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Azerbaijan Adventures, Part 3
Adventure is a big word for today’s post. Sure, it mostly takes place in caravanserais and some of the meals were of epic proportions, but I’m still just talking about restaurants and food. After our...
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Azerbaijan Adventures, Part 4
After exploring Baku’s restaurants, now we’re heading to the city’s main market, Taza Bazaar. Much larger than the central markets of Yerevan and Tbilisi, Taza Bazaar is probably the largest of its...
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Azerbaijan Adventures, Part 5
In today’s installment, we’re leaving Baku and heading to the mountainous region of Quba. But before we get there, we’ll have a look at the quintessential post-Soviet landscape on the road outside the...
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Azerbaijan Adventures, Part 6
After entering the Quba region, the landscape changes rapidly and the climate becomes more suitable for cultivation. All the way to the town of Quba are scattered roadside vendors, whose stands range...
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Azerbaijan Adventures, Part 7
It’s been almost 3 months since I last wrote about my adventures in the Caucasus. All this time, I’ve been planning to talk about the various kinds of baklava in Azerbaijan (locally known as pakhlava),...
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Azerbaijan Adventures, Part 8
After our little pakhlava break, we finally reach Quba, the capital of the homonymous district in mountainous northeastern Azerbaijan. Capital is a big word for a town of less than 40,000 that you can...
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Azerbaijan Adventures, Part 9
We last left off our Azerbaijan adventures with our arrival in the remote village of Xinaliq: Between the travel guides that present it as the Shangri-La of isolated picturesque mountain villages, and...
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Azerbaijan Adventures, Part 10
My last Azerbaijan Adventures post marked our return to civilization via some of the most obscure roads in the Caucasus. There are, however, many more exciting destinations in Azerbaijan, and today...
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Caucasus Adventures Redux
I’ve recently posted the last installment of my Azerbaijan Adventures, so it’s time to say farewell to the Caucasus (for the time being, at least), and look back at all I have distilled over the past...
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The road to Quba; post-Soviet landscapes and abandoned factories. The post Azerbaijan Adventures, Part 5 first appeared on Food Perestroika.
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The Quba region; roadside food stands; “Vodka Men Bold”. The post Azerbaijan Adventures, Part 6 first appeared on Food Perestroika.
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Quba pakhlava. The post Azerbaijan Adventures, Part 7 first appeared on Food Perestroika.
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Quba: the wallet, the SUV and the police; the Döner kebab and the pakhlava; the road to Xinaliq. The post Azerbaijan Adventures, Part 8 first appeared on Food Perestroika.
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Xinaliq, Zeyid, and Indiana Jones’ bridge; driving back to Baku. The post Azerbaijan Adventures, Part 9 first appeared on Food Perestroika.
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Lahic and the copper craft; the Absheron Peninsula and its abandoned oil derricks; final advice and recipe contest. The post Azerbaijan Adventures, Part 10 first appeared on Food Perestroika.
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I’ve recently posted the last installment of my Azerbaijan Adventures, so it’s time to say farewell to the Caucasus (for the time being, at least), and look back at all I have… The post Caucasus...
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