Turkish surnames are straight out of Game of Thrones
So you know how most last names are job-based, like Smith, Baker, Shoemaker, and whatever else people were doing back in the middle ages? Even if you switch over to …
Read MoreTraveling the world, one ridiculous disaster after another
So you know how most last names are job-based, like Smith, Baker, Shoemaker, and whatever else people were doing back in the middle ages? Even if you switch over to …
Read MoreI don’t have a whole lot to say here. This is basically just going to be a photo dump, because these photos are mostly going to speak for themselves. Baku’s …
Read MoreThe world is getting smaller, they say. Soon everything will look like everything else. Everyone’s going to speak English, go to Starbucks, and drink at the Irish pub. Wherever you …
Read MoreGlobalization has brought us many things. Cheap t-shirts. Exotic houseplants. The odd proliferation of yoga studios and trendy sushi joints. But on the downside, it’s also brought a whole lot …
Read MoreSo while Baku is busy spending ridiculous amounts of money on prestige projects and racing tracks, Azerbaijan isn’t quite as showy when it comes to some of the lesser-known attractions throughout the …
Read MoreSo along with the tiny mountain village of Khinalug, Lahic is another picturesque town worth going out of your way to visit if you’re ever in Azerbaijan. It’s one of those …
Read MoreThis was another major highlight of Azerbaijan: The tiny mountain village of Khinalug (also spelled Xinaliq) is an isolated settlement more or less in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by …
Read MoreBasically anything could be worth mentioning about Azerbaijan, since nobody seems to know anything about it in the first place. They’re kind of in the middle of nowhere in the …
Read MoreFor some reason, one of the highlights of any trip is trying out the local cuisine. Maybe someplace out there only has mediocre food, but I have yet to be disappointed, …
Read MoreAzerbaijan is so unknown in other parts of the world that when I called my bank to tell them where I was going, the response was “what’s that?” But it …
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