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Hello world!
Posted on 15/02/2013
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! The post Hello world! appeared first on The Brief Note.
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Cheap Turkey Holidays: Things to Do with the Kids in...
Posted on 20/11/2012
Cheap Turkey holidays present a fabulous opportunity for families to jet off abroad and enjoy some quality time in the sun. As well as generally reasonable travel rates, Direct...
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The Phone: Mobile Networks in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan
Posted on 13/11/2012
My first phone. A Nokia with awesome battery life AND a flashlight. Along with my first Azercell SimSim pre-paid card. Saray, Azerbaijan The phone has become a ubiquitous feature of...
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Touring Tenerife
Posted on 08/11/2012
Whatever your holiday preference – whether it’s cruising the Med, trekking through the Alps or bagging a late deal on cheap Dominican Republic holidays – the...
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Curtain Call: Theatre in Brighton this October
Posted on 23/10/2012
For anyone who is a seasoned theatre-goer, Brighton and its theatres are an excellent choice to visit. With many touring shows stopping here, it’s ideal for those who wish to...
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Distance and the Dilemma of Greetings and Farewells
Posted on 10/10/2012
The former president, Heydar Aliyev, waving goodbye to train passengers at the Baku Central Train Station. “Mobility is a fact of life” Tim Cresswell states in his geography...
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Freeing Amirani: Development and the Caucasian Prometheus
Posted on 21/09/2012
Looking at Mt. Kazbegi from the field near the Gergeti Trinity Church. Many local Caucasian legends claim that Amirani – the Georgian Promotheus – was chained on or in this...
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A lot of Ladas and Road Safety (in Azerbaijan)
Posted on 30/07/2012
An early model Moskovitch outside the butcher shop. Zaqatala Rayon, Azerbaijan. In Azerbaijan, there are a lot of Ladas – and the concentration increases shortly after exiting the...
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Summer heat: ‘Bathing in Tea’ or ‘Swiming...
Posted on 20/07/2012
The traditional “arumudu” glass (lit: pear-like), helps keep the tea hot until the last drop. Zaqatala, Azerbaijan. Right now it is pretty-darn-tootin-hot – and as I am a...
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Caucasian hospitality: Being a guest in a country of hosts
Posted on 08/07/2012
There are a few predictable questions most people ask you, after “Where are you from?” it is often “What do you think of Azerbaijan?” There is sometimes a tinge of...
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