Azerbaijan

Two Weeks in the Caucasus: Travel Itinerary for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Blog, Georgia, Off the Beaten Path

Kate poses on a balcony in front of the three flame-shaped towers of Azerbaijan as the sky turns pink at dusk.

If you were going to spend two weeks in the Caucasus, what’s the best itinerary? I recently visited the Caucasus for the first time: first Azerbaijan, then Georgia, then Armenia. First off — the Caucasus is such an interesting place that you could spend months there without seeing all the points of interest. But most […]

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What’s it REALLY like to travel to Baku, Azerbaijan?

Azerbaijan, Off the Beaten Path

Kate poses in a red dress in front of the white swooping curvy roof and glass wall of the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan.

When I think back to my travels in Baku, Azerbaijan, one anecdote comes to mind. I’m driving through the highway as we speed past modern, silver buildings interspersed with sand-colored mosques and souks, set back against the arid landscape. My guide points out a cluster of buildings on one side of the highway. “See those

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