Hoax: The Inside Story Of A Traveler In Russia: Russia Travel Guide

Generally, Russia is very diverse ethnically. "Russians are weird. All cultures have their idiosyncrasies but Ruskies take the cake. It's hard to combine Vikings, Slavs, Mongols, and numerous other ethnic groups and that not get something that is outside the ordinary," Stephen Powers wrote.

In the summer of 2006, I started an extreme trip on one of the longest auto-routes in the world, from my native country, Romania, aiming to reach the Pacific coast at Vladivostok crossing Siberia from West to East. My goal was to produce an independent documentary film in extreme conditions, in-country famous for its extremes - Russia. Despite all odds, I made it and I was about to catch the last flight back home at Moscow's International Airport when I was arrested under the charge of "Delivery of false terrorist information". It all was as unbelievable as the strange happenings of the last three weeks and this led me to the same conclusion - THE EPISODE WAS THE LAST CHAPTER OF THE BIGGEST HOAX EVER!