Karat Inn Baku
175, Suleyman Raghimov Str Baku, AZ1000, Azerbaijan
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Crossing the Caucasus
... shouted at him to go away, at which point he unzipped my tent and grabbed me. When I shouted again, he backed off and disappeared. Needless to say, I was quite shaken, but didn't want to get out the tent in case I had to deal with them. They were hanging around our campsite for TWO HOURS. I later found out that most people had locked themselves onto the truck, which was probably a wise idea.
Anyway. Then we headed to Sheki and stayed in the ...
Day 3 of immobility
... deal with steel that small, so he will have to cut down a piece (and here he held out his hands about a foot apart! They make things like the drill bits for gas exploration, not wheel studs)
Honestly, what we would have done had we not got in with this crowd doesnt bear thinking about!
Back to The Plaza to Hertel, to wait for a letter which we need for customs to explain why we cant get the car out in 3 days. The letter isnt ready, so ...
To a litle bit better world
... explained to us, Armenians are content to live with less and go without, if it means that they hold on to their sovereignty. As Levon said "It's better this way. We control ourselves. We are not controlled." On the one hand, as a Canadian, I question the viability of a nation that defines itself solely through a shared ethnicity and religion; my country is the exact opposite. In today's global village, is religion and ethnicity enough to sustain a notion of a nation? It seems ...
What can oil do?
... borders are long enough that they afford you a transition time. As you cross the bridge or traverse a tunnel between one country and the next, you have time to say goodbye - as we did to beautiful Georgia - and look ahead to new adventures in the next country. Our first 24 hours were spent in the sleepy Silk Road village of Sheki, resting the the shadows of some pleasant looking mountains that actually unleashed some furious flooding in June, causing massive damage to the ...
Baku or bust
... and went out to an Italian place for dinner that we could walk to.
Can I say that every Azeri person I have met so far has been incredibly nice and friendly? I can't really speak here...everyone speaks Azeri, the back up is Russian, so I am out of luck. But alot of people speak English too, so you are never really stuck. Sheila says that Azeri is like an old form of Turkish, so if a Turk hears Azeri it is like ...


