I was jolted awake in the very early hours of the morning, it was still dark so I decided to reach over and check my phone to see what time it was, 3:12am. I was just about to go back to sleep when I heard Maria whisper from the top bunk, Kris? Kris are you awake? Yeah, I whispered back, What's up? I've lost my dress! Silence. What? I say. I kicked it off during the night and now I can't find it and I need to go to the loo. Why did I turn my phone on I tho...

This morning I had the Kremlin tour with Helen booked for 10:30am, I managed to round my now sixteen passengers up and leave on time. I had decided to go on the Kremlin tour on the occasion (I usually don't) because it's spring and there are always beautiful flowers in blossom in the grounds at this time of year. We arrived at the Kremlin and stored the bags people had brought, and Helen gave her usual tour. The churches of the Kremlin, looked amazing agains...

This morning Leena and I have to give another orientation walk, which is painful with only two people, who aren't really interested in what we are saying, only in taking photos. I must admit I sped it up a little and was relieved when we finally arrived in Red Square. After it was over Leena and I had a coffee in the GUM centre, mainly so I could escape the two clients who asked many, many ridiculous questions and who were heading in the same direction as I w...

This morning I woke up to find someone else asleep in the spare bed in my room…Leena who I will be training to replace me, rather odd way to meet someone waking up and they are in your room. We go downstairs to breakfast and then meet up with the group to give the orientation which lasts for about two hours and finishes in Red Square. I get Leena to take a picture of us all in Red Square to celebrate making it all the way from Beijing. We then let the group...

One last trip across Russia, three days on a train, you'd think I'd be sick of it now…. For some reason, food was delivered to the cabins on this trip, one hot meal per day. I had wondered why all the Russian people were snickering at us with all our groceries and packs of noodles. I've never had that happen before, I took the exact same train in the other direction and wasn't given anything. Dane, Maria, John and Nat wake up one morning with their curtai...