For many people, retirement is the age of rest after decades of dedication to work. However, all of the above definitions were suddenly extinguished by the solo journey around the world of a 91-year-old Russian woman named Baba Lena.
According to Bored Panda, although Baba Lena has passed away in 2019 at the age of 91, however, her trips have become a source of inspiration and proof of the saying that nothing is impossible and it is not too late to realize your dreams.
Mrs. Baba Lena’s real name is Elena Mikhailovna, born in 1927 and is a retired officer from Siberia. Thanks to her solo trip to Vietnam, she had the opportunity to meet Ekaterina Papina – a blogger who was also traveling around the world alone. Hearing that the 90-year-old woman was still flying alone from Russia to Vietnam, the female blogger couldn’t help but be surprised.
She then shared her meeting with her on her personal page and received more than 14,000 thousand views. share. From here, Mrs. Baba Lena became famous and her trips were followed by many people.
Ms. Lena appeared everywhere in Russian media about her special story. When answering TV channel TRK7, backpacker U90 expressed: “I feel like I have just started this life. I lost my parents when I was 3 years old. When World War II broke out, I was only 14 years old. .
I spent many years of my youth working, then got into an unhappy marriage, left my husband and continued to work since then. It seems like I haven’t seen anything Then suddenly the whole world opened up before my eyes.
It is known that Ms. Lena’s dream of traveling the world began in the 1970s when she was nearly 50 years old. She visited Prague (capital of the Czech Republic), Poland, Slovakia and East Germany, but due to lack of finances and time the trip was forced to be postponed.
“One day my friends asked me why I couldn’t go anywhere to relax instead of staying at home and being bored. I thought, where else could I go at this age? But then they asked a travel company to help me get a passport “Just like that,” she recounted.
From now on, the 83-year-old woman Baba Lena’s trip to explore the world begins. The list of places she visited continues to include Türkiye, Germany, Vietnam, Thailand and Israel. Wherever she goes, she makes many new friends, even all types of transportation, from riding a motorbike to an impressive “city tour” throughout Southeast Asia or climbing on a camel in Israel, are enough for her. The ability to do it.
“A new life seems to have opened up. Travel is one of the most meaningful experiences in life, letting me know that there are still many kind people out there. There’s nothing to be afraid of when traveling alone.
Many people were surprised to hear my story and they all expressed their willingness to help me if I needed it. Affordable accommodations and reasonable places to eat Where to see the sea… everything is guided by others” the old lady once said.
It is known that the expenses for these adventures came from subsidies for growing and selling flowers and sewing. “I want to tell people my age not to be afraid when deciding to step out of their comfort zone because seeing the world is necessary and extremely useful,” she once shared.
Remembering the past when her youthful dream was not fulfilled, she once said: “Sometimes I also wonder how I could overcome the years of hardship and deprivation to make this crazy journey possible.” today? Perhaps it is the result of the will to survive and the desire to fulfill a lifetime’s dream. Why hesitate when we will eventually die someday?” p>”
