“I have recently returned from a wonderful trip to Russia, arranged by the best tour operator in the U.S.A., Ker & Downey. In Moscow, Natalia was my guide, and in St. Petersburg. Elena. BOTH were extraordinary guides with so much knowledge — they were able to make history come to life. My drivers were equally wonderful, so I thank you so much. My feeling is, when you’re in a foreign country and you don’t speak the language, you’re only as good as your guide. I could not have had better ones — they are two of the best guides I’ve ever had in all of the 130 countries which I have visited and written about.”