Prize-winning author Michael J. Totten returns with a masterpiece of travel writing and history in this journey through thirteen nations — all but two formerly communist — just beyond the edge of the West where few casual travelers venture. His work as an independent foreign correspondent takes him deep into the field beyond the sensational headlines, from his hilariously miserable road trip … through the Middle East to Iraqi Kurdistan and around Eastern Europe to the Wild West of Albania; from the killing fields in Bosnia and Kosovo to a Romania haunted by the ghosts of its communist past; from the front lines in the Caucasus during Russia’s invasion of Georgia to the otherworldly Post-Soviet disasterscape on the Black Sea in Ukraine. Where the West Ends is high-octane adventure writing at its finest and is Michael J. Totten’s most entertaining work written to date.
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I enjoyed learning and reading about his travels along the wild and desolate roads of the region as well as a wide variety of cities and towns. His interactions with the officials who populate the borders were fascinating. I admire his willingness to go the extra mile to see things and his dedication to the belief that it’s the journey that is …
Where the West Ends is a travelogue of the world’s most troubled corners. Iraq? Check. The former Yugoslavia? Check. Georgia? The Ukraine? Crimea? Check, check, check. The Sarajevo Haggadah even makes a cameo appearance. And, although it’s hard to imagine why one might not only wish to visit such places with remarkable regularity but also, …