Our main goal for the day was to see the fire temple in Suraxani. There is a lot of uncertainty as far as its exact history. Some historians believe... (read more about Ateshgah Fire Temple)

In 1958, seeping subterranean gases were accidentally caught on fire and continued to burn day and night. Fifty years later and the fire still burns.... (read more about Yanar Dag)

Shirvanshah's Palace is one place that everyone should see when in Baku. I would rank it up there with the Maiden Tower, Martyr's Alley, Fountain Squ... (read more about Shirvanshah's Palace)

I have written about the Maiden Tower previously in my blog (http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/12212/A-Short-Time-in-Baku-Baku-4), but I have yet ... (read more about Maiden Tower)

Since moving to Baku, I have desired to visit the Taza Mosque. The only problem is it has been getting restored since before I came here. I have be... (read more about Taza Mosque)

I am not a religious person, but nevertheless I am fascinated with religious buildings. Here in Azerbaijan, most people automatically assume that I a... (read more about Toyba Mosque)

By itself Zorge Park is very bland and the only thing that is worthwhile to view is the "Big Brother is Watching You" Orwellian nightmare of a statue ... (read more about Zorge Park)

As drivers here are often reckless, there are more and more underground walkway springing up around Baku. One of the older ones is located near the A... (read more about The Underground Bazaar/Walkway -- a Shortcut, Good Deals and Possibly Dante's Inner Circle of Hell )

Martyr's Alley was originally a park during communist days. Around 1991, the park was dedicated to the Baku residents massacred by the Red Army on Ja... (read more about Martyr's Alley)

I have long outgrown the stage of dressing all in black, smoking clove cigarettes, writing manic poetry about how depressed I am while hanging out in ... (read more about Hartford City Cemetery )