This is a story of a fascinating journey across the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea—and of unusual people who are unsettled by today’s problems and strive to create a more harmonious path for society’s development. How much do we know about the alternative to city life offered by eco-settlements? How many such communities exist in Russia? In the world? In Igor Polish’s book, you’ll learn everything about walking journeys, and also: • how eco-settlements are created and fall apart; • what a typical day in an eco-community looks like; • how Russian communities differ from overseas “Pilgrims.” The book tells the fates of such different and amazing people, shares reflections on life and development, showcases the picturesque beauty of the surrounding nature, and gently notes the so romantic details of everyday life of pilgrims and hitchhikers from different ends of the world.