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  • The Southern Caucasus: Azerbaijan, part 2

    The Southern Caucasus: Azerbaijan, part 2

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    Amanda
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    I am currently on a jaunt in Azerbaijan. Having tasted the delights of bold and busy Baku, the group is now heading into its hinterlands, there to savour things natural. Ateshgah Temple Our penultimate stop today is on the Absheron peninsula, the eagle’s beak, to the east of the capital, to view the Ateshgah Temple…

  • The Southern Caucasus: Azerbaijan, Part 1

    The Southern Caucasus: Azerbaijan, Part 1

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    Amanda
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    Covid 19 it was that thwarted my forays to the Southern Caucasus in 2020. I was, at the time, living east of the Caspian Sea and this region lies to the west of the Caspian Sea. It would have been a fairly quick flit across therefore but, frustratingly, postponed. The area is a bit off…