Tag: Azerbaijan

The best things to do in Baku, Azerbaijan

The best things to do in Baku, Azerbaijan

This post is a travel guide about the best things to do in Baku. Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan and a city famous for its gas and oil reserves on the Caspian sea coast. What can I say about Baku? Baku did not charm 

Xinaliq: the best travel guide to Azerbaijans mountains

Xinaliq: the best travel guide to Azerbaijans mountains

This post is all about Xinaliq, or Khinaluq, and how to visit this remote part of Azerbaijan. Xinaliq is not the easiest village to visit and getting there as an independent traveller is a bit of an adventure in itself. But Xinaliq is one of 

The best day trips from Baku: the Absheron peninsula

The best day trips from Baku: the Absheron peninsula

This post is a travel guide about the best day trips from Baku into the Absheron peninsula for the independent budget traveller. Baku is located in the middle of the Absheron peninsula. This area is the heart of Azerbaijan’s land of fire with some of 

How to take the old Soviet train from Sheki to Baku

How to take the old Soviet train from Sheki to Baku

This post is about the night train from Sheki to Baku. A slow, but adventurous way to travel between Sheki and Baku. Update 2023: The night train from Sheki to Baku is no longer running because they are modernizing the railway system in Azerbaijan. As 

The best things to do in Sheki: Azerbaijan’s Silk road

The best things to do in Sheki: Azerbaijan’s Silk road

This post is a travelguide about the best things to do in Sheki Azerbaijan. Sheki is a pleasant city in northern Azerbaijan at the foot of the Caucasus mountains. It is surrounded by rolling hills with lush forests that beckon you to explore them. It 

How to travel from Sighnaghi to Sheki: Georgia to Azerbaijan

How to travel from Sighnaghi to Sheki: Georgia to Azerbaijan

This post is about the best way to travel from Sighnaghi to Sheki and how to cross the border in between Georgia and Azerbaijan. Update 2023: Tourists are still not permitted to enter Azerbaijan by land. The land border between Georgia and Azerbaijan closed during