The Way a River Went: Following the Volga Through the Heart of Russia

by Thom Wheeler

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.

273 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 26, 2015

Reviews

[Jason · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bit disappointed in this, Thom Wheeler spends a lot of time whining and seems really reluctant to do anything on this trip. In fact the last third of the trip is spent on a train missing anything, one major town he gets off the train and gets straight back on. The planning seems a bit odd too, for somebody who plans trips for people to Russia he didn't once book a hotel. He meets some totally mad Russians and each time he seems meek and hardly communicates with them. Maybe it's just his writing style and in reality things were different.

At least the book has a map, yay! No photos though, this book would really have been enhanced with photos and might have hidden the poor descriptions.

[D'face · Rating 4 out of 5]

An entertaining travel story of walling, driving and rowing down the Volga river in Russia to attend a friends wedding with interesting history and incidents along the way.

[Harri Thomas · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just thought it was a bit dull!

[Martinxo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Should have been half the length