For the first week in China, life on tour was pretty comfortable. Landing in Beijing after a pleasant overnight flight with much-maligned Aeroflot, we were driven to our hotel where a surprisingly big room with ensuite bathroom and TV/PC combo awaited us. Much of the rest of the day was spent sleeping or loitering in the lobby tryjng to identify who we'd be lumbered with on our organised tour for the next 2 weeks. The next morning our guide, Betty Boo, was wait...

I don't really know what to say about Moscow... I guess i could sum it up by saying it wasn't quite what I expected. The most expensive city in the world? Cold and miserable weather with people to match? Over zealous polizei on every corner demanding passports, papers and possibly a small bribe to boot? Vodka for breakfast, lunch and dinner...vodka with everything!? The first day here was pretty miserable. Cold, grey and pissing down with rain. The famous Red ...

Three days in and I cant help feeling a twinge of failure. Dinner on Day 1: Spanish paella and Belgian beer. Lunch on Day 2: Ham and cheese sandwich. Dinner on Day 2: Local beer and man-size shots of vodka (that's more like it) followed by chips, chilli nachos and a drunken trip to KFC on the way home (some things never change!). Lunch on Day 3: Ham and cheese sandwich. Snack: McDonalds cheeseburger, snickers, Cheetos. Dinner on Day 3: pasta pesto... Hold on, th...

Last day at work....