- GlobeRovers Rating: 6 / 10
- Buzz Line: "The Soviet Wasteland"
- Eagle Eye: A bizarre place - certainly worth seeing - and you can't help but to hate what the Soviets have done~! Azerbaijan drifts in oil - did you know that?
- Hot Spots: Baku, Sumqayit and Qobustan - dont miss the cold bubbling mud pools aroundQobustan (if you can find them!). Head out to the mountains at Xinaliq, Seki and Lahic and surrounding areas.
- The Low-down: Get out of Baku and into the mountains for a surreal experience (which I missed)
- GlobeRovers Blog: Report 1
Baku city viewed from the Maiden Tower
Shirvanshah Palace, Baku
Hard baked earth near Qobustan
Baku palace
Qobustan Mud Volcano, Qobustan
Maiden Tower (XIII BC), Baku
Maiden Tower (XIII BC), Baku
Oil pipelines near Qobustan
Qobustan Mud Volcano, Qobustan
Qobustan Mud Volcano, Qobustan
Pollution outside the city of Baku
Azerbaijan boys happy to pose for a picture
