Barcelona is one of my favourite European cities. Known the world over as the home of Gaudi and Miro, Barcelona boasts some of the…
Velvet Escape travel blog
Being Salvador Dalí
At the Salvador Dali museums in Costa Brava, nothing is what it seems at first sight. The works of the great master first grab…
Cruising Alaska’s Inside Passage
“Good morning Wilderness Discoverers”! It was the first thing I heard every morning through the speakerphone in my cabin: a friendly greeting at the…
The scenic Costa Brava coastal trails
Costa Brava is a stunning coastal region in Catalonia just north of Barcelona. It stretches right up to the border with France where the…
Plane views: Baffin Island, Canada
I was determined to stay awake on a flight from Amsterdam to Seattle. I’ve flown this route many times before but this was the…
Seven mornings in Alaska
My trip to Alaska was a dream come true. During my Inside Passage Alaska cruise on board InnerSea Discoveries‘ small ship, the Wilderness Discoverer,…
Windmills of London
Think of London, and you think of… windmills? Perhaps not! You’re more likely to associate them with Amsterdam. But once you get out of…
Marvellous Melbourne
“Marvelous Melbourne” (a page from my Travel Journal) Melbourne is a city with aspirations and you can tell. It’s a large city with loads…
Confusing cuisine in Cambodia
Delicious curries, soups and rice dishes are first to spring to mind when thinking of Cambodian cuisine. Often described as ‘Thai without the heat’,…
