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SOUTH CAUCASUS

Explore the South Caucasus

Gagra Beach in Abkhazia, with tourists enjoying the shoreline and mountains in the background under a cloudy sky.

Abkhazia

Trucks and travellers crossing the no-man's-land between the Turkey and Nakhchivan border checkpoints

Azerbaijan

Ishak Pasha Palace overlooking the landscape near Doğubeyazıt in eastern Turkey

Far Eastern Turkey

All my posts on the South Caucasus

  • The Orthodox Monastery of Novy Afon in Abkhazia, Georgia in the South Caucasus

    Abkhazia : travel itinerary in a country that doesn’t exist

  • Gagra Beach in Abkhazia, with tourists enjoying the shoreline and mountains in the background under a cloudy sky.

    How to travel to Abkhazia in 2026: visa, border crossing, security

  • Trucks waiting at the mountains pass of the Kazbegi and Verkhny Lars border crossing between Russia and Georgia in the Caucasus

    Crossing the Russia-Georgia Border: Verkhny Lars-Kazbegi

  • Samur checkpoint between Azerbaijan and Dagestan in Russia, with the entrance marked by a stone arch.

    How to cross the border between Russia & Azerbaijan in 2026

  • Trucks and travellers crossing the no-man's-land between the Turkey and Nakhchivan border checkpoints

    How to cross the Turkey-Nakhchivan border at Dilucu-Sadarak

  • Ishak Pasha Palace overlooking the landscape near Doğubeyazıt in eastern Turkey

    The Turkish Caucasus: Exploring Kars, Ani and the Ararat Borderlands

  • Mountain road near Posof on the way to the Türkgözü-Vale border between Turkey and Georgia

    Crossing the Turkey-Georgia Border at Türkgözü-Vale: My Experience at this small mountain border

  • Shirvanshah Palace with Baku Flame Towers in the background

    3 Days in Baku: a travel guide to Azerbaijan’s capital

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