Baku - Azerbaijan

[rrruss]

Anyone been to Baku?



Russ

 

[Mr Blobby]

Anyone been to Baku?



Russ

Yes went over for the England match. What info you after? Uncle Buck at the time had a mate who was working over there, not sure if they still are.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Yes went over for the England match. What info you after? Uncle Buck at the time had a mate who was working over there, not sure if they still are.

She is still over there, although I think she is on maternity leave at present.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Yep.... what do you want to know?

 

[fatbadger]

Yep - I've spent a fair bit of time there (throughout the region, including elsewhere in Azerbaijan).

 

[crodonilson]

Never been to Baku but been to Basildon if that's any help.

 

[rrruss]

We are considering all sorts of options for where to go next year to teach English. Baku pays well but we wondered what living there would be like!

 

[Seagulls over Lewes]

Yeap I've been there too watching England. Weather can go from bloody hot to f*cking freezing in a matter of hours so take your shorts and ski coat unlike I did.

View from hotel

Another one

At game.

 

[fatbadger]

we wondered what living there would be like!

I'd quite enjoy living there, I think - although avoiding the oil money nouveau riche and the ex-pats chasing a cut of said oil money might get a little irritating. Generally, the people I met were great (but don't mention Armenia). Living there would provide a fantastic base for travelling all over the region - Armenia and (especially) Georgia are well worth visiting, as is northern Iran, of course, and the north of Azerbaijan itself). An added bonus for me would be the opportunity to spend long lazy days doing nothing other than smoking and drinking coffee while playing old guys at backgammon on rickety trestle tables on the pavement. Bliss.

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Given up on Turkey then Russ?

Great place for going elsewhere and getting out of the city into the countryside you will see truly amazing views of nature. People are lovely and food is great but corrupt is not a big enough word to describe how thing get done there. If you live there fror any amount of time and expect even the standard south american style of bureacracy and right ness you will be quickly disillusioned..... society generally marches to Baba's tune... or gun.

Also if you are teaching..., if it's not an international organisaiton or a university take professional advice (e.g. British Council) befor signing. have heard stories of teachers not getting paid and contract not being worth the paper they're written on.

Hope that helps.

G

 

[rrruss]

Thanks G

Not given up on anything yet. Just exploring all the possibilities.

Russ

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Let me know if you want more on Turkey