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Monthly Archives: August 2010
I Must Learn Some Azeri!
I did it again today. Got completely lost in Baku thanks to my total lock of Azeri… I was looking for the office of AZ magazine on Nizami Street, the main shopping street in Baku. I had precise instructions and I … Continue reading
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Death Star Hotel in Baku
So you thought the Death Star was a figment of George Lucas’s imagination? Then think again! The Hereem architectural practice based in Korea designed the Full Moon and Crescent Moon hotels which are under construction on the shore of the Caspian. … Continue reading
Troubles by J.G. Farrell [A Review of the “Lost”Booker Prize Winner]
In 1970 the rules of the prestigious Booker Prize for literature changed and as such, it was not awarded that year. In April 2010 a popular jury awarded the “Lost Man Booker Prize” to J.G. Farrell for his novel Troubles. When I … Continue reading
Time Travel Does Exist!
It is possible to go back in time, whatever the scientists tell you. You can’t do it in a time machine but we can do it through the memories of old people. Back in the early 1980’s I worked in a … Continue reading
The Ozwald Boateng Jacket
I have been promising you a view of the Ozwald Boateng jacket I treated myself to back in June, so here it is! Yes, I know I look smug…
Mud Volcano – Video
They really are cute! Here is a link… Enjoy!
Home is where I hang my hat…
Well, I have uploaded the blog entries I wrote since being here and now I can start writing about life as it happens. Here for a start is a view of our apartment: Quite a few members of staff from … Continue reading
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Where are the Fruit and Veg shops?
Melons and nectarines are in season at the moment. They are everywhere. In the corner stores, the mini-marts and from ladies in colourful dresses who come in from the surrounding countryside to sell from a basket at the side of … Continue reading
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Real Fur and Bear Kebabs
Today, I visited what is possibly the biggest covered market in the world. It was a space larger than one hundred football pitches and contained more “stuff’ in one place than I have ever seen in my life! I had … Continue reading
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The Internet and an Inner-city Shepard
The transitional character of Baku was brought home to us this morning as we walked up the street from home in search of an Internet Café. Crossing the road by the gigantic statue of communist era hero Neriman Nerimanof, we … Continue reading
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Azerbaijan Days 