Velvet Escape
@velvetescape.com
Publisher of the Velvet Escape luxury travel blog. Interests: nature, aviation, food/wines, architecture, photography, culture and history. Amsterdam 🇳🇱 is home.
December 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The shortest day of the year. Happy Solstice!
December 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The shortest day of the year. Happy Solstice!
Heusden is a beautiful historic town in the Delta region of central Netherlands. It’s a delight to stroll along its fortress walls, harbour and charming streets. It’s one of the towns I recommend visiting on this road trip: velvetescape.com/central-neth...
#Netherlands #roadtrip #traveladdicts
#Netherlands #roadtrip #traveladdicts
December 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heusden is a beautiful historic town in the Delta region of central Netherlands. It’s a delight to stroll along its fortress walls, harbour and charming streets. It’s one of the towns I recommend visiting on this road trip: velvetescape.com/central-neth...
#Netherlands #roadtrip #traveladdicts
#Netherlands #roadtrip #traveladdicts
Me too! (Almost) always a window seat. A bit further up, we flew past the Dolomites (Cortina d’Ampezzo) where the next Winter Olympics will be held, and Innsbruck (Austria):
December 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Me too! (Almost) always a window seat. A bit further up, we flew past the Dolomites (Cortina d’Ampezzo) where the next Winter Olympics will be held, and Innsbruck (Austria):
I had a great view of Venice on my flight from Bologna to Amsterdam.
#Venice #windowseat #travel #travelphotography #traveladdicts
#Venice #windowseat #travel #travelphotography #traveladdicts
December 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I had a great view of Venice on my flight from Bologna to Amsterdam.
#Venice #windowseat #travel #travelphotography #traveladdicts
#Venice #windowseat #travel #travelphotography #traveladdicts
Great to be back in Bologna! This is my 8th visit I think but I’ll never tire of this enchanting mess of a city. 😄
#Bologna #Italy #travelphotography #traveladdicts
#Bologna #Italy #travelphotography #traveladdicts
December 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Great to be back in Bologna! This is my 8th visit I think but I’ll never tire of this enchanting mess of a city. 😄
#Bologna #Italy #travelphotography #traveladdicts
#Bologna #Italy #travelphotography #traveladdicts
December 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Sad to learn of Frank Gehry’s passing. A brilliant architect and a great visionary. R.I.P.
#frankgehry #architecture
#frankgehry #architecture
December 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Sad to learn of Frank Gehry’s passing. A brilliant architect and a great visionary. R.I.P.
#frankgehry #architecture
#frankgehry #architecture
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Same here. Here are a few I recently captured:
December 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Same here. Here are a few I recently captured:
Pretty well actually. It tastes great (says my partner too)! Definitely a recipe to keep and repeat. 😋
November 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Pretty well actually. It tastes great (says my partner too)! Definitely a recipe to keep and repeat. 😋
Cool. It’s a beautiful, very walkable city. The Cathedral and the Treasury are the absolute highlights.
November 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Cool. It’s a beautiful, very walkable city. The Cathedral and the Treasury are the absolute highlights.
The Christmas markets in Aachen, Germany’s westernmost city, are simply enchanting. Hard not to be, with the stunning 9th century Aachen Cathedral as a backdrop!
#Germany #travel #Christmasmarket #traveladdicts
#Germany #travel #Christmasmarket #traveladdicts
November 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The Christmas markets in Aachen, Germany’s westernmost city, are simply enchanting. Hard not to be, with the stunning 9th century Aachen Cathedral as a backdrop!
#Germany #travel #Christmasmarket #traveladdicts
#Germany #travel #Christmasmarket #traveladdicts
My German Christmas market glühwein mug collection has a new addition:
#Aachen #Germany #Christmasmarkets #Christmas
#Aachen #Germany #Christmasmarkets #Christmas
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
My German Christmas market glühwein mug collection has a new addition:
#Aachen #Germany #Christmasmarkets #Christmas
#Aachen #Germany #Christmasmarkets #Christmas
Loving the Christmas markets in Bonn. There’s a great variety of local/traditional food, drinks and crafts, and the atmosphere is fantastic.
#Bonn #Germany #Christmasmarkets #travel #traveladdicts #Christmas
#Bonn #Germany #Christmasmarkets #travel #traveladdicts #Christmas
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Loving the Christmas markets in Bonn. There’s a great variety of local/traditional food, drinks and crafts, and the atmosphere is fantastic.
#Bonn #Germany #Christmasmarkets #travel #traveladdicts #Christmas
#Bonn #Germany #Christmasmarkets #travel #traveladdicts #Christmas
The funicular has stopped running (winter season break) so I didn’t get to visit but I did see the castle and ruins from Petersberg:
November 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The funicular has stopped running (winter season break) so I didn’t get to visit but I did see the castle and ruins from Petersberg:
So, while #Cloudflare is down, causing disruption to a gazillion other websites, including my blog, let’s share some sunset photos. 😄
Here’s one of my favourites, taken after a day at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Care to share one of your favourites?
#travelphotos #traveladdicts #sunset
Here’s one of my favourites, taken after a day at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Care to share one of your favourites?
#travelphotos #traveladdicts #sunset
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
So, while #Cloudflare is down, causing disruption to a gazillion other websites, including my blog, let’s share some sunset photos. 😄
Here’s one of my favourites, taken after a day at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Care to share one of your favourites?
#travelphotos #traveladdicts #sunset
Here’s one of my favourites, taken after a day at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Care to share one of your favourites?
#travelphotos #traveladdicts #sunset
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The time two statues came to life and started chasing me. 😂
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The time two statues came to life and started chasing me. 😂
Kaunas has really cool street art. One of my favourites:
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Kaunas has really cool street art. One of my favourites:
November 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
It really is. This is one of my favourite buildings:
November 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It really is. This is one of my favourite buildings:
Amsterdam nights.
Here’s a walking route across the historic city centre to enjoy these evening views: velvetescape.com/amsterdam-ev...
#Amsterdam #travel #traveladdicts #travelphotography #blueskyphotographers
Here’s a walking route across the historic city centre to enjoy these evening views: velvetescape.com/amsterdam-ev...
#Amsterdam #travel #traveladdicts #travelphotography #blueskyphotographers
October 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Amsterdam nights.
Here’s a walking route across the historic city centre to enjoy these evening views: velvetescape.com/amsterdam-ev...
#Amsterdam #travel #traveladdicts #travelphotography #blueskyphotographers
Here’s a walking route across the historic city centre to enjoy these evening views: velvetescape.com/amsterdam-ev...
#Amsterdam #travel #traveladdicts #travelphotography #blueskyphotographers