The El Baix Empordá region of Costa Brava is a stunning corner of Catalonia. About a two-hour drive north of Barcelona, the Empordá is…
Velvet Escape travel blog
The hike to Baird Glacier
I hopped off the boat and landed on a bed of finely-polished stones. In the distance, I could just about make out the distinct…
Crossing the Andes from Mendoza
Crossing the Andes by bus from Mendoza to Valparaiso (A page from my Travel Journal). I left Mendoza (map) on Sunday morning for my…
Trekking with nomadic Berbers in Morocco
This is a guest series called “Unforgettable Travel Moments“. We all have our special travel moments: a memorable meal, meeting someone, an embarrassing faux…
Plane views: Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the main port of the Netherlands and is the country’s second largest city after Amsterdam. It’s also one of the world’s largest…
Strolling around gorgeous Girona
Girona is a small city in the northeast of Catalonia, about a two-hour drive or train-ride north of Barcelona. Often overlooked by tourists, it’s…
What’s next for the world’s greatest chef?
Ferran Adriá is considered by many to be the world’s greatest chef. In the past decade, his three-star Michelin restaurant El Bulli, near the…
Prague: hear all three sides of the story
Like all great cities, Prague too has many stories to tell. Once the cultural heart of Central Europe, boasting impressive architecture and Bohemian artistry,…
My velvet escape travel tip: Malibu
With palm trees, sunshine, and ravishing stars of the big and small screens, Los Angeles is the epitome of a velvet escape–full of natural…
