{"id":371,"date":"2016-03-21T11:29:45","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T11:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evanevansblog.wpengine.com\/?p=371"},"modified":"2025-02-13T12:13:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T12:13:27","slug":"getting-to-know-your-evan-evans-guide-an-interview-with-sheila-urbani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/getting-to-know-your-evan-evans-guide-an-interview-with-sheila-urbani\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to Know Your Evan Evans Guide: An interview with Sheila Urbani"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scottish-born Evan Evans\u00a0guide Sheila Urbani spends her days living in Greater London. Sheila became a tour guide in the capital\u00a0after escorting tours around Italy, visiting popular tourist spots like Rome, Naples, Venice, and Florence. She has been a\u00a0London Blue Badge Guide\u00a0for over twenty years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From these years of experience, Sheila has acquired a wealth of knowledge about the country\u2019s historic sites and cultural hotspots, which she now shares with London&#8217;s visitors. We caught up with Sheila to find out about her UK highlights and the one place people should all go during their time in the capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"372\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SalWI29IRxM\" title=\"Meet Sheila, our expert guide #womensday | Evan Evans Tours\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What made you want to become a tour guide, and what do you find most satisfying now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally, I wanted to become a tour guide because I wanted to travel and meet lots of different types of people. But now I actually enjoy the history and culture that is a part of this job, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where do you lead tours?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I lead tours in London to sites like <a href=\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/london-attractions\/top-attractions\/westminster-abbey\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=sheila-tour-guide-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Westminster Abbey<\/a> and the Houses of Parliament, <a href=\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/london-attractions\/top-attractions\/st-pauls-cathedral\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=sheila-tour-guide-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">St Paul\u2019s Cathedral<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/london-attractions\/top-attractions\/tower-of-london\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=sheila-tour-guide-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The\u00a0Tower of London<\/a>, as well as various\u00a0art galleries and museums. I also guide people outside London, taking them to Windsor Castle, Leeds Castle, Oxford,\u00a0The Cotswolds, and many other\u00a0places around England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you have a favourite place to take tourists?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s a very difficult question, but I\u2019d probably\u00a0have to say <a href=\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/tours\/day-tours-from-london\/blenheim-palace-downton-abbey-village-the-cotswolds\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=sheila-tour-guide-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Cotswolds<\/a>. Within the region, there are many quaint little towns and villages lying alongside great historical sites. Blenheim Palace is one of the most impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tell us something we might not know about a site you lead tours to.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Something is always coming up that makes history more interesting. For example, a tennis ball that dates to the time of Henry VIII was found in the Great Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament, making historians believe that the king actually used the great hall as a tennis court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What should people experience in London and its surroundings before leaving the country?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK has something for everyone. There are so many pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants of all different ethnicities. But I&#8217;d recommend everyone\u00a0who comes\u00a0to\u00a0London to visit the Houses of Parliament. Even British tourists find this site&#8217;s whole history and the building absolutely fascinating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Sheila on a tour of the historic sites in London and beyond with <a href=\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=sheila-tour-guide-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evan Evans<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scottish-born Evan Evans\u00a0guide Sheila Urbani spends her days living in Greater London. Sheila became a tour guide in the capital\u00a0after escorting tours around Italy, visiting popular tourist spots like Rome, Naples, Venice, and Florence. She has been a\u00a0London Blue Badge Guide\u00a0for over twenty years. 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