Hotel Ambiance Baku
52 A Salamzade St Baku, 1095, Azerbaijan
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Crossing the Caucasus
... which is a huge relief, even though I had to go to the embassy twice for no clear reason. Did not do much sight seeing in the city, partly because it was excruciatingly hot - over 40 degrees while we were there, which apparently is not usual.
We have now crossed into Azerbaijan, where a tourist highlight is some bubbling mud. To be fair, the mud volcanoes were kind of interesting, but this is the level of tourism we're talking about - and ...
Ferry oddysee from Baku to Aktau
... in the middle of the night.
At 2 a.m. we woke to noises of a city and distant lights. Assuming it would take more time till arrival, we fell asleep again. At five we woke to eerie silence. The engine was shut down and we could see no land through the morning mist. What was going on? Many questions sprang into our mind. We wandered in a ghostly ship searching for reassurance, that we were not the only passengers on board. No noises, no people! Our ...
A secure ending to a trying evening
... Will be interesting to see reaction of British Embassy staff when they return after enjoying 7 day (?) New Year celebrations.
Obviously worrying about the studs.We need a solution and not a quick fix this time. Authenticity might have to go out the window.My money is on braking strain so might have to stop doing that.All on back wheels but I suppose they are carrying most weight and there's some fissics in there somewhere.
So we are in a nice city,sorted a ...
To a litle bit better world
... for 4000 years, withstanding invasions by Persians, Monghols, Seljuks, Tsarists, Turks and Soviets; surviving pogroms, genocide, death marches and devastating diasporas, it's no wonder they are a bit wary of the world. My sense was that in some ways, their protectionist reflex is to their detriment. Many Armenians we talked to told us that they are well aware they live without the "luxuries" of many other countries and this is certainly evident. Of the three countries in ...
Last week in aZERbaijan...
... br> I was first worried that I had planned to stay here too long....but now that it is my last day here I feel like it was just right...just enough to get used to the place a little and find my way around...even the ladies sweeping on the freeway don't seem as odd to me now....lots of really beautiful parts, and lots of really ugly ones.....it's an endearing place. Thanks to Sheila for making this part of my trip so easy and fun...I learned a ...
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