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#1 of 14 general tips & advice in Azerbaijan
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mickeyd302 says:
While I love being in Azerbaijan, the most infuriating thing is the traffic. I have driven in California, Las Vegas, China and Thailand and while I consider each place to be a little crazy in the area of driver safety, they pale in comparison to Azerbaijan. I will not drive here. I wanted to buy ...
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#2 of 14 general tips & advice in Azerbaijan
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mickeyd302 says:
While the Metro is by far the cheapest form of transportation in Baku, some people are in a big hurry to get on when other people are trying to get off. This sometimes creates an explosion of bodies hurled against each other in the frantic rush of trying to board and depart as quickly as possible. ...
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#3 of 14 general tips & advice in Azerbaijan
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mickeyd302 says:
Trying to get around Baku can be a hassle. Taxis usually charge foreigners 5-10 manats for destinations within the city. Sometimes you can argue with them to get the price down to three but this usually takes a lot of time. While there are shuttles throughout the city, they are usually overcrowde...
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#4 of 14 general tips & advice in Azerbaijan
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mickeyd302 says:
If you are not already one of those people who has copies everything (i.e. IDs, credit cards, etc.) when traveling, it would be wise to have copies of your photo page and Azerbaijani visa when traveling around here.
While I have not had this scam attempted on me, I have heard stories of it from...
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#5 of 14 general tips & advice in Azerbaijan
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mickeyd302 says:
While I have never competed in any bodybuilding/power-lifting competition, I do consider myself to be knowledgeable about weightlifting after partaking in it so much the past 22 years. One of the first things that was instilled in me during my extremely humble beginnings in the gym was that of etiq...
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#6 of 14 general tips & advice in Azerbaijan
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mickeyd302 says:
As I am in a constant state of learning about Azeri culture, I am always having to adjust my approach to living here. For any traveler planning to come here, I am hoping this review will be helpful in reducing culture shock.
1. Personal space is non-existent here. If you leave a little extra p...
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#7 of 14 general tips & advice in Azerbaijan
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mickeyd302 says:
Trying to find this place was difficult. The Leech told me that it would take hours to get there by bus, but he had alternative motives. A friend of mine helped me find the place and it has served as a haven for me these past few months.
While it is not fancy, it will do the trick. There are s...
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#8 of 14 general tips & advice in Azerbaijan
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EHazzard says:
When you arrive at the airport you will need to go through Passport Control first, then get in line for your visa, and then you will be directed back to Passport Control. This order is not indicated or anywhere in the arrival area(s). Passport Control does have specific lines for Foreign Citizens,...
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#9 of 14 general tips & advice in Azerbaijan
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mickeyd302 says:
There are many wonderful places to visit in Azerbaijan. Getting there can prove to be difficult. If you are visiting Baku for an extended period of time, you may want to explore the country a little more. Azal Airlines has domestic flights to Naxcivan and Ganja. The problem with flying domest...
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#10 of 14 general tips & advice in Azerbaijan
Average priced "General Tip & Advice" in Azerbaijan
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mickeyd302 says:
Like most travelers, I usually grabbed a travel guide from some local bookstore before heading out to wherever I am going. The problem when I was planning on moving to Azerbaijan was finding a decent travel book. When I told whatever clerk working at whatever mega-bookstore where I was going, the ...
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#11 of 14 general tips & advice in Azerbaijan
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mickeyd302 says:
If you are leaving Baku, chances are you will be leaving by flying. You will have to go to the Heydar Aliev Airport. Almost everything in this country is named after him, so do not assume that if you tell the cab driver “Heydar Aliev,” that he will automatically know you mean the airport. He ...
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#12 of 14 general tips & advice in Azerbaijan
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mickeyd302 says:
If you are going to be Baku for any extended period of time, you may want to find a gym. There are many gyms in the hotels of Baku. The problem with hotel gyms is that they are often lacking in weights and equipment. Additionally, these gyms are overpriced. The gym in the Radisson has very littl...
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#13 of 14 general tips & advice in Azerbaijan
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mickeyd302 says:
Azerbaijan has recently changed from the Mim Manat to the New Manat. This has led to wide spread confusion among most tourist as many business across Azerbaijan still use the mim manat for pricing of items. Most of the businesses in Baku use new manat in pricing. I will do my best to clear up any...
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#14 of 14 general tips & advice in Azerbaijan
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mickeyd302 says:
The Olympic Gym in Naxcivan would be considered substandard for most middle school gyms in the US. There is a bench press, incline press, decline press, one adjustable bench, a squat rack, leg extension machine, leg curl machine and a lat pull-down machine. There are only one standard bar, one cur...
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