Tag Archives: Azerbaijan

Operation Get Fat For Christmas – 1st Nov

Posted on November 24, 2014 by journeytotheeast2014

We have just landed in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Food on the Professor was predictably basic: packed biscuits and plastic sausages. They actually had a crew member in the galley whose sole purpose on the crossing was to boil these plastic sausages. … Continue reading →

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Professor Gül – 30th Oct

Posted on November 21, 2014 by journeytotheeast2014

We are sitting on a cargo ship bound for Kazakhstan. I don’t think I can fully convey my feelings of relief this evening at being onboard this small ship somewhere in the Caspian Sea. As much as we enjoyed the … Continue reading →

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Admin battles in Baku – 30th Oct

Posted on November 15, 2014 by journeytotheeast2014

This is a blow by blow account of our six days in Baku and how we eventually managed, by hook and by crook, to get to Central Asia. We arrived in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on Thursday 23 October … Continue reading →

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Crossing Azerbaijan – 23rd Oct

Posted on November 8, 2014 by journeytotheeast2014

Route across Azerbaijan (23rd Oct): We spent a good few days in Tbilisi resting up, sightseeing and getting prepared for winter – adding insulation to handlebars and brake levers to stop fingers freezing and buying more warm clothes to carry … Continue reading →