Travel

The Quba region; roadside food stands; “Vodka Men Bold”.

The road to Quba; post-Soviet landscapes and abandoned factories.

Taza Bazaar in Baku; the art of buying caviar; nose-to-tail eating, and narsharab.

Restaurants in Baku; caravanserais; dolma, kutab, chikhirtma, plov, kebabs and other pakhlavas; the infamous watermelon hookah.

Nakhchivan, nest of spies; semi-desert and mountainous landscapes; Ordubad and an abandoned Soviet factory.

Outdoors restaurants and the typical Azerbaijani meal; Ordubad; tutovka, kebabs and grilled vegetables.

The road to Nagorno-Karabakh; ruins in Shushi and Agdam; Zod Pass and road back to Armenia.

The Armenian Riviera and the bustling little town of Sevan; khorovats on the beach; Lake Sevan’s Gifts.

Breads and dried fruits; monasteries; sacrificing rams and blessing roosters.

Victory Park; food-themed Soviet friezes; Aragvi brandy.