Emilia Romagna, a region in northern Italy located between Florence and Milan, boasts beautiful sandy beaches on its Adriatic coast, historic cities like Bologna,…
Velvet Escape travel blog
Plane views – Innsbruck in winter
Several years ago, I visited Innsbruck (map), the capital of the state of Tirol in Austria, in the summer. The approach into Innsbruck Airport…
Inhotim park – where art meets nature
“What’s this Imhotep place about?”, I asked my good friends Claudia and Mauricio as we left Belo Horizonte on our road trip to Rio…
Ten things to do in Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch (map) is an historic town in South Africa, situated about a 45-minute drive from Cape Town. Most tourists visit this vibrant university town…
The treasures of Passau
Passau is a historic city in Germany, on the border with Austria, and lies on the confluence of three rivers: the Danube, Inn and…
The good news is…
While scrolling through my Facebook feed the other day, I noticed a post by my good friend Yvonne: “The Day of Good News“; and…
A Danube River cruise with Viking Cruises
This Danube River cruise starts in Budapest, Hungary, and ends in Nuremberg, Germany (you can of course do it the other way around with…
My favourite travel experiences in 2016
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…
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…
