By Joseph Shekarabi On May 14th 2011 Mike Pakizer and I sat in our newly completed climbing center debating what kind of turn out we would get the next day: …
It is the world’s best known school. It carries with it many stereotypes – some of them accurate. At its worst it is held to be attended by super ...
What do we all think of when we think of Dubai? The Burj Al Arab, the Burj Khalifa, Palm Island or the Atlantis Hotel? It’s hard to imagine that ...
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 ...
By Liz Collins. Beautiful scenery, a relaxed environment, and fabulous activities for all the family can be found just 3 hours drive from Baku. Gabala is an area north of ...
Azerbaijan: The Road Less Travelled By Steve Hollier. A boring strip of sand dunes littered with dead seals? “So, you want to go and look at dead seals?” said my ...
By Susanne Schwarz. Autumn is the high season for hiking and biking. Susanne Schwarz checks out the options around the village famous for its traditional coppersmithing. When I said I wanted ...
by Crystal Kelley Peace Corps volunteer The sound of laughter and animated conversation echoes from beneath a blue tarp on the shores of Nokhur Lake. Behind the make-shift wall can ...
by Steve Hollier. On the 18th October 1991, two significant events took place, one was the start of Operation Julin in the United States and the other was the foundation ...
The shop is a little difficult to find, and the first time I tried to seek out the entrance it eluded me but it is there, really. In sight of ...
