' andata male, peccato! per adesso beccatevi questo link sul mitico AN24: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An -24

... ostab endale süüa. Kuna maksta tuli kohe, kobis mu kott ülevalt riiulilt alla, kus mul õnnestus seda kuni maandumiseni pidada. Seega rikkusin kurjade stjuardesside kiuste kahte reeglit - minusuguste pärast läheb ilmselt maailm hukka. Bakuu viisasaamise süsteem on kummaline. Niipalju kui seda üldse süsteemiks saab pidada. Esimese asjana passikontrolli tädilt tempel passi. Pildiga lehte ei vaadata. Siis pikk sabatamine viisasabas, imestamine selle üle ...

... plugs deep in my ears, but still I could hear the swarm surveying their human prey above. The ravenous bugs weren't the only noise that night. Throughout the night, the tin walls shook with shouting, raucous laughing and ear pinging high-heals clanking passed on the rusting sheet metal floor outside my door. Drunks occasionally knocked violently on my door and yelled inside demanding I open it before noticing they had stumbled their way to the wrong room. The reception TV ...