Baku is no longer a Soviet city, nor a Tsarist one. Today, it is a rapidly developing modern town with its own host of controversies and quirks. The rule of Aliyevs is visible in all parts of everyday life in Azerbaijan, and all-around Baku, and this and more is what I would like to write […]
Oil and Baku goes hand in hand together. While the city was known as a producer of oil for well over a millennium, it was only in 19th century that its oil industry became, well, an actual industry. Tsarist Baku became a proper boomtown with oil tycoons, investors, tourists, and travellers from all around the
Soviet Baku: Tsarist Boomtown to Socialist Boomtown Read More »
In many ways, Baku is the pearl of the Caspian Sea. While the whole city is gorgeous in its own way, in my humble opinion, none of its neighbourhoods can even compete with the Old Town, or Icheri Sheher (Inner City) as the locals call it. This is, as the name suggests, the old city
This ‘trip report’ of mine, for the lack of a better word, will differ from the previous ones. As this Uzbekistan trip was part of a larger plan that involved two other destinations in southern Kazakhstan, and as I could not find the time to be extra careful with my documentation for all the payments
My Uzbek Itinerary and Budgetary Notes (December 2023) Read More »
Let us first address the elephant in the room, I am not vegetarian. I am a pescetarian. For the most part I lead a vegetarian diet, but not all the time. This means that I can eat stuff like sushi, or fried fish. This already puts me in a much better spot than actual “proper”
Being a Vegetarian in Uzbekistan: Misconceptions and Disillusionments Read More »
Let us continue our journey across the dining scene of Tashkent this week, with a look at its more Asian offerings. There is a surprisingly wide selection of cuisines that hail from the Far East in this admittedly huge Central Asian capital, so buckle up for an exciting ride! Restaurant Halal Nur Malaysia –
Given how huge Tashkent is, it does not feel right to jam all the restaurants I visited or got delivery from there into one mega-article. It is best to go over them in two parts, with this first one being dedicated to venues specializing on Mediterranean or Caucasian cuisines. Read on to find out where
I was not very fond of the museum scene in Tashkent until one lucky day, the day that I visited the recently opened (in 2023 that is) Museum of Victory near the northern outskirts of the city. From its presentation to the way its exhibitions are placed, and all the way from its innovative use
Commemorating Done Right: Museum of Victory in Tashkent Read More »
Tashkent is home to a plethora of different museums, though most of them are dedicated to more cultural exhibitions. There are a handful of unique ones that are dedicated to the likes of automotive industry and astronomy. This is not to say that the cultural ones are boring, on the contrary, for people like me
As is tradition in any and all fledgling countries, Uzbekistan intends to create and reinforce its newly gained and reinforced identity through sponsoring many national museums. Some of them focus on history, while some others are of a more artistic nature. Read on to find out more about the cultural museums found in the capital