Brigid Avery
Independent Advisor
Travel Advisor
Specialties
Expedition Cruise
Luxury
Premium Airfare
Wildlife Holiday
Whatever your travel style, Brigid is the consultant for you.
You don’t meet many people who can say they’ve visited more than 100 countries and all 7 continents, but Brigid is one of them. Her passport is smoking with stamps from exotic locales like Oman, Sri Lanka, Svalbard and Bhutan, and she can’t wait to add more.
“I live, love and long for travel,” says Brigid. “It must be a part of my DNA! It's this wandering spirit and passion for our planet that I love to share with my clients.”
How do you choose a top travel moment with such a smorgasbord to select from? Brigid is bursting with stories of her incredible experiences, but she’s narrowed it down thanks to a love of ice.
“It's fair to say that I have an obsession with exploring icy regions,” says Brigid. “Antarctica and the Arctic are literally poles apart, in terms of the diversity of landscape and wildlife.”
“The vast, pristine wilderness and the feeling of total solitude when you’re there makes you feel so blessed to inhabit this planet. One of the most amazing moments of my life was in the Arctic, when a polar bear approached the bow of our ship and stood up to rest his paws right beneath my camera lens.”
“I also had a magical experience with the Northern Lights while staying in the far north of Finland. I stayed up late after the rest of the lodge had gone to sleep, because I just knew the lights were going to show for me. I walked a little way into the -30 degrees night and suddenly the sky lit up with colours that danced like ballerinas in a show just for me.”
“I still well up with tears when I think about this moment and how emotional and humbling it was. You can never truly explain the feeling of having a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and that’s why I’m passionate about sending others on their own adventures.”
Brigid has been sending her clients off on unbelievable journeys for the past 26 years, but her favourite career highlight was to a destination with a much higher temperature than the North Pole.
“I recently organised a holiday in which three generations of a family met in Dubai for an epic, 17-night adventure. I coordinated all their arrivals from various countries via first class flights. Once they had all arrived, they set out on the action-packed itinerary I planned for them – drivers, guides every day and activities to suit all interests!”
Brigid can obviously offer incredible advice on where to plan your next expedition, but she is also an airline expert and can offer detailed advice on cabin classes and specific seating needs. Her extensive travel experience means she can offer practical pearls of wisdom, such as keeping your camera battery close to your body in Arctic temperatures and what hotel perks are worth the upgrade.
However, swapping inspirational travel tales is where Brigid’s passion shines through. Pay her a visit if you’re interested in hearing about sipping sundowners at the edge of a volcano crater in Tanzania, or hiking the heights of the Himalayas. She can also tell you where to dive if you want to see a hammerhead shark migration, and all about the Sri Lankan Buddhist site that is set to become bigger than Angkor Wat.
“No matter who the client, I know in my heart that I can design and curate the best possible travel experience that they could wish for. This is what makes me get out of bed, go to work and be proud of what I've done for almost 30 years.”
EXPERIENCE
32 Years
COUNTRIES VISITED