"And he remained in the service in the Caucasus"

                                                                                  -  Leo Tolstoy from 'The Prisoner of the Caucasus'

  "There, where nature reigns alone,

   Man breathes more freely, dreams are sown;

   The Caucasus, both wild and free,

Holds beauty’s stark captivity."

               - Alexander Pushkin from 'The Prisoner of the Caucasus'  

           This section chronicles 3 weeks of solo travel across Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.