Travel takes its toll My last day in Saint Petersburg and I wake up at 4 a.m. and my face is all runny and gross. :/ I have glared at every coughing child on the train and every lady who sneezed in the elevator, but after 3 weeks, I finally got some sort of cold. I get up and close the window and take some dayquil, hoping to get control over this. I finally get up at 8:30, and have to get ready for my photo tour at 11. Feeling only marginally better, it takes the entire time to get myself showered and dressed and ready. Photo tour Once the…
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Planning Excursions In the Tour Planning a 4-week multi-country trip is no easy feat. Arranging visas to Russia and China, as well as buying tickets to trains in foreign languages, was daunting. So, for the first time ever, I signed up for a tour group. Hotels, train tickets, even visas are included. It is a tour for ‘independent’ travelers, so all of the day-time excursions end by 4 p.m., leaving ample evening time to explore solo. There is one small ‘problem’: no one else signed up for this group tour. So it looks like it’ll be just me and the tour guide. Extra excursions Since evenings after 4 p.m. are…
