I’m a big fan of street art. Not the ugly, meaningless signature-like graffiti that can be found in many cities around the world, but…
Velvet Escape travel blog
Ten things to do in Gdansk
Gdańsk (map) is a port city in northern Poland on the Baltic coast. The city’s rich and often tumultuous history, influenced by centuries of…
Matera – an extraordinary step back in time
I walked up the cobble-stoned road towards the Cathedral square. Ahead of me, I could see the towering Cathedral, cloaked in the warm, pinkish…
A luxury weekend in Amsterdam
If you’ve been reading my blog or following me on social media, you probably know that I live in Amsterdam and that I absolutely…
Christmas markets in Dresden
“Ahhh, the Christmas markets in Dresden!”. Her eyes lit up as she reminisced about her visit to the Christmas markets in this eastern German…
Winter scenes in Amsterdam
December 2017. A series of blizzards cloaked Amsterdam for two days earlier this week. The last time it snowed this much was in the…
Fun and quirky bars in Gdansk
Gdansk is a historic city on Poland’s Baltic coast. The city is known as one of the most beautiful in the country, with a…
A stroll around Bari
Bari is the capital of the region of Puglia and is situated on the Adriatic coast in the ‘heel’ of southern Italy. This ancient…
Reflections of Gdansk
It was my first time in Gdansk, the historic city on Poland‘s Baltic coast, and I was excited to explore the city’s famous Old…
