Hi Hilary,
I'm English and oldish too

and living in Baku with my husband who's a gynae here. We've been here a year and, I must say, I'm really enjoying it though I do go back to the UK every six weeks or so for a week. Do get in touch when you're here! Meanwhile you might be interested in a particular blog post of mine, 'Welcome to Baku' it's called, and it's on fizzoflife.com
I'm looking forward to meeting you and if you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to get in touch!
Kia