I hitchhiked in Israel. I hitchhiked in Palestine. I hitchhiked in Russia. I hitchhiked in Ukraine. Do you know what all of those places have in common? Every single person I met there was awesome. Often we had lifestyles, beliefs, or opinions that contradicted each other, but that was no Continue Reading
Detour to Tolbachik
Tolbachik – a 3,085 meter volcano on Far East Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula. I had been told that, on a clear day, the top of Tolbachik crater is the best [accessible without a helicopter] viewpoint in Kamchatka. The mountain is surrounded by several other glaciated volcanoes, most of which are very Continue Reading