a brief glimpse of the countryside during a rare break in the rain

Azerbaijan - mile 4542

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May 2nd 2010
For the whole of our 48 hours in Azerbaijan the country is hidden under one enormous rain cloud. As we ride up to the Georgia-Azerbaijan border its raining and we are made to queue at the barrier just sitting on our bikes in the pouring rain being slowly called forward two at a time to be stamped out of Georgia. At least getting into Azerbaijan we are allowed to sit in the warm customs office ... read more

Asia » Azerbaijan » Baku

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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