Tag: travel tips
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5 Hidden Gems we’ve added to our Treasure Map
Did you know that we gather all the hidden gems we find on our Treasure Map? Since we started, we’ve added well over 100 surprising locations in more than 20 countries! We’ve recently added five new secret places in four countries for you to add to your list of places to visit. Hidden gem 1:…
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Essential tent camping tips for beginners #2: How to find the perfect spot to camp!
We’re suckers for camping and we are heading back to France for another three weeks of it very soon! There’s just something about spending basically all your time outside surrounded by nature that is hard to equal. Since we both have quite a bit of experience camping in tents, and have gotten a bit better…
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Essential tent camping tips for beginners #1: How to prepare
We’re suckers for camping and we are heading back to France for another three weeks of it very soon! There’s just something about spending basically all your time outside surrounded by nature that is hard to equal. Since we both have quite a bit of experience camping in tents, and have gotten a bit better…
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Visiting the abandoned Mina Aqueronte Iron Mine in Murcia, Spain
If you’ve made your way over to this blog, we probably don’t have to explain our enthusiasm towards places like this abandoned iron mine in Murcia in Southern Spain. We’re always looking for places exactly like the Mina Aqueronte; hidden away, no signs that tell you how to get there, very little information available online,…
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7 Hidden gems we found in Paris
This June, we spent a few days exploring France’s amazing and seemingly endless capital city. The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, you name it, we saw it. But if you know us a bit by now, you can’t be surprised that we looked for some hidden places as well, and not without success! Here’s our final…
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Hidden places in Paris: 3 Galleries to visit
The center of Paris is full of centuries-old buildings with impressive facades, but as a tourist you rarely get to see the inside of one of the buildings other than the main tourist buildings. There are however a few hidden gems, if you know where to look! Near the city’s absolute central point, in the…
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Central Japan beyond Tokyo, Kyoto & Osaka: 15 places worth visiting on Honshu Island
Japan is on many people’s bucket lists, and rightly so! As soon as you step foot on one of its 6,852 islands, you’ll be submerged into the unique mix of ancient traditions and modern technology that defines Japan. It’s a country you can easily spend months exploring, so where should you start if you only…
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Being outside is really good for you, and here’s why
Last weekend we pitched our tent in the middle of the abundantly green Belgian Ardennes. To be honest, we were pretty tired from the work week before and my tense shoulders were giving me a nasty headache. Whether it was down to the peace and quiet or the environment, I don’t know, but after a…
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These are the hidden gems we found in Jordan!
During our first time in this amazing country in the Middle East, we obviously spent a lot of time exploring the must-sees, as anyone should. With Petra, Wadi Rum and Jerash just to name a few, Jordan offers some unique highlights for any visiting tourist. But even during our limited time there, we had planned…
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Have you seen the new hidden gems on our travel map?
That we enjoy finding hidden gems when traveling, can’t be news to you. But did you already know that we gather all of those hidden gems, the ones you’ve seen on our Instagram and in blogs such as this one, on our travel map? The travel map was actually the start of our idea for…
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