The other windy city
Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, is an oasis in a wasteland littered with untidy cement-block buildings, industrial machinery and gritty towns with sad mini-markets. Except that it is not a wasteland.
The heartbeat of Paris
More than a mere body of water, the Seine keeps life throbbing in the city.
Medieval fantasy
The greatness of the past can be seen in this Bulgarian town on the hills.
The churches of Lalibela
In the remote steadfastness of Ethiopia, rock-cut churches bear testimony to an undiminished faith.
