Svaneti; the magical ceiling of Georgia
Every time I finish an overland journey, I decide that it was the last one that I would make. It comes as a complete surprise every so often to realise that I am neither getting younger, nor is my age …
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Georgia
I love Georgia, and was pleased to get off the train and speed toward Tbilisi, its fascinating capital. We were only stopping there for an hour to meet friends, pick up their daughter and three of her friends and head …
Back in Tbilisi
It is now late on Saturday evening, August 28th, and we have just returned after spending three days in Svaneti, a remote and rather interesting region of Georgia. Needless to say, I had no access to an internet connection, …
Baku to Tbilisi: The Clattering Overnight Train to Georgia
Baku to Tbilisi on the overnight train is a great experience!
It comprises of good solid East German stock of a mid 1960s vintage; good in its day, no doubt, even attractive in its Prussian way, but today it …
Baku, Azerbaijan is a very pleasant city. But still quirky!
Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, is really rather strange;
a very pleasant place, to be sure, but distinctly odd.
It is a city of great contrast. Battered old Ladas jostling in traffic alongside shiny new BMWs; gorgeous, statuesque buildings stand …
Qobustan. Fantastic Rock Painting in Azerbaijan
Qobustan, Azerbaijan and the ancient rock paintings.
I could, of course, ask the same question as yesterday, but I won’t.
It was a distinctly odd day. Waking up in Quba in the north of the country, I was still full …
Xinaliq; A jewel in northern Azerbaijan
What do you immediately think of when I say Xinaliq? Or Azerbaijan?
Qinaliq, Azerbaijan
Not much, probably, but that is a shame. Xinaliq is actually a most remarkable town in a most remarkable country.
I am back in Azerbaijan, …
Andorra a wonderfully strange country high in the Pyrenees
Andorra is truly a really rather silly place.
It lies perched high in the Pyrenees, accessible from either France or Spain by a single road that runs through the country, and for much of the year, one needs …
The Fantastic Pyrenees and Andorra
High in the Pyrenees lies the Principality of Andorra. Today we visit.
The Languedoc and the fabulous Pyrenees have a vast and exciting water system. I am not, I hasten to add, talking about domestic plumbing here, although that does …