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The '''Academy of Free Travel''' (Russian: Академия Вольных Путешествий, AVP) is a hitchhiking 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 and the main language is Russian, but people from all countries are welcome to join the AVP.
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The '''Academy of Free Travel''' (Russian: Академия Вольных Путешествий), known by its Russian-language initials AVP, is a travel club based in [[Russia]], founded on September 2, 1995. The main organizer of the club's activities is the Russian travel guide author [[Anton Krotov]]. Participants in the club's activities are mostly 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
 
The club's aims are
  
 
* to collect information about the world, its countries and regions and their peculiarities,
 
* to collect information about the world, its countries and regions and their peculiarities,
* organize hitchhiking expeditions and hikes in various parts of the globe and Russia,
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* to organize hitchhiking expeditions, rail journeys and treks in various parts of the globe and Russia,
* educate people on the properties of the surrounding world and the possibilities for independent travel.
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* 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 can base themselves while exploring the surrounding area.
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The club periodically sets up houses in various parts of the world where independent travellers can base themselves while exploring the surrounding area.
  
 
* [[Irkutsk]], [[Russia]] (August 2006 - October 2006)
 
* [[Irkutsk]], [[Russia]] (August 2006 - October 2006)
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* [[Krasnodar]], Russia (2013)
 
* [[Krasnodar]], Russia (2013)
 
* [[Antananarivo]], [[Madagascar]] (December 2013-March 2014)
 
* [[Antananarivo]], [[Madagascar]] (December 2013-March 2014)
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* [[Marrakech]], [[Morocco]] (March 2014 - April 2014)
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* [[Lvov]], [[Ukraine]] (Jule 2014 - August 2014)
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* [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] (September 2014 - October 2014)
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
* http://www.avp.travel.ru
 
* http://www.avp.travel.ru
 
* http://www.avp.travel.ru/AFT-2002.htm
 
* http://www.avp.travel.ru/AFT-2002.htm
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* http://a-krotov.livejournal.com/361047.html
  
 
[[Category:Clubs]]
 
[[Category:Clubs]]
 
[[Category:Russian Clubs]]
 
[[Category:Russian Clubs]]

Latest revision as of 13:16, 15 January 2014

The Academy of Free Travel (Russian: Академия Вольных Путешествий), known by its Russian-language initials AVP, is a travel club based in Russia, founded on September 2, 1995. The main organizer of the club's activities is the Russian travel guide author Anton Krotov. Participants in the club's activities are mostly 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 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 independent travellers can base themselves while exploring the surrounding area.

External links