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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.

25 December 2018

CChina

The best tips for Beijing – according to me.

byPolle
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For more than a week, Beijing was my home a few years ago. So, these are the best…

25 December 2018

CCity trip

The best tips for Hong Kong – according to me.

byPolle
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For business purposes, I once spent two weeks in Hong Kong. Although work was tough, I had quite…

24 December 2018

CCity trip

The best tips for Munich – according to me

byPolle
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Because of business trips (including the amazing Useful Brand Experiences conference), I got to spend quite some nights…

24 December 2018

CCity trip

The best tips for The Hague – according to me.

byPolle
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The Hague is the third biggest city in The Netherlands. These are the best tips for The Hague…

24 December 2018

SSweden

The best tips for Vrångö – according to me.

byPolle
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In February, we had booked a surprise city trip with srprs.me and ended up in Gothenburg. As my…

24 December 2018

CCity trip

The best tips for Luxembourg – according to me.

byPolle
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Since one of my best friends moved to Luxembourg a few years ago, I have spent quite some…

22 December 2018

TTurkey

The best tips for Istanbul – according to me

byPolle
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Istanbul might be one of my favorite cities in the world. Since in the early 2000s I went…

20 December 2018

CCity trip

The best tips for Eindhoven – according to me

byPolle
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While I grew up and spent most of my youth in Tilburg, I spent quite some time in…