Solo Journey across Russia and the Former States of the Soviet Union with Adventurer and writer Katie Aune.

Whiskey and a Map: True Stories of Adventure.

In this episode, Katie Aune takes on a adventure far off the typical tourist track, from riding the Trans-Siberian Railway across Russia and taking a cargo ferry from Ukraine to Georgia, to volunteering in Tajikistan and camping in the desert of Turkmenistan.
Katie is a recovering tax attorney who has worked in nonprofit and higher ed fundraising for more than a decade while also dabbling in travel blogging and writing. Born and raised in Minnesota, Katie is currently based in Washington, D.C. Despite not traveling overseas for the first time until she was 25, she has been to 70 countries and all seven continents. She is the author of Finding Katya: How I Quit Everything to Backpack the Former Soviet States, a travel memoir that chronicles her 13-month adventure through the former Soviet Union.
Follow Katie at her website katieaune.com
Hosted by Michael J. Reinhart
MichaelJReinhart.com
Whiskey and a Map: Stories of Adventure and Exploration.
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