Nar Bayrami is an annual festival in October/November in Azerbaijan’s Goychay region that celebrates the pomegranate and its traditional uses and symbolic meaning. Pomegranate culture is a set of practices, knowledge, traditions and skills related to the cultivation of the fruit, which is used not only in a range of …
Read More »French Inventor Hoverboards Across the English Channel, Manages Not to Crash This Time
We all know that age-old adage: if you don’t succeed, try, try again. Sometimes you’ve just got to pick yourself up by your bootstraps, get back on your hoverboard, and give crossing that English Channel another go. After Franky Zapata wiped out mid-way through his inaugural attempt last month, the French inventor …
Read More »11 Things to do in Shaki, Azerbaijan – Emil Eyyubov
Shaki, located in a picturesque mountainous region of Azerbaijan, 380 km west of Baku, has an ancient history dating back about 2500 years. It has preserved many historical sights, a special place among which is occupied by the Shaki Khans’ Palace, one of the best examples of Azerbaijani architecture. Residents …
Read More »Wonderful Nature of Azerbaijan captured by Vahid Hasano
Vahid Hasano is a photographer, traveler and a filmmaker who gets to capture the wonders of Azerbaijan and present it to the World. You can check the video below and click here to access his webpage:
Read More »Baku as an arts destination – Stephanie d’Arc Taylor
*Stephanie d’Arc Taylor (INDEPENDENT): “Man is endowed with reason and the power to create, so that he may increase that which is given to him,” reads the line from Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Translated from the original Russian, the line is projected onto the wall in English and Azeri, but delivered in …
Read More »Travel to Azerbaijan – Visa Policy
Well, Azerbaijan might not be on your bucket list so far, but after seeing how easy it is to get here you will definitely change your mind. Passport (or Travel Document) holders of the 95 countries mentioned below can get a visa to Azerbaijan in a very easy and fast …
Read More »How to travel to Georgia from Azerbaijan – by Gunel Yashar
Azerbaijan and Georgia are two neighboring states in the South Caucasus sharing a lot in common in terms of culture and history. With both neighbors boasting a lot of tourist attractions, travel between the two is among the most popular touristic routes in the region. Azerbaijan and Georgia are linked …
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