Product Description

Volcanoes, vodka and 'vildlife' in Russia's Far East.

Why go to Kamchatka? There are no luxury hotels or international spas; no jolly pubs or swanky wine bars and even if there were glamorous beach resorts there are almost no roads to get to them. Although there is a plethora of fish, nowhere can you find it more wonderfully cooked than on a Kamchatkan campfire! This extraordinary country is not for the faint-hearted.

But it has some of the most stunning and dramatic volcanic scenery in the world and an inordinate amount of wildlife. To sit on a berry-covered hill and watch reindeer floating down a valley against a backdrop of volcanoes, to go fly-fishing on the Paratunka River or sit in a boat on Lake Kurilskoye and discover a brown bear only yards away; to climb an active volcano and peer down into the depths of its crater are all privileges not afforded to many. Gleadhill's diary account of two Irish ladies "d'un Certain Age" in Russia's Far East draws us into this magnificent landscape. 90 color photos, 12 maps.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #397744 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

About the Author
Diana Gleadhill worked as a professional librarian before becoming a graphic artist who dabbles with mosaics. Driven by her natural curiosity and sense of adventure, she has explored places as diverse as Kenya, South America, Central Asia and the Kamchatka Peninsula. She lives in County Down, Ireland.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic
Anyone trying to research or travel to Kamchatka has probably found the same problem as me; very little literature exhists. This book includes a travel journal combined with historical accounts and sections written by people that live there. It is well researched and includes a lot of information about flora and fauna as well as the indigenous peoples.