Tag Archives: Qobustan

Diri Baba Mausoleum, Qobustan, Azerbaijan

Monday Morning Blues – Diri Baba Mausoleum, Azerbaijan

It’s a beautiful morning in Southern England today so not many Monday Morning Blues but here is my post regardless. Taken on my last big trip in September 2019 when I visited Georgia & Azerbaijan. Follow on Twitter @wilburstravels

Mud Volcano, Gobustan, Azerbaijan

A-Z April Challenge (Cities Visited) – Q for Qobustan

Qobustan, Azerbaijan OK, I admit I have bent my rules here somewhat. With no major cities beginning with Q in Europe (17 in China with populations over 100,000 out of interest), I have had to go with a region for Q. Qobustan is a region close to Baku in Azerbaijan and the home to some […]

Ceiling of the Juma Mosque, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan

Georgia & Azerbaijan 2019 – Baku Excursion #1 Qobustan, Shamakhi & Gabala

Some of our best ever excursions have been when we have just found a taxi driver, negotiated a fare and pretty much controlled our own destiny. We resorted to book a couple of group excursions through a Baku agency and on the whole were left frustrated by the logistics and underwhelmed by the destinations. Why […]