Bali is a heavenly place. Each time I visit, I feel so relaxed and all I want to do is lounge at the pool,…
Velvet Escape travel blog
Plane views: Atacama desert
The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is the driest desert in the world – it’s so dry, even bacteria find it hard to survive…
A boy’s dream
It had been a long time since I thought about my dreams as a child. I had so many of them. My family always…
Ten things to do in Manchester
Manchester is a fascinating city in northwest England that’s a destination in its own right. On a casual stroll around the city, visitors will…
Perth: An unexpectedly cool city
An unexpectedly cool city,… and another mishap (A page from my Travel Journal) I’m not sure what I was expecting of Perth. Definitely not a…
My velvet escape travel tip: Leuven
“My velvet escape travel tip” is a guest series about what the name ‘Velvet Escape’ evokes and what that would be in the hometown…
A walk down Oxford Road, Manchester
Oxford Road (map) is one of Manchester’s main throughfares. It starts at St. Peter’s Square in the heart of the city and runs very…
This is Cuba!
I remember stepping out of the airport in Varadero and looking at the palm-tree covered hills and sniffing the faint cigar-scented air. I thought,…
My velvet escape travel tip: Roatan
“My velvet escape travel tip” is a guest series about what the name ‘Velvet Escape’ evokes and what that would be in the hometown…
