Call Of Duty Azerbaijan
Kenneth Calimlim
Despite the fact that my visit to Azerbaijan coincided with Eurovision 2012 in Baku, my first stop in the country was not the capital city on the Caspian Sea. Rather, I spent my first few days in Azerbaijan staying with families in the village of Lekit and the town of Sheki.
Ilgar went above and beyond the call of duty when I first arrived as we walked into the center of town in search of an ATM or currency exchange. I think he took me to about 8 different ATMs (none of which were Cirrus, which is what my stupid Capital One card requires) before finally hitting the currency exchange. The next day, Ilgar not only took me hiking around the nearby village of Kish, but he walked me to the bus station to help me buy my ticket to Baku for the next morning.
Katie is a recovering tax attorney who has worked in nonprofit and higher ed fundraising for more than a decade while also dabbling in travel blogging and writing. Despite not traveling overseas for the first time until she was 25, she has been to nearly 70 countries and all seven continents. Read more...