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Cities … I hate them and I love them. For every city I love, I can name another one I hate. City trips (especially for business) are sometimes a necessary evil – so how to make the most out of them?

For my quarterlies, I tend to chose cities that have a lot of green and/or are near the water or rivers. Dubrovnik over Dubai. Antwerp over Abu Dhabi. But because of my work I get to visit a lot of cities around the world – I even developed my own habits in exploring a city (sometimes even running). So this page is more about how I cope with cities rather than how I love city trips.The best of cities and not the worst of cities. That is the trick to coping with cities for me. It is about finding ways to experience a city without feeling like the ultimate tourist and/or the ultimate outsider. It is about approaching cities with an open mind – with an omakase mindset. I wrote a separate blogpost about it as well, but find some ideas and favorites below.There are plenty of ways to explore a city with and open mind.

The noble art of city trips. The skill of getting to know a city, its culture, its habits and its inhabitants in a short amount of time. The joy of opening up your mind for new experiences – of asking a waiter what to pick, of turning left when you know you had to turn right, of asking the hipster guy behind the counter where he would go out tonight.

Here’s a list of cities I grew fond of and spent enough time to develop some favorite local places.

28 December 2018
CCity trip

The best tips for Kyoto – according to me

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Kyoto Hōnen-in temple
As part of my two week trip to Japan, which included visits to Tokyo, Osaka and Kobe as…
27 December 2018
CCity trip

The best tips for Kobe – according to me.

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Kobe beef preparations at Kobe Plaisir
As part of my two week trip to Japan (also read my separate post on Japan), which included visits to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka…
27 December 2018
JJapan

The best tips for Osaka – according to me

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Osaka Castle
As part of my two week trip to Japan (also read my separate post on Japan), which included visits…
27 December 2018
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The best tips for Groningen – according to me.

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Pretty much like Maastricht or Eindhoven, I spent many nights in Groningen as a student. Groningen is an…
27 December 2018
CChina

The best tips for Shanghai – according to me.

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Bund in Shanghai
I spent a full week in Shanghai for work a few years ago. Shanghai, on China’s central coast,…
26 December 2018
CCity trip

The best tips for Johannesburg – according to me

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Johannesburg
For a conference, I once had to go to Johannesburg and had the pleasure to spend the larger…
26 December 2018
EEstonia

The best tips for Tallinn – according to me.

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NOA and its view over the Tallinn waters
From time to time, I get to spend a few days in Tallinn for a conference. So here…
25 December 2018
CCity trip

The best tips for Maastricht – according to me

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Maastricht Market
In my time as a student, I spent many (too many?) nights in Maastricht’s nightlife. When I met…
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