In my last post, I started reviewing the wine caves of Moldova. There are many other wineries in the country, and Sommelier‘s 2011 article here gives an optimistic but good overview of the…
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Travel
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My latest summer peregrinations took me to the little Republic of Moldova (3.5 million inhabitants). My friends and family asked me, several times and with more than a hint of incredulity, what there…
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I’ve recently posted the last installment of my Azerbaijan Adventures, so it’s time to say farewell to the Caucasus (for the time being, at least), and look back at all I have…
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Lahic and the copper craft; the Absheron Peninsula and its abandoned oil derricks; final advice and recipe contest.
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Xinaliq, Zeyid, and Indiana Jones’ bridge; driving back to Baku.
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Quba: the wallet, the SUV and the police; the Döner kebab and the pakhlava; the road to Xinaliq.
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Quba pakhlava.
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The Quba region; roadside food stands; “Vodka Men Bold”.
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The road to Quba; post-Soviet landscapes and abandoned factories.
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Taza Bazaar in Baku; the art of buying caviar; nose-to-tail eating, and narsharab.