A Whitsunday Adventure (A page from my Travel Journal). I had the most amazing time sailing around the Whitsunday Islands. There were several firsts…
Velvet Escape travel blog
Lessons My Mother Taught Me
It’s Mother’s Day, a great moment to stop and reflect on all the wonderful lessons we’ve learned from our mothers. Some lessons are more…
Plane views: the beauty of a window seat
It was an excerpt from a book by E.M. Forster that inspired me to create the Plane Views series: “Those mountains to the right…
The Kinabatangan river safari
The Kinabatangan River is Malaysia’s second longest river (at 560 kilometers). Located in the Malaysian state of Sabah on the island of Borneo (map),…
My top-5 mosquito attacks
Mosquitoes love me. My Mum always tells me it’s because my blood is err… ‘sweet’. A friend told me about a vague scientific study…
The good life in Mendoza
The good life in Mendoza (A page from my Travel Journal). All the good stuff in Argentina seems to come from Mendoza (map), like…
Driving the Klein Karoo loop
The Klein Karoo (Little Karoo), in South Africa’s Western Cape province, is a region of astounding contrasts and boasts the imposing Swartberg mountains, green…
Plane views: Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain between the Himalayas and the Snow Mountains of Papua. This granite massif rises majestically to a height of…
The orangutans of Sabah
The Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary is located near the town of Sandakan (map) on the east coast of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, and was established in…
