Moscow Bound: The Story of a Young Man Who Decided to Search the Planet for Something Else

Most people are happy to spend their four weeks annual holiday relaxing by the sea, but not Jason Toll. So strap yourself in readers, because Toll is going to take you on the journey of a lifetime in his book, Moscow Bound.
 
This autobiographical account, accompanied with photos, follows Jason Toll, a young Australian surfing nomad, as he backpacks through some of the most captivating and extreme locations on the planet. A luckless traveller, Jason's journey begins in war-torn Kosovo, but when he suspects that he is the target of a kidnap plot, he flees on an exciting expedition across both Eastern and Western Europe. Along the way, he traces his family heritage to the death camp of Auschwitz; he loses his passport in the Arctic; he nearly drowns whilst surfing in Morocco; he survives a night on a frozen Siberian lake in a self-made igloo; plus he experiences many other thrilling events. The journey culminates in Moscow, under a veil of illegitimate employment, but not before the Russian secret service arrest Jason for spying.
 
From Paris to Amsterdam; Kosovo to Warsaw; Stockholm to The Arctic; Siberia to Moscow; this is a trip like no other. Moscow Bound will absorb readers until the captivating end unfolds.

Jason Toll was born in Sydney, Australia. At age eight, he moved with his family to the South Coast of New South Wales, where he instantly fell in love with the ocean, and the sport of surfing. He regularly competed in surfing competitions whilst studying at university, taking first place in the 2003 Australian University Surfing Championships. After completing university, Jason left Australia on an around the world trip that was supposed to last for a year. However, six and a half years later, he is yet to return to his homeland to live. He currently resides in Moscow, Russia, where he is the head of the Geography Department at The UK International School of Moscow.