Tag: Baku

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 

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