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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 Day Trip to Nara Deer Park in Japan

A Day Trip to Nara Deer Park in Japan

I’m currently in Bath (the city, not the tub) where I’ll be ringing in the new year. It’s the last day of the year. The final blog post of 2018. Time to make travel plans for 2019 and look back at the beautiful places we visited this year. I didn’t travel as much as...

A Day Trip to Nara Deer Park in Japan

I’m currently in Bath (the city, not the tub) where I’ll be ringing in the new year. It’s the last day of the year. The final blog post of 2018. Time to make travel plans for 2019 and look back at the beautiful places we visited this year. I didn’t travel as much as last year (which is almost impossible considering I traveled non-stop for 3 months), but I’m so happy I was finally able to visit (among other places) Russia and South Africa. So for this blog post, I’m actually not looking back at...

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Not your average walk in the park

Not your average walk in the park

Visiting a cemetery is probably not what first comes to mind when you're thinking about what you want to do in London. But that's actually where I'm writing this post, at the Abney Park Cemetery in North East London. Today was going to be the first warm day of the...

The East End

The East End

When I moved to London, I was so looking forward to discovering all the different areas of the city. Unfortunately, as it has been so cold and rainy, I haven't seen much yet. Well, it's still cold, but the sun has finally come out (for a few hours at least). So today...

Let Them Eat Cake

Let Them Eat Cake

One of the fun things about a 'new city' is that I can discover new hotspots for having coffee, tea.... and cake. And the best source for finding those places are of course the locals. One of them brought me here: Drink, Shop & Do. On the outside it doesn't really...

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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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