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ZELJKO JOKSIMOVIC
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May 11, 2012, No comments

40 year old Zelijko Joksimovic takes to the Eurovision stage once more this year in Baku.  It will be his fourth attempt at taking home the Eurovision crown.  He was …

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Restaurant Review: Looking for a little piece of England in Baku?

April 28, 2012, No comments

Look no further than the London Bar and Grill, situated in the very heart of the city. With a contemporary design and cool, clean edges the restaurant ...

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Azeri Mountain Adventures: How Azerbaijan got its first climbing center outside of Baku

February 2, 2012, No comments

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 nex ...

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A Visit to Nij – Home to the Ancient Udi People

February 2, 2012, No comments

By Fiona Maclachlan With regret we turned down the offer of chay, a regret which is with me still. We had simply run out of that precious commodity ...

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    The experience of attending Eton.
    February 2, 2012, No comments

    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 rich ...

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    Dubai Turns 40!
    February 2, 2012, No comments

    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 none ...

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    Carpet weaving art
    February 2, 2012, No comments

    Have you ever wandered through the carpet stores of the Old City or been at the first Azerbaijan State Carpet Museum? Have you ever paid attention to them, their ornaments ...