As many of Europe's popular cities seem to be getting busier and busier, it's time to start looking for breaks in some of the ...

Beyond its UNESCO-listed Old City sprawls a modern seaside capital bubbling with energy, where shisha-scented nightlife ... of Azerbaijan under various caliphs, sultans and shahs, that Baku ...

Azerbaijan has a rather more liberal culture. Everyone is in Western (albeit modest) dress, and English is widely spoken. Perhaps even more surprisingly, Baku has a thriving nightlife with ...