Meet Gina Petrovich 91裸聊视频� this Kelowna woman is always on an adventure, and now she91裸聊视频檚 willing to share her unique view of the world with our readers. This Monday we, at the Capital News are running her introduction. Next Monday we91裸聊视频檙e going to share her first travel column. It91裸聊视频檚 genuine and from a local view. Better yet, it will give you something to daydream about when the weight of the Mondays sets in.
In the last three years, Gina Petrovich has been to 18 countries and thinks that91裸聊视频檚 a pretty small number, compared to cruise travellers who can visit multiple countries in one trip.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 mostly since I started travelling alone. I did the Euro trip with family and all I learned from that was how not to travel with family,91裸聊视频� the Kelowna woman said, laughing.
91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 so much to see, so every time I leave I usually come home with some crazy (story) or misadventure mishap and I91裸聊视频檝e just learned so much and met some really fun people,91裸聊视频� she said.
The 36-year-old91裸聊视频檚 mishaps include almost missing her first day of work at SunRype as she remained trapped in Bali due to an erupting volcano and when she burned her retinas after experiencing snow blindness while hiking in Peru.
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But that hasn91裸聊视频檛 stopped her from travelling. Petrovich recently visited Hong Kong for a week and plans to visit Jordan and Isreal next for the history and culture.
She joked that since she doesn91裸聊视频檛 drive, it91裸聊视频檚 easier to get around in other countries than it is in Kelowna.
91裸聊视频淚 was telling my friend it was easier to get around Hong Kong than hike the Coquihalla summit and I really want to hike that,91裸聊视频� she said.
What started as a solo trip to New York a few years ago led to her passion for travel, which fit nicely with her photography hobby, she said.
91裸聊视频淢y first of two trips to New York City91裸聊视频� but just that, like the feeling of liberation just getting on the plane, getting off the plane, running in the Toronto airport, which seems to be a thing, I can91裸聊视频檛 be in that airport without running and crying.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淎 New York minute wasn91裸聊视频檛 enough so I was back for another minute within a year,91裸聊视频� she said.
And travelling along allows her to make new friends.
91裸聊视频淚 find for me, when I91裸聊视频檓 with a friend, I91裸聊视频檓 looking down and talking to my friend, when there are new friends (that could be walking by in front of me),91裸聊视频� she said.
Her trips include Hong Kong, Hawaii, New York, Peru, Bali, Thailand, Europe, Mexico, Jamaica and more.
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There91裸聊视频檚 a common misconception with travel is that you have to quit your day job in order to go far, Petrovich said, adding people often aren91裸聊视频檛 utilizing the time they have.
91裸聊视频淧eople aren91裸聊视频檛 making the most of it because it91裸聊视频檚 in their mind that they don91裸聊视频檛 have enough of it91裸聊视频�. Five days in Hong Kong is better than no days in Hong Kong,91裸聊视频� she said.
91裸聊视频淭o be able to keep your job and travel, you don91裸聊视频檛 have to go somewhere close and quick, you know you can go far when you only have a week, but you don91裸聊视频檛 have to quit your day job,91裸聊视频� she said.
She booked her Hong Kong trip the day before she left while on her lunch break.
Even though she has faced challenges during her travels, she said it91裸聊视频檚 part of the experience, like how she didn91裸聊视频檛 know a word of Cantonese.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 a vegetarian, so I went into a restaurant and I91裸聊视频檓 like 91裸聊视频榓m I going to end up eating meat? Is this a mushroom? Because it looks and tastes like meat,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� she said.
91裸聊视频淚 love how I feel doing it91裸聊视频� its a very rewarding feeling knowing that three days ago I was at work and now I91裸聊视频檓 in Hong Kong, riding on this crazy people car ride.91裸聊视频�
Some people call her crazy, but she thinks she91裸聊视频檚 one of the luckier travellers because she gets to experience these things and come away with a good story.
91裸聊视频淎 lot of people come out of Bali and say it was beautiful, I come out of Bali and (say I got cool pictures of an erupting volcano.)91裸聊视频�
Petrovich will be writing a travel column for the Capital News every two weeks.
carli.berry@kelownacapnews.com
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