Serin 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 ...

... 15th June Mud Volcano Bush Camp to Baku Breakfast was planned for 7am, and an 8am getaway, however just after 7am, there was a bit of dark cloud in the sky, and the crew didn't want to be there in the rain, as the slightest drop of water instantly makes very greasy mud, so everything was quickly packed away - some were still in bed, and hadn't had breakfast. We are told that we broke another spring yesterday, but would be OK to ...

... Industrie der UdSSR angesiedelt). Daher hatte Azerbaidjan noch ziemlich viel Oel als es unabhaengig wurde und hat es in einem Joint Venture mit dem Westen zu Geld gemacht (so ziemlich jede amerikanische Firma im Oelbusiness hat hier eine Dependence incl. Halliburton). Baku liegt am Kaspischen Meer, der Status ob es See oder Meer ist ist ungeklaert (und hat Auswirkungen auf die Ansprueche der Anrainer auf die Oelfelder...). Mit 200m unter dem ...

... will have worn enough by the time I get to Tehran to fit properly. On Sat night I felt well enough to go out to a few bars with a group of 4 Croatian lads I'd met in the Azerbaijan embassy in Tbilisi, A few beers and the Scotland-Italy football match made for a goodnight out for a newfound teatotaler like me. 3 of these fine young lads will be traveling down under in March/April next year. They're doing a world tour of 80 countries and so are on a pretty tight budget. So ...

... they drink beer and try to convince us to buy them some too. Finally we are off, and head across the lake on what used to be a river chanel, as the trees make it impossible to travel anywhere else. Mary and I enjoy the view, while the pirate and two friends they loaded at the last minute sleep and the camoflauge side kick drives the boat. We move just ahead of a small rain storm which only adds to the mystique of the watery graveyard. We arrive at Baku. Dara hears ...

... eager to continue moving. Unfortunately everything but the building of Turkmenbashi statues moves at the speed of sloth in this country so we were left to wait. There are no scheduled ferry services between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan so people have to rock up and take their luck. There is also no way of knowing how many people will be allowed on board, though we had heard it between eight and eleven. The port consists of a waiting room with locked toilets and then customs ...

... of 29 he will be on a weekend of discovery to find the perfect pint of real ale and a mediocre game of football.   Put the evening of Friday 7 January and the day of Saturday 8 January into your diaries NOW!  Hokey dokey, we'll be seeing you,  Belle et Sebastian   ******************************** Mr &amp; Mrs R On Tour: To Yorkshire and beyond! **********************************

... up cigarettes as attendants rushed in to explain that you can't smoke on aircrafts but of course, the washroom stunk from Azeris sneaking in a few puffs. Flies buzzed in the cabin and the food was stale. In the end, we finally did reach Aleppo in one piece and I was happy to be back on the beaten path. It was funny, I was so keen to get off the standard travellers path but now I was happy to be back on it. Everything in moderation I thought, and happily made my way passed hoards of taxi touts to my hotel.