TheEverywhereList’s exploration of magical Baku, Azerbaijan, a mesmerizing melange of ancient and modern on the historic Silk Road.
Daytrip from Baku – Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes and Fire Temple
As fascinating as we found Baku with contrasting quaint streets and shiny modern architecture, we were excited to take a city break to the outskirts of the capital. Because Tauni & I made a pact not to drive on this trip (Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia roads–it’s a jungle out there), we once again signed up for …
Food in the Caucasus
As Tauni is a vegetarian and Michele might be called a flexitarian with limited meat consumption, having vegetarian options is critical for us. In each of the 3 countries [Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia] we found a good variety of vegetarian food to choose from. o Appetizers – we often found apps like hummus, or dips …
HOW to Plan Your Itinerary for the Caucasus
There were a lot of moving parts in our 2 week visit to the Caucasus. Here is what we learned about laying out and executing our tour plan. Travel between each country – Travel between Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia was a bit of a puzzle we had to piece together. I (Michele) had hoped to …
WHY Visit the Caucasus??
#1. Mountains. Almost every picture you will see of the Caucasus region will feature gorgeous mountains. Georgia in particular has been featured on various social media “listicles” and almost always there is a photo of Kazbegi with the iconic Gergeti Trinity church in front of it. Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are crossed by mountains, both …