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The '''Academy of Free Travel''' (Russian: Академия Вольных Путешествий), known by its Russian-language initials AVP) , is a hitchhiking travel club based in [[Russia]], founded on September 2, 1995. The main organizer of the club's activities is the Russian hitchhiker and travel guide author [[Anton Krotov]]. Participants in the club's activities are mostly Russian from the former Soviet Union and the main language is Russian, but people from all countries are welcome to join the AVP.
The club's aims are
* to collect information about the world, its countries and regions and their peculiarities,
* to organize hitchhiking expeditions , rail journeys and hikes treks in various parts of the globe and Russia,* to educate people on the properties of the surrounding world and the possibilities for independent travel.
The club periodically sets up houses in various parts of the world where hitchhikers independent travellers can base themselves while exploring the surrounding area.
* [[Irkutsk]], [[Russia]] (August 2006 - October 2006)