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How to cross the Caspian sea by boat

How to cross the Caspian sea by boat

One day you might find yourself in the following situation: you are tired of sparkling Baku and would like to cross the Caspian sea, or lake, whatever you prefer, to the Kazakh city Aktau. Of course you could just take another boring plane. For a mere 250 euro's this could even fly you to Kazakhstan

01.6.2010| Frugal Journeys, Her Solo Journeys | Chiel

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Enjoy the world's tallest pole!

Enjoy the world’s tallest pole!

An old couple took me from the refreshing mountain scenery just south of Dagestan through the desert to Baku. No way to resist their hospitality: well fed and with a hand full of pocket money they dropped me off in the dusty outskirts of the capital. Azerbaijan is drifting on oil. Still. And how thi

01.6.2010| Freestyle, Frugal Journeys, Her Solo Journeys | Chiel

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Good luck

'Good luck': that's how the last Georgian road sign introduced its neighbor, 1000 meters after I passed a sign preparing us for the Azerbaijanian border. I expected that going east, countries would be found poorer and poorer, and that this process would continue until one reached Japan. Coming from

12.14.2009| Freestyle, Frugal Journeys, Her Solo Journeys | Chiel

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