Matthew Fairbrother

The hospitality of Azerbaijan 🇦🇿

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I went to Azerbaijan to explore the place by bike, but it wasn’t long before people started to shape the story.

I’m usually happiest sticking to myself, so I made hiding difficult. I chose guesthouses over camping, travelling solo and leaving room for each day to be interrupted.

Hundreds of handshakes, endless chai, families taking me in and strangers ensuring I was safe, fed and having the best possible time.

Hospitality can sometimes feel performed for a tourist. This didn’t, It appeared everywhere, often before anyone knew who I was or why I was there. It genuinely ran deep.

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