Velvet Escape

Luxury travel blog by Keith Jenkins offering destination guides, itineraries and hotel and tour reviews.

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Written By

Keith Jenkins

Travellers

Solo

Focus

Luxury

Popularity

29 / 100

Running Since

2008

Posts

727

Every few weeks

Last Updated

Sep 2026

About Velvet Escape

Velvet Escape is the luxury travel blog of Keith Jenkins, an Amsterdam-based writer and photographer who left investment banking to launch the site in December 2008. The blog has grown to more than 700 posts and publishes around two to three new pieces a month. Jenkins draws on visits to about 90 countries and runs related services including the iambassador influencer network and a small travel shop. Velvet Escape offers destination guides, self-guided walking and rail itineraries, hotel and tour reviews, and reflective travel essays. Posts are illustrated with many original photographs and long, practical itineraries.

A banker-turned-blogger's polished slow-travel diary, Velvet Escape reads like a well-styled companion for curious, indulgent explorers. Keith's voice is personal and measured, and his long-form pieces are full of nuts-and-bolts planning: the Amsterdam 3-day walking route alone runs to several thousand words, includes a mapped 10 kilometre route and practical timing tips. You will find city guides, rail odysseys across Germany, hotel stays such as Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, food and wine features, and Plane Views photo essays. The site is active, updated every few weeks, and the posts are visually rich with many of his own photos and detailed itineraries.