Much like the unique luxury travel clients she takes care of at Petrie PR, Linda Petrie is all about balancing luxury with authentic cultural experiences
Through her boutique communications company Petrie PR, Linda Petrie and her team has introduced the world to leading luxury travel and hotel brands that offer authenticity, unique experiences and a whole lot of soul such as Alila Hotels, Aman Resorts & Hotels, Nihiwatu, Jacada Travel and more.
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But despite how much of the world she has seen already, Linda has an insatiable hunger and tireless curiosity for the next adventure. Find out how she likes to travel below:
Last trip?
Sri Lanka with my family for the holidays. We travelled throughout the country combining a historical and cultural tour, visiting temples and tea plantations before spending New Year near Galle at the beach.
What do you love most about travelling?
The experience itself and new discoveries. I have travelled all my life, and I am always excited at the prospect of embarking to a new destination as well as returning to those I visit regularly through work. Every trip brings a new dimension and the prospect of new relationships.
Most memorable travel experience?
Definitely driving across Namibia in a 4x4 over two weeks last Christmas! It was quite an experience traversing the many different landscapes and terrains of this wonderful sparsely populated country.
We started in the capital Windhoek before venturing to the dramatic Atlantic Coast, the mountains and into the vast expanses of desert including summiting Namibia’s highest sand dune, “Big Daddy”, at Sossusvlei before being immersed in the tropical jungle climate of the Caprivi Strip on the borders of Angola and finally entering Botswana.
And the worst?
Regularly sitting out China airspace flight delays, sometimes up to 10 hours. There is nothing worse.
