Travel Stories

living room with pale walls and white sofas
Mirabo de Valledemossa, Mallorca
oranges in a basket
Son Brull, Mallorca / Metro
blue swimming pool surrounded by trees
Mirabo de Valledemossa, Mallorca
lime ripening on the tree
Son Brull, Mallorca / Metro
fruit on a tree with blue sky
Son Brull, Mallorca / Metro
stone wall with stairs in front
Mirabo de Valledemossa, Mallorca

 

She loves an adventure. Karen takes great pleasure in travelling for work and for fun, and combines her skills in photography and writing to produce joyful and inspiring travel stories.

Karen believes in making every journey count. Working closely with tourism boards, travel PRs, hotel groups and restaurants. She began her travel writing journey with this piece for Huffington Post, and has since written stories for Country Smallholder, Metro, Thomas Cook, and many others. Karen is a current contributor to Chicane magazine, City AM and Homes & Antiques.

On her (award winning) blog, I Don’t Like Peas, Karen regularly shares travel stories with recommendations for places to visit, stay and eat, and quirky behind the scenes observations – all interspersed with beautiful images.

She’s driven across Rwanda chasing lions on commission with Bloomsbury, bob-sleighed the Olympic run at Innsbruck, and been part of an annual cheese parade in the Netherlands. Variety is the spice of life.

In 2019 Karen was named Digital Influencer of the Year at the Dutch Press Awards, having been shortlisted for the ‘best online article’ the previous year.

Above and below you can scroll through a selection of travel images from Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, India, Mallorca, Rwanda and the Netherlands.

Please get in touch if you’d like to discuss anything, including commissions, image usage or press trip invites.

 

copenhagen snow on a statue
Copenhagen
view of Grenoble from the Bastille
Grenoble from the Bastille / Grenoble Tourisme
religious statuettes in a window
Haarlem / Haarlem Marketing
grave stone inside the church that is inscribed Hofie Van Noblet
St Bava Church, Haarlem / Haarlem Marketing
The Cheese Weighing House, Gouda / Visit Holland
vintage poster in hotel lobby that reads Haarlem Flora's Lichtstad 1953 13 Maart - 14 Mei
Hotel Lion d’Or, Haarlem
Tierenteyn Verlent, Ghent / Visit Flanders
blue and white delft cups in a cupboard with blue background
Frans Hal, Haarlem / Haarlem Marketing
view of antwerp river from RAS restaurant window
Antwerp, view from RAS Restaurant / Visit Flanders
view of antwerp city skyline from RAS restaurant window
Antwerp, view from RAS Restaurant / Visit Flanders
glass of de koninck beer
RAS Restaurant / Visit Flanders
view of antwerp city skyline from RAS restaurant window
Antwerp, view from RAS Restaurant / Visit Flanders
dutch bicycle leant in front of two windows
Edam / Amsterdam Partners
white egg cup and spoon on a peach linen napkin on a wooden table
L’Auberge Damhotel, Edam / Amsterdam Partners
samples of stone in the museum, this slice looks like a piece of salami
Teylers Museum, Haarlem / Haarlem Marketing
patterned carpet on stairs of museum
Teylors Museum, Haarlem / Haarlem Marketing
hotel dining room with black tables and chairs
Conservatorium Hotel, Amsterdam / Amsterdam Partners
Waldorf Astoria, Amsterdam / Amsterdam Partners
the waldorf astoria amsterdam beehives look like small dutch houses
Waldorf Astoria, Amsterdam / Amsterdam Partners
Waldorf Astoria, Amsterdam / Amsterdam Partners
Waldorf Astoria, Amsterdam / Amsterdam Partners
hotel dining room with black ceiling height shelves filled with japanese related objects
Conservatorium Hotel, Amsterdam / Amsterdam Partners
a long arched corridor filled with dark leaves and yellow fairy lights
Conservatorium Hotel, Amsterdam / Amsterdam Partners
Nuenen / Visit Holland
Bossche Bol cake on a white table with a brown chair
Bossche Bol at Museum Noord Brabant / Visit Holland
Afternoon Tea, Willington Hall
Museum Noord Brabant / Visit Holland
akagera national park warden holding a radio device in the air to try and pick up signal of tracking device on lions
Tracking Lions in Akagera National Park, Rwanda / Bloomsbury Publishing
pink flowering plant in Akagera National Park, Rwanda
Tracking Lions in Akagera National Park, Rwanda / Bloomsbury Publishing
flowering plant with pink tips to white buds
Tracking Lions in Akagera National Park, Rwanda / Bloomsbury Publishing
akagera national park warden holding a radio device in the air to try and pick up signal of tracking device on lions
Tracking Lions in Akagera National Park, Rwanda / Bloomsbury Publishing
an ant walking on a white paper napkin
Tracking Lions in Akagera National Park, Rwanda / Bloomsbury Publishing
Ruzizi Tented Lodge, Akagera National Park, Rwanda / Chase Distillery
view across lake from akagera national park ruzizi tented lodge
Tracking Lions in Akagera National Park, Rwanda / Bloomsbury Publishing
lamppost and aloe vera plants in front of building
Brijuni Islands National Park, Croatia / PPHE Hotel Group
brown vw beetle parked under trees next to the sea
Fazana, Croatia / PPHE Hotel Group
sunlight at the end of the day through drinking glasses on table
Arena One 99 Glamping, Pomer, Croatia / PPHE Hotel Group
wine glass and bottles on table
Arena One 99 Glamping, Pomer, Croatia / PPHE Hotel Group
olive oil with peas in a martini glass
Arena One 99 Glamping, Pomer, Croatia / PPHE Hotel Group
white chairs and tables beside a swimming pool
Park Plaza Belvedere, Medulin, Croatia / PPHE Hotel Group
silhouette of plants through the side of a tent
Arena One 99 Glamping, Pomer, Croatia / PPHE Hotel Group
teepee in the park through some trees
Arena One 99 Glamping, Pomer, Croatia / PPHE Hotel Group
The Hoxton, Paris / Ennismore
The Hoxton, Paris / Ennismore
The Hoxton, Paris / Ennismore
The Hoxton, Paris / Ennismore
Paris
The Hoxton, Paris / Ennismore
Mumbai
Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai