She really does experience. It's not about 'check-in' where she has gone but she learns people around her and be so conscious of her single existing moment in life. This book won't give much about Siberia details but about a human mind while wandering, traveling and surviving. Also, this book doesn't drive me to book a TranSiberia ticket instead it simply puts me into feet and just off. Wherever. The secret is inside. Open my horizon! Thx mint!