First of all, I’d like to wish you a very Happy New Year! With all the madness that’s going on in the world right…
Velvet Escape travel blog
Visiting the Beautiful Horizon
The first settlers in what is now Belo Horizonte (map), Brazil‘s sixth largest city, were so in awe of the horizon, with the peaks…
The ultimate Europe food tour!
Costa Brava (Catalonia, Spain) and Emilia Romagna (Italy) are two of my favourite regions in Europe as they offer all the elements of a…
A tower of strength, unity and balance
I’ve seen them perform on several occasions and I would quiver as these brave souls climbed atop each other to build human towers, often…
A romantic evening cruise in Budapest
Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. With its grand buildings and boulevards, bustling markets, historic thermal…
Exploring Vienna in a day
Vienna, the capital of Austria, is arguably one of the grandest capitals in Europe. I’ve visited this beautiful city five times over the years…
The windmills of Consuegra
As someone living in the Netherlands, a country that’s famous the world over for its windmills, I’m naturally intrigued every time I stumble across…
How to be a better, more responsible tourist
This little story in the news caught my eye a while back: a tourist was arrested in Myanmar for pulling the plug of an…
This is #MyMauritius – a video journey
It’s one of the most beautiful islands I’ve had the privilege of visiting (twice)! There’s just something absolutely magical about this island with its…
