Our purpose in trips includes ongoing education for our son  -- for a fabulously inquisitive, street-smart, Down Syndrome adult who deserves, as anyone, every feasible opportunity to be a rounded, informed person. Public schooling -- he still sees his favorite teachers -- did well, but stopped. Job: he is a fine employee. But there is more to life. There is the brain.  He as anyone needs to see the world. Everyone is out to pick a pocket or two.  International relations, the neighborhood, the mall, eyes open, news, stay engaged.  Travel on your own. See what you both learn.

How do defend.


Learn about the world. School is over, but now it's up to us. Cheap car, no tours, wits, go.

• That was the idea. Ha. The one who benefited is not only Dan, but me -- whose education never included Russia, by combination of choice (pick your electives) and no concrete reason to do so.
•  Our background did not include other than the usual Europe. So we did that.. See Europe Road Ways 

Now, I have become addicted to learning what I never knew. Visit what has happened.

1.  Russia Road Ways, Moscow
2.  Russia Road Ways St Petersburg
3.  Russia Context Russia Road Ways: Timelines, Topics;
4.  Studying War:  Russia Pages.   An index site -- not only for the countries we have visited through Europe Road Ways, see above; but also for the timelines and topics arising out of surprising Russia.

•  And, in a real sense, frightening Russia:  because , as we see in our own autocratic-pushing majorities in our own government and head of state, there is great pleasure for those in power in indulging in the pleasure of dominance.  
• Russia has been unable to temper that. 
• Can we? 
• Can a constitutional government with at least the framework for enforcing human rights counter coercion, elitist hierarchies. 
• TBD. For the globe:  Not just this leader or that, but how to better ensure prosperity and stability for more.