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Travel inspiration for the traveler who is always looking for the hidden gems

Sharing travel inspiration and information about the most interesting destinations in the world. If you love design boutique hotels and exploring the local food culture as much as I do, then you’ve come to the right place!

Travel inspiration for the traveler who is always looking for the hidden gems

Sharing travel inspiration and information about the most interesting destinations in the world. If you love design boutique hotels and exploring the local food culture as much as I do, then you’ve come to the right place!

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10 x The Hague Hotspots: Tips from a Local

10 x The Hague Hotspots: Tips from a Local

Today, in addition to sharing some (definitely not all) of the 'The Hague hotspots' you should check out when visiting The Hague, I'll also be sharing these and more tips on a new app that gives you an easy way to collect, remember and share all the places you love....

10 x The Hague Hotspots: Tips from a Local

Today, in addition to sharing some (definitely not all) of the 'The Hague hotspots' you should check out when visiting The Hague, I'll also be sharing these and more tips on a new app that gives you an easy way to collect, remember and share all the places you love. Disclosure: this guide with some of my favourite places in The Hague was commissioned by Bimble to showcase how this new app can help you plan and organise where you want to go. All opinions are - as always - my own. My hometown...

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Cycling around Copenhagen

Cycling around Copenhagen

Let's start with the most touristy photo you can take in Copenhagen, so we can tick that box. Tick! Okay, moving on. As I mentioned in my previous post the only true way to explore Copenhagen is on a bike and that's exactly what I did last Monday. The sun was...

Copenhagen and The Hive on Instagram

Copenhagen and The Hive on Instagram

When you travel, do you also ask yourself if you could live in that country or city? Or is that just my twisted expat mind? Anyway...It's something that I unintentionally always do. And when I visited Copenhagen this weekend the answer was a definite Yes....

People watching in Madrid

People watching in Madrid

Is there anything more fun than watching other people? Silently observing what others are doing, the way they passionately move their hands when they're trying to make a point, quickly checking their hair in a mirror when they think nobody's watching or...

Madrid on Instagram

Madrid on Instagram

I don't know how other bloggers do it. Having a full-time job, a social life, traveling...and then still finding the time to blog according to a fixed schedule? After doing the A Beautiful Mess Blog Life e-course, I'm now trying to blog more regularly. But after...

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Urban Pixxels is all about travel inspiration and information for the traveler who wants to explore the most interesting destinations in the world; prefers design boutique hotels over hostels; is always looking for the hidden gems; and believes that exploring the local food culture is just as important as sightseeing.

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