Golden smiles beside an oil pool...

This jolly worker enjoyed describing his work at one of the older oil fields on the Caspian coast... picking out garbage from the oil pipes and adorning this saturated jacket. P.S. Yes he's got a full set of entirely GOLD teeth!

Azerbaijan: Snap Shot Impressions

May 8th 2008
I’ve recently returned from a quick and quirky trip to Azerbaijan in far Western Asia. A few snap shot impressions I managed to soak up during my brief visit are below. Overall, despite finding it somewhat aesthetically challenged, I felt it was a historically rich and interesting place, where the ex-Soviet empire meets Islam… a somewhat colourful collision… Impressions of Azerbaijan, or a ... read more

Asia » Azerbaijan » Baku

Azerbaijan - a nation with a Turkic and majority-Muslim population - regained its independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Despite a 1994 cease-fire, Azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with Armenia over the Azerbaijani Nag... ... read more

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