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                <title>Café Edenborg</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[In the Old Town, this little café is friendly and cheaper than most places in the area. The coffee is decent and there’s a little cult bookshop downstairs along with free Wi-Fi for all which is a real bonus for travelers with laptops as using the internet can be a pricey experience in Stockholm.]]></description>
                
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                <title>World’s largest IKEA</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Think of Sweden and we inevitably think of IKEA and wrestling with flat-pack furniture. You can browse the flagship store near Stockholm – free buses from Regeringsgatan/Jakobsgatan in the centre depart every hour, Monday to Friday. Just try not to bring back too much Swedish design to fit in your backpack!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Hip SoFo</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Youthful crowds of artists and designers have made this neighborhood in the southern inner city of Stockholm into a trendy destination. Actually called Sodermalm but nicknamed SoFo (inspiration from London’s notorious Soho?), it’s a bohemian mecca that’s home to numerous individual shops and tiny cafés and restaurants, all with a fun, lively atmosphere. Take a stroll around its squares or enjoy a picnic in the park at Nytorget, right in the center of SoFo.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Skanstulls Vandrarhem Hostel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Very centrally located near the cool district of SoFo (Sodermalm), this new hostel in Stockholm was a great find. Beds here are very reasonable for the city and the whole place is stylish and modern. There are no bunkbeds - just spacious shared rooms with nice personal touches and comfy beds. The metro is a block away when you want to explore the rest of the city.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Changing of the Guard</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The palace in Stockholm is well worth the SEK 120 admission fee - it was one of the highlights of our stay in the city. For a little extra grandeur and spectacle, try to catch the changing of the guard which takes place at 12.10pm (1.10pm on Sundays).]]></description>
                
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                <title>Carlsberg Brewery Tour</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[You might remember the TV advert that claimed ‘the Danes hate to see it leave’ but they certainly don’t mind offering visitors the chance to drink it in their city. The tour offers some of the cheapest pints in the city as, after a brief look round, you can drink for an hour for free. The catch – it’s open until 4pm, so getting your money’s worth may feel a little indecent!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Citybikes</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Cycling around Copenhagen is free… and a great way to explore the city! Simply put a 20 kroner coin in one of the many bike racks scattered around and enjoy. When you return the bike, you get your deposit back.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Cakes at La Glace</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The oldest cake shop in Copenhagen, this is where to head for an amazing sweet treat. The cakes taste as good as they look and the old-fashioned décor and atmosphere of this little patisserie make it worth splashing out (although at about £5 a cake it’s not exactly extortionate).<br><br>I can recommend the ‘H.C. Anderson’, named after the famous author, which is a delicious mix of raspberry, lemon, nut and white chocolate.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Danhostel Copenhagen City</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[On a recent trip I stayed at this hostel in Copenhagen and it was a great base for exploring the city, as well as one of the most affordable places to stay in this pricey city.<br><br>It’s in the perfect location right near Vesterbro, the hip quarter jammed with vintage clothes stores, trendy nightclubs and late-night bars – with an unbeatable view of the city from all the rooms as it's housed in one of Copenhagen’s few tall buildings.<br>There’s a bar and restaurant on the premises, and a kitchen which is helpful for budget travelers.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Christiania</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Cross the Knippelsbro bridge to the Christiania district for a slice of Copenhagen’s alternative side. Founded in the 70s when a group of hippies took control of an abandoned military barracks and abstained from Danish rule, it’s a ‘free city’ within a city. Have a coffee along the waterfront and enjoy the paintings, sculpture and live music that seems to spring up everywhere.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Amsterdam’s Museum of Modern Art has a fabulous collection from Piat Mondrian to Karel Appel. There’s a host of galleries in the city centre but this has one of the best collections of contemporary art and is definitely worth a look. It’s free with a Museumkaart or Amsterdam Stadspas and there’s a nice little café on the second floor where you can grab a coffee and discuss the exhibits.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Club Magazijn</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Magazijn is an unpretentious club without a door policy in the heart of Amsterdam. The drinks are affordable despite the stylish atmosphere and the retro interior and squishy leather sofas make for a great night out in the city. Local DJs spin a mixture of cool, chilled out tunes.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Gaeper Coffeehouse, Amsterdam</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[One of ‘the’ things to do in Amsterdam is visit one of the notorious coffeehouses. Although they are mostly good quality, Gaeper is one of the best in the city. It has a laidback but funky atmosphere and is usually crammed with an international studenty crowd.]]></description>
                
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                <title>The Flying Pig Uptown Hostel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This Amsterdam hostel was very friendly and fun, with some very cheap pints in its ‘Uptown Bar.’<br>It’s among some lively coffeeshops and bars or is just a few hundred metres from the Van Gogh and Modern Art Museums for something more cultural!<br>Accommodation is cheap and includes breakfast and internet.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Five Days Off Festival</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Massive electronic music festival at the beginning of July each year which transforms Amsterdam into a hub of dancing and revelry! 50 Euros for a ticket is a steal, with loads of concerts and experimental films, electronic music videos and art installation all available over five days.<br><br>This year’s highlights were Justice and Erol Alkan. Awesome performances!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Flemish Art Collection</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Unlike many galleries that concentrate on one period of history, the Groeninge Museum in Bruges has a collection that spans six centuries of Flemish tradition and is a truly fascinating insight into artistic development in the region.]]></description>
                
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                <title>De Medici Sorbetiere</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A great café chock-full of some of the best cakes and sweets in Bruges according to the locals who go there – and in a city famed for its deserts, that’s saying something!<br><br>The hot chocolate was literally hot milk with pieces of chocolate for you to melt in yourself. Sickly, maybe, but definitely delicious – you’ll find it hard to go back to instant stuff when you return…]]></description>
                
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                <title>Wednesday morning markets</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Pretty much the only time when food and drink around the Markt square is affordable is every Wednesday morning when it’s taken over by market stalls.<br><br>With a range of cheap, fresh and tasty offerings like rotisserie chickens, olives, cheese and international dishes, it’s the perfect place to bag a picnic or stock up on self-catering ingredients.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Eat chips Belgian style!</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Instead of ketchup, the Belgians eat their chips (or fries for the Americans) with lashings of mayonnaise. Slightly odd perhaps – but a trip to Bruges has converted me!<br><br>‘Frites’ stalls around the city centre do them cheap, along with meatballs and sausages for a good snack.<br><br>Across the road, waffle stands and bakeries sell dessert dripping with chocolate and cream. What more to say except 'yum'.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Hotel Flats Leopold</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This little Bruges hostel was a real bargain – friendly, clean and better decorated than many more expensive places I’ve stayed in around the world.<br>The included breakfast is pretty extensive – more than the usual cornflakes – but most importantly I think it is has the best location in Bruges. Just off T’Zand (one of the main squares), it’s a short distance from everything you could want to see or do in the city.]]></description>
                
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