The Way a River Went
Following the Volga Through the Heart of Russia
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2015
Summersdale Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-84953-744-5 (ISBN)
Summersdale Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-84953-744-5 (ISBN)
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Attending a wedding in Astrakhan, Thom decides to travel in the most obvious and straightforward way: by following the Volga river, from its source over 1,000 miles inland. The Way a River Went is an unforgettable and (hopefully) unrepeatable adventure.
Thom Wheeler is not a man to be put off by the prospect of an uncharted, impractical or downright dangerous journey. Having accidentally introduced his old school friend Vicky to Dmitry, the Russian love of her life, at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Thom decides to travel to their wedding in Astrakhan in the most obvious and straightforward way: by following the Volga river, from its source over 1,000 miles inland, all the way to the Caspian Sea and a party to remember..
Thom Wheeler is not a man to be put off by the prospect of an uncharted, impractical or downright dangerous journey. Having accidentally introduced his old school friend Vicky to Dmitry, the Russian love of her life, at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Thom decides to travel to their wedding in Astrakhan in the most obvious and straightforward way: by following the Volga river, from its source over 1,000 miles inland, all the way to the Caspian Sea and a party to remember..
Thom Wheeler is a writer with an interest in travel and a particular interest in regions of the ex Soviet Union. He has lived for extended periods of time in Georgia, Estonia, Ukraine and Russia. He has contributed to various publications, and appeared on BBC Radio and Talk Radio Europe. Thom is the first person to drive a campervan across the Russian Federation (from Tallinn to Vladivostok) - a journey recounted in his book One Steppe Beyond. He lives in Brighton.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.8.2015 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84953-744-5 / 1849537445 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84953-744-5 / 9781849537445 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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