Amazing Azerbaijan: Baku to the future in the capital city at the very edge of Europe

By Dom Joly Evocative: Baku's old walled city recalls the days when it sat on the Silk RoadYou should never judge a place by the area surrounding its airport - but by any standards, the drive into Baku is not a pretty one. Oil derricks, rubble and smoke abound - it sometimes seemed as if I was heading towards the gates of hell. Once in the Azerbaijan capital, however, things changed and I was