Why aren't we staying here?

The Mountains of Qabala

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June 1st 2009
From the new bus station in Baku you can find public transport to almost anywhere in Azerbaijan. You have the choice of bus, taxi or the marshrutka minibus. We took the latter for the four and a half hour trip to Qabala stopping halfway for a comfort break in Shamakhi. It wasn't as uncomfortable as we had feared and we had a good view out of the window. It's just a shame the scenery for ... read more

Asia » Azerbaijan » Qabala

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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