3 sleeps to go! I can hardly believe it. 3 sleeps until we board that plane. 3 sleeps until the humdrum of ordinary life is 10,000 miles away...

I've always thought that boarding the plane is one of the most exciting parts of a trip. It's the bit where anticipation mixes with the knowledge that anything can happen. Who knows where the path ahead will take you?

Moscow is just the first stop. I wish we had longer but 5 days is all we'll have and then it's time to move on. Oh well, if 5 days is all we have, then 5 days it is. Bon voyage!