Brent Antonson is a travel writer who has circumnavigated the world by rail, including North Korea, 50 states, etc, and taught in Russia, Iraq, and China.
Talk about venturing to places where most people would not consider, he pushes the envelope and his luck to fulfill his adventurous side.
He even  went to Europe and entered the Former Yugoslav crisis by sliding into Zagreb during the war on a night train.
His epic train ride on the Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Beijing via Mongolia is another adventure that is well worth knowing about.
He is also a big fan of driving and has passed through 19 countries, and slept a few nights inside the vehicle on occassion.
Epic travel stories abound incluing arrests, torture, girlfriends, and risque stuff.

Learn more about Brent here:

www.brentantonson.com
https://www.planksip.org/author/brent-antonson/
https://www.facebook.com/bAntonson/

Check out his book on Amazon: Of Russia - A Year Inside

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