Now off to explore the ancient monasteries and temples that litter the countryside of Armenia!! Tomorrow off to NAGORNO
Yerevan Cascade in Armenia
Already in love with YEREVAN ate ourselves in a food coma for several hours on great (the cheapest in the caucus) regional cuisine, wandered the parks and opera house, republic square. (Armenia – 83rd nation I’ve lived, worked, studied, explored…
Hitchhiking to Goy Gol Lake in Azerbaijan
What an absolute WHOPPER of a day! Began with an amazing breakfast at my awesome couchsurfing host’s place and ended with a lift home at 10pm by local homocide police from Goy Gol village!! Caught a bus to the surreal…
Couchsurfing in GANJA, Azerbaijan!
The 2nd largest city (and former capital) of Azerbaijan is great! Thanks to you all for the amazing welcome to GANJA!! Arrived in the city and hiked around town for 6kms through the backstreets and bazaars, lovely parks and squares…
Touchdown in Ganja, Azerbaijan
Spent the morning hitch hiking and just touched down in GANJA! Yes, that is indeed the name or Azerbaijan’s second largest city! European youth capital 2016, wonder whether it’ll live up to its name! Off to meet couchsurfing hosts and…
Have You Ever Heard of Caucasian Albania Before?
What is CAUCASIAN ALBANIA!? Have you ever heard of Caucasian Albania before? I arranged an interview with church and museum director “Huseynova Ilhama qanira qizi” for a few hours to explore the site and ask her some questions about this…
Cooking Tea in Sheki, Azerbaijan
One of the most beautiful places I’ve ever cooked tea with friends! The hospitality of the locals of Sheki never ceases to amaze! Met these guys yesterday, spoke for hours and arranged to meet tonight at a cafe, as soon…
Door to Hell Turkmenistan Natural Gas Crater
TURKMENISTAN – THE 80TH NATION I’VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF EXPLORING – HANGING LOOSE AT “THE DOOR TO HELL”. The Door to Hell is a natural gas field in Derweze, Turkmenistan, that collapsed into an underground cavern in 1971, becoming…
Afghanistan
So I went to AFGHANISTAN (78th nation I’ve visited on my travels), TAJIKISTAN (77) and KYRGYZSTAN (76) some of the most amazing nations I’ve encountered on my travels to date! I’ve driven my own rental 4WD (no driver just me…
Jakob Interviewed on Kazakhstan National Television
Check out this interview I did on KAZAKHSTAN national television in March It allowed me to speak about my wonderful family around the world and in particular my parents and incredible Nonna who passed away in March this year along…