“So where are the bikinis?” That was my first thought when I entered the 25 Hours Berlin Bikini Hotel… and I’m sure I’m not…
Velvet Escape travel blog
The land of a thousand castles and palaces
Lower Silesia is a region of vasts forests, snowy peaks, picturesque villages and historic towns in southwestern Poland, bordering Germany and the Czech Republic….
Discovering Melbourne’s hidden secrets
Melbourne is Australia’s second-largest city and capital of the state of Victoria. The second you arrive in Melbourne, you’ll immediately be swept off your…
Inside the most opulent suite I’ve ever seen!
On my recent trip to the Southeast Asian Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam, I had the opportunity to stay at the country’s premier resort, the…
Gran Canaria – the perfect winter getaway
Gran Canaria is the third-largest island in the Canary Islands archipelago, after Tenerife and Fuerteventura. Part of the Kingdom of Spain, the islands lie…
Impressions of Malta
I spent two days (way too short!) exploring the main island of Malta and its capital, Valletta. What I found was an island of…
A Ferrari tour of the Motor Valley
I have to admit… I’m a nitwit when it comes to cars. I’ve never been too interested in them and how they work. They…
A jungle adventure in Brunei
Brunei Darussalam is a small Sultanate on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, sandwiched between the Malaysian state of Sarawak and the South China…
My first ever solo road trip!
It hadn’t occurred to me before but it wasn’t until I was about to leave for Australia that I realised I was about to…
