The Velvet Moments travel photo series is a collection of photographic moments that define a Velvet Escape travel experience. Launched in January 2010, the series houses many of my favourite photos taken around the world. I decided to take this series a step further by inviting some of my favourite travel bloggers to contribute a [...]
Galapagos: things to consider before you go
A guest post by Kerry-Anne Smith. A nature lover’s paradise, botanist’s dream and photographer’s haven, the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador offer a variety of holidays for people with a range of interests. Due to this, choosing the right style of trip is important, and there are so many things to consider, from [...]
Hip boutique hotels in New York City
New York City has a wealth of cutting-edge boutique hotels that are so exclusively hip that they remain beyond the mainstream luxury travel radar. They can be found all over Manhattan in a multitude of styles, from classically understated to unabashedly decadent. Here are five boutique hotels in New York City that are sure to [...]
History and art on the Sunshine Coast
Málaga is in Andalusia, on the Costa del Sol in southern Spain, a ferry’s journey north of Morocco. Owing to its location, it has a warm climate and some of the warmest winters in Europe. For those intending to find cheap holidays in Málaga, consider booking between April and November when the average daily temperature [...]
DoubleTree Tower of London – a new name in a grand location
It wasn’t long ago that I had a glass of wine at the Skylounge atop the Mint Hotel Tower of London. As I sat there, I thought about the hotel’s grand location near the banks of the Thames right across from the Tower of London. The City, London’s historic and financial heart is literally just [...]
Velvet moments: travel photo – a winter sunset in Amsterdam
What a difference a few days make. Last weekend, I went for a long walk along the frozen canals of Amsterdam and in the countryside. There were many activities on the ice in Amsterdam – a classical concert, people partying, speed-skating competitions and many others, like me, who simply went for a stroll. Today, there’s [...]
One thing to do on Valentine’s Day
It’s a scene that always comes to my mind when I think of Valentine’s Day: the opening minutes of the movie ‘Love Actually‘ that were shot at the Arrivals Hall of Heathrow Airport. The scene of people, faces filled with joy, greeting each other with a warm embrace never fails to move me. It’s one [...]
The spires of the Duomo
Milan is famous as one of the world’s most dynamic fashion and design capitals but there’s one monument whose design will never run out of fashion: the Duomo. The Duomo is the largest cathedral in Italy and one of the largest in the world. Work on the current structure began in the 14th century and [...]
Culinary Journey: Cal Sastre in Santa Pau
What: Fine-dining at a small medieval village in the Garrotxa region of Catalonia. Where: Cal Sastre restaurant, Santa Pau. Notes: Santa Pau is a sleepy medieval village in the Garrotxa Volcanic region of Catalonia, north of Barcelona. The village is tiny but there are a variety of reasons that make a visit absolutely worthwhile: its [...]
The Dutch winter frenzy
It’s that time of the year again, when the thermometer hanging outside my window shows a lower reading than the display on my freezer. When I first moved to the Netherlands more than 20 years ago, one of the first things that caught my attention was the Dutch people’s preoccupation with ice. As soon as [...]
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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