Travel stories, through a design lens.

Curated city guides, design hotels Iโ€™ve loved over the years, and travel tales from near & far by writer & photographer Nana Hagel.


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City Guides, always design-forward, always curated.

Top 10 Cafรฉs & Bakeries from a localโ€™s POV

In paid partnership with Switzerland Tourism

From Copenhagen to Switzerland by train 

A 30 hour overnight train ride to the very South of Switzerland, Italian summer vibes by Lago Maggiore and hiking in the off-grid Bavona Valley straight out of a Tolkien universe.

Hereโ€™s the train (and steamboat!) route, you donโ€™t want to miss.
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CITY GUIDES

Design Hotels.

โ€” Boutique stays & design villas in select destinations.

24 hours in Copenhagen

with Finn Juhl

Great design, a hip neighbourhood restaurant, and Copenhagenโ€™s only 2-room design & art hotel โ€” all decorated with Finn Juhlโ€™s legacy furniture.

Hereโ€™s where to stay, dine, wine & get cultural in Copenhagen
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A few of my favourite travel stories
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Greenland.

โ€” The worldโ€™s most remote Michelin restaurant, award-winning architecture, and a night in a luxury eco-lodge overlooking a sea of icebergs


White sand beaches, quaint villages by the sea, and fika moments in beautiful cafรฉs and orangeries โ€” here are my top places in Skรฅneยดs summer haven


The best in cafรฉs & restaurants, design & architecture, and a brand new hotel in the city centre โ€” hereโ€™s the ultimate Helsinki city guide