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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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A Stay at the Legendary Hotel des Indes in The Hague
The first time I visited Hotel des Indes was to celebrate my grandmother's 90th birthday. Despite having lived in The Hague her entire life, it also happened to be her first time to see the hotel from the inside. Hotel des Indes is a landmark in The Hague. Everyone...
A Stay at the Legendary Hotel des Indes in The Hague
The first time I visited Hotel des Indes was to celebrate my grandmother's 90th birthday. Despite having lived in The Hague her entire life, it also happened to be her first time to see the hotel from the inside. Hotel des Indes is a landmark in The Hague. Everyone knows it. The grand, impressive 5-star hotel with its yellow facade in one of the most beautiful parts of the city. Famous Guests of Hotel des Indes Since 1881 - the year that this city palace became a hotel - presidents, kings,...
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The Dutch may not be world-renowned for their food, but just like any other expat I do have this craving from time to time for snacks from home. Raw herring with (raw) onions, stroopwafels (syrup waffles), erwtensoep (split pea soup), hutspot (mashed...
Travel Notes (+ Video) from Palestine
I never spent this much time at a border. Children are sleeping on the grey leather sofas in the VIP room, or crying because they're clearly tired of waiting. There's a National Geographic show on the television in the corner, with subtitles in Hebrew and the volume...
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
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
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...
Improving my Cooking Skills at the Cookery School
There's a first time for everything. And yesterday was the first time I made my own pasta. And I don't want to brag, but I'm pretty damn good at it. Or maybe it had something to do with the professional help of the Cookery School team. Cookery School at Little...
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