Meet the Tour Leaders - Elena Lavinskaya

Elena Lavinskaya

Elena has been travelling (and still does) since 1983, She's been to 62 countries and lived in Spain for 4 years. She enjoys her role as a Tour LEader for Explore as she loves learning foreign languages and speaking them with she leads - she currently speaks English, Spanish, Italian and Russian.
Her motto is "just enjoy this life because you never know what is waiting for yoU round the corner"

If you were given a free plane ticket to anywhere in the world, where would you go?

New Zealand (Have seen enough museums - would like to see something real and created by nature!)

What's the best thing about life on the road as a tour leader?

Meeting people,learning from them (A LOT!),seeing new places, dealing with situations (sometimes it's a real challenge)

Have you got any packing tips for a travelling life?

GET READY FOR EVERYTHING! (Anything can happen, don't be affraid of life - take it like it is!)

What do you never leave home without?

A guide book and mobile phone

What's your top tip for travelling responsibly?

Always think twice (or even more) when offering things to people.

If you had to eat just one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Pizza

If you had the chance to start a new country with your own rules, what would your first rule be?

Be honest to each other, no lies, no corruption

What was your proudest moment as a tour leader?

When people say thier holiday in Russia was their favourite holiday!