Ok, I’m standing at the gate with my carry-on bag, waiting to board my flight when an airline staff approaches me. After a quick check, I’m told that my bag is a tad too big and I have to check it in… and there’s a fee for that. I would then argue that I’ve used [...]
A bundle of travel inspiration
I’m always on the lookout for travel inspiration. I look for it in travel blogs, inflight magazines, travel publications and via social media and I make lots of notes or bookmarks of places to visit, activities and foodie haunts. On some occasions though, travel inspiration finds its way to me. That’s what happened when my [...]
What makes a hotel exceptional
There are many great hotels around the world but there are some which are truly exceptional. I’ve had the privilege of staying in some of them (in the days when my investment banking job paid the bills! ) and I’ve often pondered about what makes a great hotel exceptional. From my experience, it’s the small [...]
Lessons I’ve learned from travel
Several weeks ago, I invited a group of travel bloggers and world travellers to describe the most important thing that travel has taught them. The result was a post, published last week, composed of little pearls of wisdom that will hopefully inspire people to travel and experience this grand world we live in. The success [...]
The most important thing that travel has taught me
I was talking to a friend who’d been on a six-month trip through Africa and I asked him about the most important thing he learned from that trip. Without any hesitation, he answered, “That trip taught me to follow my heart”. I could absolutely relate to his answer. Two years ago, I embarked on a [...]
How well do you know your city?
It’s funny how a moment of boredom can somehow become an eye-opening experience. I was sitting in a plane on my way back from Italy. The meal service had come and gone and I’d finished reading the inflight magazine. Feeling a bit bored, I took a peek at what my neighbour was reading. It was [...]
World Travel by the Lonely Planet Bloggers
World travel is an opportunity to truly unwind, enjoy the different rhythm and to explore new places and cultures. It is also about meeting the locals and fellow travellers, and sharing views, ideas and experiences. Preparing for a trip is the start of any travel adventure. For me, I enjoy researching my destination before my [...]
velvet visits ‘Qype’
Qype is Europe’s largest site for user-generated reviews and recommendations of places, events and experiences. With over 250,000 members and more than 1 million public reviews covering more than 15,000 European towns and cities, Qype is an incredible resource for travellers to the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. Qype London I’ve visited Qype on various [...]
Experiencing Brunei
I’m going to Brunei for a few days to attend a cousin’s wedding. Brunei is a small sultanate on the island of Borneo. It’s capital, Bandar Seri Begawan (sounds really exotic!) is about a two-hour flight from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Brunei’s long coast faces the South China Sea while it borders the Malaysian state [...]
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. [...]
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.
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