Wondering where you lived in Azerbaijan, as I traveled around a chunk of it a decade ago. Mainly around Baku, Quba, and Sheki, plus to Gobustan and Xinaliq. I found it to be a really fascinating and dualistic country.

I've been to Bulgaria but I never tried boza. I do like kvass...


I was in ...

Borjomi, an extremely salty, somewhat polarizing mineral water from the Republic of Georgia. It's popular in the whole of the former Soviet Union but is apparently just now making inroads over here. Good for digestion or w/a plate of kebabs


I lived in Azerbaijan for a bit and used to drink that ...