Oxford Road is one of Manchester’s main throughfares. It starts at St. Peter’s Square in the heart of the city and runs very much like a straight line into the city’s southern suburbs. Dubbed ‘the Corridor’, Oxford Road is home to Manchester’s two universities, the BBC offices, various architectural gems and a host of splendid [...]
Twitterview with Traveldudes
I was interviewed by Melvin a.k.a. @Traveldudes69 on Twitter today. I’ve included the transcript below for those who missed (bits of) this fun Twitterview. Traveldudes: Hi Keith, thanks for being my Twitterview partner. First, let us explain what we are doing. It’s simple! We are having an Interview… the twitter way. Short & informative! To [...]
Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Lang Tengah
Lang Tengah island, Malaysia. Read the accompanying post: Getting over my Jaws complex.
This is Cuba!
I remember stepping out of the airport in Varadero and looking at the palm-tree covered hills and sniffing the faint cigar-scented air. I thought, “wow, I’m here. This is Cuba!”. It was 1996. The Berlin Wall had fallen less than a decade earlier and with the demise of the Soviet Union, the Cuban economy was [...]
My velvet escape travel tip: Roatan
“My velvet escape travel tip” is a guest series about what the name ‘Velvet Escape’ evokes and what that would be in the hometown of the guest writer. With this series, I hope to uncover travel tips from places around the world to help visitors have a truly local experience. For me, the phrase velvet [...]
Experiencing Manchester
I’ve been invited by Creative Tourist to spend a few days in Manchester in the northwest of England. I’ve never been to this part of England so I’ve been doing some research. Did you know that Manchester was the largest producer of cotton goods in the 19th century and it was often called ‘Cottonopolis? The [...]
My most magical travel experiences
A week ago, I published a post on ‘My most magical travel experience‘. This was a compilation of posts written by seven of my facebook friends. Several readers asked what my most magical travel experiences were. It’s so hard to choose – there were so many. In that sense, I can absolutely relate to the [...]
Velvet moments: travel photo of the week – Perito Moreno glacier
The Perito Moreno glacier, Argentina. Read the accompanying post: Patagonia: Home of the Gods (Part I).
velvet visits ‘Competitours’
On my first visit to the Competitours site, I thought, “Wow, what a brilliant concept!”. I could easily imagine how much fun it would be to participate in one of the tours. Competitours is a travel concept loosely based on the TV-series, the ‘Amazing Race™’, with one important distinction: rivalry by day, revelry by night. [...]
My velvet escape travel tip: Rio de Janeiro
“My velvet escape travel tip” is a guest series about what the name ‘Velvet Escape’ evokes and what that would be in the hometown of the guest writer. With this series, I hope to uncover travel tips from places around the world to help visitors have a truly local experience. I love escaping, in all [...]
About Keith Jenkins
I'm Keith Jenkins. In July 2008, I left my ten-year banking career to travel around the world. I've not looked back since.
Subscribe
Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates.
