Soviets, Synagogues, Shopping and the Sulfur Baths
Busts of Soviet Leaders at the Tbilisi Flea Market

Soviets, Synagogues, Shopping and the Sulfur Baths

After circling the block of the Georgian National Museum three times because google maps swore the Museum of Soviet Occupation was in a separate building/location, I finally popped into the massive museum to ask for directions. It turns out the Museum of Soviet Occupation occupies the top floor of the National Museum and everything is included in one joint ticket. (Essentially it is not a separate museum, but an entire wing of the National Museum devoted to life during Soviet times, but to label it as such would just be too easy!)

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Tbilisi’s Old Town and Narikala Fortress
Tbilisi Old Town and Narikala Fortress

Tbilisi’s Old Town and Narikala Fortress

As the name would suggest, the area stretching roughly from Freedom Square to Meidan Square and lying below the Sololaki Ridge upon which Narikala Fortress is perched, is the oldest part of Tbilisi and the most common place for travelers to begin their exploration of the Georgian capital.

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A Day Trip to Naxçıvan City Part III
Bəhtuz Kəngərli Parkı

A Day Trip to Naxçıvan City Part III

I hope no one has been holding their breath for Part III of my Naxçıvan series as this wrap-up to my day trip to Azerbaijan’s autonomous enclave has been a long time coming! In case your memory is bit foggy of where we left off, check out Part I and Part II before continuing...

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Going on Holiday on a Holiday
Independence Day Parade in Georgetown 2019

Going on Holiday on a Holiday

Independence Day Parade in Georgetown, Guyana 2019 Everybody spread the word We’re gonna have a celebration All across the world In every nation When making a checklist of things to do while planning an international trip, one of most easily forgotten is to look up the national holidays…

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A Day Trip to Naxçıvan City Part II
Dövlət Bayrağı Meydanı və Muzey (State Flag Square and Museum)

A Day Trip to Naxçıvan City Part II

  As promised in Part I of my post that let you in on a bit of general history and travel tips for Naxçıvan, here are some suggestions on how to spend a day in Naxçıvan City. If you’re a museum/history/art junkie like me, then Naxçıvan will treat…

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A Day Trip to Naxçıvan City Part I
Naxçivan International Airport

A Day Trip to Naxçıvan City Part I

  Where is Naxçıvan and how do you get there? Naxçıvan is small enclave of Azerbaijan, roughly the size of the state of Delaware, that is completely separated from Azerbaijan proper. Naxçıvan shares land borders with Armenia, Turkey and Iran, although all of the Armenian borders are completely…

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Public Buses of the Abşeron Peninsula Part III
Tower of Mərdəkan qalası (Mərdəkan Castle) that offers views as far as Baku city and the Caspian Sea

Public Buses of the Abşeron Peninsula Part III

  Qala to Mərdəkan (Before reading this post, make sure you check out Part I and Part II of my trek around the Abşeron.) By this point in the day I couldn’t drink water fast enough to counteract the amount of sweat streaming out of my pores, and…

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Public Buses of the Abşeron Peninsula Part II
Camels at the Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Complex in Qala

Public Buses of the Abşeron Peninsula Part II

  Suraxanı to Qala Picking up my Abşeron Adventure where I left off in Part I, the next step was for me to figure out where in the hell I could find Bus 104 heading in the direction of Bakı Ekspo Mərkezi (Baku Expo Center). Someone at the…

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Public Buses of the Abşeron Peninsula Part I
One of five flames always burning at Atəşgah məbədi (Atashgah Temple) in Suraxanı

Public Buses of the Abşeron Peninsula Part I

  The Abşheron Peninsula: From Koroğlu to Suraxanı While the most popular day trip from Baku is a drive down to Qobustan, a city south of the capital that boasts both millennia-old petroglyphs and active mud volcanoes, I decided to spend the day I always set aside for excursions…

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A Walk Along the Bulvar
Salam Baku indeed!

A Walk Along the Bulvar

  The Bulvar is a Baku hotspot. Whether you’re crazy enough to jog the length of Baku’s seaside boulevard, are looking to hang out and chill or simply desire to strut your stuff with the fashionable evening crowd, the Bulvar is the place to be. At the beginning…

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