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December 17, 2011, No comments

By Amy King. Peace Corps Volunteer 2012 will see a Eurovision take over Baku in all of its newly renovated glory. Preparations for the international singing competition are well underway …

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Baku Pool League

December 17, 2011, No comments

By Bashir Shaffi. Billiards, snooker, pool and Darts are known to be the two most famous indoor games played in pubs & restaurants around the worl ...

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Sattar Bahlulzade: Azerbaijan’s Charming and Mysterious Master Painter

December 17, 2011, No comments

By Aygun Samadova. Without any overstatement, I find the paintings of Sattar Bahlulzade to be some of the most exciting works I have seen in Azerbaija ...

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Having a baby in Baku

December 17, 2011, 2 Comments

By Elizabeth Collins. I was told I had simply gone mad! People questioned whether I had really thought through the notion of giving birth in Azerbaija ...

  • LEMONS
    You Can Speak Azerbaijani! Lesson 1
    December 17, 2011, No comments

    By Colleen MacDonell. Colleen has been living in Baku for the past four years. She loves just about everything about Baku – the fresh fruit and veg, the friendly peple, ...

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    Ice Lounge – Cool But So Hot
    December 16, 2011, No comments

    Baku Bar Review by Secret Sarah. Think of ice and the image conjured up is generally one of cold, bleak and aloof but the kaleidoscope of colours that surround you as ...

  • Eldar Qasımov and Nigar Camal singing 2011 winning song Running Scared
    Countdown to Eurovision
    December 15, 2011, No comments

    By Elizabeth Collins. Everyone is talking about it but, what actually is the Eurovision Song Contest? The Eurovision Song Contest began in 1956 as a way to reunite Europe after ...