One of the highlights of my Danube river cruise with Avalon Waterways was a visit to the St. Florian Monastery (or Stift Sankt Florian…
Velvet Escape travel blog
A Danube River cruise with Avalon Waterways
A river cruise is something I previously didn’t consider as a means to travel and explore a place – the idea of being stuck…
A piece of paradise at Constance Prince Maurice
“Welcome to Constance Prince Maurice!”, exclaimed the driver as we turned off the main road. I had just arrived in Mauritius and was met…
Street art in Reunion Island
Reunion is an island of contrasts: from the fiery temperament of Piton de la Fournaise (one of the world’s most active volcanoes) to tranquil…
My weekend in Graz
Graz is the second-largest city in Austria yet, for many travellers, relatively unknown as a place to visit. Located about a 2.5 hour drive…
Reigniting the magic of travel
I sometimes consider myself fortunate that I was born during a time when smartphones were a thing of science fiction, when postcards were the…
Three days in Phu Quoc
I have to admit: I’d never heard of Phu Quoc until I read about the launch of Air Asia flights from Kuala Lumpur to…
A weekend of indulgence at Lanzerac Wine Estate
The Stellenbosch winelands near Cape Town are one of my favourite places in the world. I’ll never tire of the magnificent mountain scenery, gorgeous…
A weekend in Ghent
Ghent (map) is a medieval city in the Flemish region of Belgium, located about an hour’s drive southwest of Antwerp and west of Brussels….
