I always find the year’s end to be the perfect moment to reflect on my own and with friends. I briefly dwell on my experiences and achievements, and lessons learned over the past year and I set goals for the coming year. I was talking to my friend, Rob, a few days ago about how [...]
Season’s greetings from Velvet Escape
Wishing all my readers, friends and sponsors HAPPY HOLIDAYS & a MAGNIFICENT NEW YEAR! Keep exploring, savour the experiences and most of all… be inspired in 2011! Best wishes & lots of hugs, Keith
Why geography matters
A while ago, I published a post about the importance of geography in which I described how my passion for geography was ignited by the simple act of receiving a geographic encyclopedia from my parents when I was a child. This week is Geography Awareness Week, the perfect moment for a follow-up post on why [...]
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 [...]
The last day of summer
Saturday, 9th October 2010. Technically, it wasn’t the last day of summer but it sure felt like it. The sun shone brightly and there wasn’t a single cloud in the sky. At 24 degrees Celsius, it was perfect t-shirt weather… if it weren’t for the reddish-orangy leaves in the trees, you wouldn’t have guessed that [...]
A world of inspiration – people we meet
A great thing about travelling is the many, often unexpected, sources of inspiration we encounter. One of the best sources of inspiration lies in the people we meet. I’m certain that we all have travel stories to tell in which we met someone inspiring who may even have had an influence on us in some way [...]
Even travel bloggers need a holiday
“You need a holiday?”, my friend remarked with a smirk when I told him I needed a holiday. That was quickly followed by: “You’re a travel blogger. You’re always on holiday!” I thought about those two remarks for a bit. Yes, travel bloggers seem like they’re always on holiday because they’re travelling all the time. [...]
Lessons My Mother Taught Me
It’s Mother’s Day, a great moment to stop and reflect on all the wonderful lessons we’ve learned from our mothers. Some lessons are more valuable (i.e. logical) than others but they all share the same trait: they were taught with love. My relationship with my Mum has sometimes been tempestuous, especially during my rebellious adolescent [...]
Five Malaysian travel and food bloggers to watch
I was in Malaysia recently, among others, to attend an awards ceremony where one of my posts “10 things to do in Kuala Lumpur” won a prize. At the ceremony, I had the privilege to meet many Malaysian bloggers. Blogging is a fast-growing ‘industry’ in Malaysia. Aside from the maze of political blogs, there is [...]
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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