Welcome to where I chronicle my travels!

I am back home now after recently completing my capstone project for my Master of Arts degree and traveling on Amtrak across the United States.

 

Most Recent Posts

2017 Amtrak Trip

by Oliver | Jan 1, 2017

Happy New Year Everyone! I have embarked on another journey after successfully completing my capstone project and earning my Master of Arts degree from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. As the clock struck midnight to ring in 2017, I was fortunate to find... read more

Perm 36 – Russian Gulag (A Forced Labor Camp)

by Oliver | Nov 26, 2016

It has been one year since my visit to Perm – 36, a Russian Gulag. I noticed in my visitor analytics that some visitors to my site land here searching for information on this forced labor camp. Given the political climate here in the United States —... read more

The Time I Put On A Fashion Show…

by Oliver | Jun 3, 2016

Another train story! This time from Kazan overnight to Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2015. It was my second overnight leg heading toward Vladivostok. My train compartment wound up filled with three older Russians: a gentleman and a married couple. The close confines of the... read more

The Professor and Train

by Oliver | May 25, 2016

The following was on the way from Nizhny Novgorod to Kazan, Russia during my 2015 Trip in Russia. My ticket was in Kupe class, Russian for second class. This level of service indicated a carriage with nine compartments comprised of four berths each. A window and... read more

Why Russia?

by Oliver | May 11, 2016

Sat next to a Russian on my plane departing Russia. Was able to snap this photo with our passports side by side. “Why do you come to Russia?” This would come to be a frequent question throughout my time in Russia, often very bluntly. There was a curiosity not just... read more