1. Tuesday, July 7

Dear Diary,

I’m on the ship now. It’s cool! My family and I are going to Australia. The weather is fantastic! The sea is so beautiful and calm. I’m happy I’m not seasick! I like to look at the waves.

Yesterday I made friends with two dolphins! They were playing not far from the ship. I shouted,

“Hello, friends! How are you?” They swam up to the ship and started jumping up and down. They cried, “Ulu-ula! Ulu-ula!” I think they said hello to me.

2. Wednesday, July 15

Dear Diary,

Now I’m in India. We came here two days ago.

The plane was cool. I sat near the window and could see the clouds very well. India is an interesting country but it’s very, very hot. Every day we go swimming in the Indian Ocean. Yesterday we went to the amusement park and I rode an elephant. In the morning I had a stomachache and my mum took me to the hotel doctor. I’m fine now but I can’t go to the beach (пляж).

3. Saturday, July 25

Dear Diary,

We are in Belarus. First, we came to Moscow by plane, then we came to Minsk by train. In the city we got lost. We were very tired. We asked a man to help us. He was very kind and showed us the way to the Minsk Hotel. We found our hotel opposite the central post office, not far from the Red Church.

Now we are going to the cafe to have dinner. I like Belarusian food, especially draniki. Tomorrow I will see Kate and Alex. I sometimes think: “It’s a small world!”

4. Sunday, August 2

Dear Diary,

I’m in the north of Britain to visit granddad and granny. The trip from the airport by car was long but exciting. I enjoyed the view.

The nature here is fantastic! There are a lot of lakes, meadows and hills here. There’s rich wildlife too, so we want to go on a hike tomorrow. I’d like to see some birds and animals. We will go to London, the capital of the UK, the day after tomorrow. After that we will go to the airport and fly to Canada.

5. Thursday, August 6

Dear Diary,

I like Canada! Yesterday there was a festival in the park. We had a lot of fun. All the people danced in the park and played amusing games. I made friends with two Canadian girls. We answered a lot of questions in the quiz show “Around the world” and got nice prizes — toy animals. I got a big toy cheetah. Tomorrow we are going home, to the USA.