Ski Sunny Azerbaijan
Often in the Middle east you get to share the cabin with falcons. I assume that these guys were off for a long weekend of hunting in Azerbaijan Lucy was back in Dubai after her trip to visit her friend in Vancouver and, after recovering from her wisdom teeth removal, we were able to schedule a quick ski trip to Azerbaijan. This was part of my mission to, within reason, ski what is available in Central Asia. Add that to a list of regional risks. Attacked by a falcon at the baggage carousel There are some places that are too risky or too hard but Azerbaijan didn’t fit in either of those two categories. The good thing about the skiing is that it takes me to some places that would not otherwise be a priority for travel. Looking to the eastern edge of the Caucasus from the plain on the western side of the Caspian Sea Azerbaijan’s largest skiing area is in Shahdag on the eastern end of the Caucus ...