I didn’t go up the Toyko Skytree the day I was there, although I seemed to be fortunate enough to have short lines had I wanted to. One thing I noted however was how (relatively) inexpensive a trip to the top was, compared...
Read MoreAzerbaijan, and Baku specifically, is an oil wealthy nation whose prosperity is visibly raising steel and concrete to the skies from the ground. By all accounts the Ilham Aliyev-led government is looking to convert petrol into...
Read MoreOn the 90 minute drive back to Baku, Azerbaijan from Gobustan National Park in that same country, my driver and partner in honesty abruptly slowed down on the dusty highway. He pointed right and said in Azeri, “oil”....
Read MoreLanding in Baku I wasn’t expecting the baby booming tourism attraction that will soon grow into the Caucuses version of Dubai. Much like that United Arab Emirate city, Baku can overwhelm you fast to the point you might...
Read MoreTraveling around the world quickly confirmed my belief that people are primarily good; and surprisingly human cultures generally agree upon the fundamentals of what “good” is. That formula was easy to work out...
Read MoreThe mud volcanoes located in Gobustan National Park, about a 90 minute drive southeast of Baku, Azerbaijan, look like simmering pots of something you’d find on Voldemort’s kitchen stove. Audibly they sound like the...
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