April 16, 2008...2:23 pm
Exciting Times
As I entered the house at almost 9pm last night, the phone was ringing.
I picked it up and it was Nikki. We are finally ready to finish the booking of our trip and last night we made all the final decisions about day-trips and stop-overs.
Nikki is now going to look for flights while I do all the booking, so I have spent quite a bit of time since the call filling out the forms etc.
The company we are using is called The Russia Experience. I discovered it whilst reading an article about the Trans-Sib in Wanderlust magazine and thought it sounded like the company for us because it is NOT a group tour, but runs independent travel packages - hence Nikki and I have spent some time thinking about where we want to go.
Also, the director actually lives in Moscow and although there is a London office, the company uses local guides and family-owned hotels or homestays across the whole route, so we should be able to maximise our understanding of the area and the people, which will really help with the quality of our writing.
If anyone is inspired to take a Trans-Sib trip in the future, take a look at The Russia Experience’s website at www.trans-siberian.co.uk
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