#8 European Sabbatical across Cold War Europe with a teaching Family of 5 in 1986 Part 1

Tony interviews a longtime Social Studies teacher (his Father) and his quest to take a family of five across 15 countries in Cold War Europe via a sabbatical in a Volkswagen Vanagon in 1986.  Topics include:  The Soviet Union, the charm of his daughters, Russian guards and teenage guides, censorship and realities of communism, European campgrounds, the uniqueness and opportunity of the High School he worked at, motivation/influences of the sabbatical, exploring as tourists, castles, WWII, Auschwitz, financing, and more.  If you really like the episode, you might want to check out the patreon version, which gives you episode #9 before the public release (in about one month) and is less edited.