Natalia Burykina & Wander Trips
ICELAND MALDIVES Natalia comes with a background in tourism and hospitality and after she moved to India from Russia, she decided to keep busy by doing something in this field. Her job hunt went on for over six months but she couldn’t find anything suitable, primarily because of certain restrictions vis-à-vis hiring foreigners in India. After six months when she needed to return to Russia to renew one of her visas, her partner suggested that she explore the possibility of starting something of her own. The idea appealed to Natalia and hence Wander Trips was born. Presently, along with this role Natalia is also the Director of Sales in NasHOTEL, St. Petersburg, Russia. One of the main challenges Natalia faced was acclimatizing to the cultural differences between Russia and India. To most people from India, the idea of a vacation meant trying to fit in as many places to see and things to do in a short span of time. Nat