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The Family Without Borders

The Travelling family

Rider on the way to Laza (near Quasar; Azerbaijan)

Going north, to Lezgins

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Too hot in Baku to stay there any longer. But luckily we have friends which have a sweet house in the mountains, on the north, in Qusar – in the capital of Lezgins, one of the ethnic minority group in Azerbaijan.

boat which goes to the oil plattforms in the Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan)

Our warm Caspian bath

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So here we reached the most eastern point of our trip: still beyond Baku, small town Zira, the Caspian Sea beach and Artyom Island.

Too hot Baku

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In this biggest Caucasus’ city I have learnt something about myself: I can have too much of the sun! 42 Celsius degrees didn’t let us discover as much as we wanted.

Village Lahic in North Azerbaijan

1st birthday, on the north

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Getting closer to Hanna’s first birthday, we spend some days in northwestern Azerbaijan, where rivers are not made by water but stones.

hanna with a dog in Turkey

Where are the posts??

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No, no, we haven’t stopped our trip! More and more people are asking what happened than since some weeks nothing appeared on our blog. The explanation is very pragmatic: our car and laptop have to be fixed and it takes time (especially when you are changing place of stay almost each day). But as soon Read More

Tbilsi: folk festival

Our (?) Tbilisi

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Georgian capital is the first place we seriously consider as a place to come back for longer. People, city structure, food – so many people have already told us that Tbilisi is “their place on earth”. Maybe ours too?

Ultrasound: the new Alboth (Baby; Georgia)

We’ll be back in 4!

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Many people on our way told us that we should make more babies because Hanna is so sweet and smart. So… we took it serious and our family without borders will come back to Berlin from the Black Sea trip a bit enlarged.

Hannas first watermelon in pankisi (Georgia)

Pankisi: living between Chechens

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– Better not go to Pankisi valley just like this, people there are not so open – we heard in before. And during three our days there we had absolutely perfect hosts and we felt more welcome than anywhere.

A road sign near Tiblissi (Georgia)

Nice even in the whore-house

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First few hours in Georgia: absolutely lovely valley in Adjura and super friendly and helpful people (including whore-house staff and… the police). Did we find our place on earth?

On the ferry Princess Victoria (Sochi - Trabzon) in Sochi port

By the sea, away from Russia

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Our days in Russia were like one big stomachache before the big exam – and long ours on the ferry to Turkey were like feeling just after the exam: all emotions pouring down our bodies and minds.

The pursuit of pelicans

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The goal is easy: in this tiny village we have to find somebody who will give us his boat. Because it seems to be so beautiful here and those birds which you learn about in school are just flying around here.

Salt lake (Liman) near Odessa; Ukraine; Photo: Thomas Alboth

Between Odessa and Crimea…

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In the straight line maybe 300 km to cross the border with peninsula Crimea from Odessa. But we don’t like straight lines and we do like coastline which is usually not so fast.

Hanna waking up at the Black Sea near Illichivsk (Odessa; Urkaine)

IN the sea

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Just short visit to Odessa (to take care about some official papers) and lovely place just at the sea. The Alboth Family first time really swimming in the Black Sea!

Welcome in Soroca (Moldova); Photo: THomas Alboth

Bye bye Moldova

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At the beginning I couldn’t get used to funny Moldovan bank-notes which looks for me like Monopoly money. Now after almost a month, when I know them very well, we are leaving.

Waterfall near the Saharna Monastery in Moldova (Photo: Thomas Alboth)

Sweet small waterfall

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In Saharna, less than 100 km north from Chisinau you can find something for your soul and something for your eyes.

The Family Without Borders in Krasnoye in Transnistria (Moldova), Photo by Alex

At home in Transnistria

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  In old shabby Soviet block there is living a family. With no warm water except winter but with warmest hospitality we met until now. Welcome to Crasnoe, tiny town in Transnistria.

Roma Kids in Soroca (Moldova)

Meeting the “Gypsy King” and his people

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The most what Hanna liked was jewelery and golden teeth. We liked the most smiling eyes and real family feelings. Warm soup, freshly baked cake and sweet cherries to take with us. Not much time is needed to get through social structures: from talking with kids to drinking with the “king”.

Hanna

How is Hanna?

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Today Hanna is 10 months old! Last weeks were a crazy fast change of life with her. And I’m not talking about different countries or climates – but discovering the world.

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