Exploring Baku
It’s Friday, and time for a flashback to an old Travel with Intent post. Burrowing into Baku Originally posted March 18, 2019, all images Baku, March 2017 Come burrow with […]
Up on the roof
Diri Baba Mausoleum, Azerbaijan, April 2017 I said I might be back with more rooftop activityAnd here is a more recent version of Up on the roof, featuring its composer, […]
Labour of love
Coppersmith at work in Lahic, Azerbaijan, March 2017 Perched in the southern foothills of the Great Caucasus, sits the ancient settlement of Lahic. As long as you visit slightly out […]
Mud-luscious
“The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful” – E. E. Cummings Mud volcano, Azerbaijan, March 2017 It’s time for a weekly quotation-inspired image. If the quote inspires a pictorial or wordy […]
Eternal firelight
The Eternal Flame Monument, Baku, Azerbaijan, March 2017 Flame Towers, Baku, Azerbaijan, March 2017 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 29 January 2020 Posted as part of January Squares
Working by firelight
Copper workshop in Lahic, Azerbaijan, March 2017 – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 18 January 2020 Posted as part of January Squares
Well coiffed in Baku
A well-dressed tree (work of Ali Shamsi) in Baku Azerbaijan, March 2017 I have actually shared this bit of tree glamour before, in colour. It’s a very striking piece of […]
Maiden Tower
The Maiden Tower, or Qız qalası, is a cylindrical eight storey building that rises to a height of 29.5 metres. However, its exact origins and intended purpose are not so clear. […]
Burrowing into Baku
Come burrow with me! I’m back to the topic of BBC’s Race Across the World: the second checkpoint in the show was Baku, so I thought I’d show you around […]
Globetrotting by rail
– Copyright Debbie Smyth, 14 June 2018 Posted as part of Cee’s B&W Challenge
Homely rooftop
– Copyright Debbie Smyth, 14 June 2018 Posted as part of Roof Squares
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