Kate and other journalists recently headed to Baku on a tourist junket. Gary Crallé posted an entertaining trip report on their November 2014 trip to Azerbaijan.

I’d LOVE to go. I was hoping to travel there for the  First European Games in June, but I’ve got a dreadful conflict. I’ll be in South Africa and Namibia. 🙂

Economic growth boomed 2003-2007. Due to oil.

It’s slowed now, of course, but the nation feels they can handle the hit from reduced revenue.