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Moving and working in Barcelona
Blog: Barcelona Travel and Living - 9 November 2009
Many of you who read this blog I know are thinking of moving to Barcelona, Spain and it is certainly something that can be done. The truth certainly is that getting a job in Barcelona as a non native has never been easy and now it is even harder, with the recession.
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Lady on La Rambla
Blog: A Lady in London - 7 November 2009
Last time I was in Barcelona I was 18 years old. I had no knowledge of Gaudi, no passion for food, and no limit to the amount of clothing I was willing to purchase from the stores in Barri Gotic.Ah, how times have changed. This weekend I was back in Barcelona, excited for Casa Batllo, hungry for tapas, and completely uninterested in buying anything I couldn't eat immediately.
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Another Delicious Bread Source in Barcelona
Blog: Green Earth Guides ~ Traveling Naturally - 6 November 2009
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Searching for Good Bread in Barcelona
Blog: Green Earth Guides ~ Traveling Naturally - 5 November 2009
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Best of Barcelona on the cheap
Blog: Barcelona travel and culture - 3 November 2009
So what if you want to visit the best restaurant, the best shop, see the best entertainment and drink in the best pub in Barcelona and all in the same day and on the cheap. Choosing the best of Barcelona is all relative and depends for sure on ones own opinion. Below my best attempt though at the best of for a day in Barcelona on the cheap.
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Halloween in Spain
Blog: Green Earth Guides ~ Traveling Naturally - 2 November 2009
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Barcelona International Jazz Festival
Blog: Barcelona Travel and Living - 26 October 2009
Barcelona Jazz Festival has now been underway for a week and runs through until the 6th December. There is plenty of time still to get tickets for some of the shows and if you are a fan of jazz then this is the biggest festival of its type in the Barcelona events calendarThere are some excellent performers lined up and some of the best include:
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Unusual Things to do in Barcelona on holiday
Blog: Barcelona Travel and Living - 21 October 2009
You might want to visit Barcelona just to head to the beach and relax for a few days. Alternatively, you may be interested in spending a few days visiting every Gaudi attraction and site which time permits you to see. The Nou Camp Stadium tour and shopping are two other popular choices. You can though choose some more rather unusual options whilst on holidays.
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Barcelona Metro System
Blog: Barcelona travel and culture - 20 October 2009
Getting around Barcelona is quite easy with a very good local transportation system in place in the city. Plenty of yellow and black taxis roam the city, the buses cover most of the city and the Metro System (underground in London and called a subway system in some places) is arguably one of the best in the world.
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Segway Touring in Spain
Blog: Green Earth Guides ~ Traveling Naturally - 19 October 2009
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Never Enough Books and Art Supplies!
Blog: Green Earth Guides ~ Traveling Naturally - 15 October 2009
Well I can’t help myself – I seem to gravitate to art supplies and books. I have found some more stores in my wanderings in Valencia, as well as two magnificent bookstores specializing in travel in Barcelona and Madrid.
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Recycling and Reusing in Spain – Second hand and more
Blog: Green Earth Guides ~ Traveling Naturally - 7 October 2009
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Sitges and Day Trips from Barcelona
Blog: Barcelona Travel and Living - 5 October 2009
There is so much to do and see in Barcelona that the idea of taking a day trip from Barcelona seems a crazy idea. Why visit outside of Barcelona when there is just so much to do and see in the city itself, including all of Gaudi's attractions, the beach and the shopping. Many people though love to get out of the big city for a day and their are in fact some good options.
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Les receptas d'El Bulli
Blog: .:: MapaRiscado - 1 October 2009
Nyoquis de Yamatoimo1 yamatoimo de 150 g1. Peleu el yamatoimo i ratlleu-lo amb un ratllador japonès per tal d'obtenir una pasta elàstica.2. Poseu la pasta de yamatoimo a una mànega pastissera.3. A un plat fondo petit feu-hi 5 nyoquis de yamatoimo ajudant-vos amb unes tisores per tallar pasta.
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Using Girona Airport to get to Barcelona
Blog: Barcelona Travel and Living - 25 September 2009
A very common question which comes up is whether of not Girona aiport is any good to fly into for getting to Barcelona.
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Tourist accommodation choices in Barcelona
Blog: Barcelona Travel and Living - 17 September 2009
Having made the decision to visit Barcelona and having found some well priced budget flights, the next thing to normally take care is the accommodation. And it can be overwhelming.There are many things to consider including:
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Barcelona Dance classes for women
Blog: Barcelona travel and culture - 16 September 2009
Barcelona is a vibrant city that offers classes and entertainment of every kind. There is a variety of courses and classes which involve dance for locals and for tourists and some new additions include Belly dancing and pole dancing.
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Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
Blog: Barcelona travel and culture - 1 September 2009
Those of you who already know a lot about Gaudi will most liekly already have heard about the area of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. As one of the nicest areas in Barcelona, the name Sagrada Familia is interchangeably used with the church of this name.
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Airports into Barcelona, Spain
Blog: Barcelona Travel and Living - 31 August 2009
When travelling to Barcelona by far the most popular airport is Barcelona International, on the edge of the city at El Prat.
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Getting tickets for Barcelona games
Blog: Barcelona Travel and Living - 26 August 2009
Many people who visit Barcelona (particularly large stag groups and also corporate groups) are often keen to get tickets for an FC Barcelona game. As well as La Liga games (the Spanish league), there are also often Spanish Cup and European Champions League games to see at the Nou camp Stadium. Recent games have also included pre-season friendlies against teams such as Man City, England.
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Great Catalan food in Barcelona on the cheap
Blog: Barcelona travel and culture - 18 August 2009
There are so many places to eat in Barcelona but finding a good place which serves Catalan and which serves food at a price which most people can also afford, is not always easy.My wife and I though got lucky on the weekend and we can highly recommend the interestingly named 'Madrid, Barcelona' restaurant, located on Arago 282 Barcelona. The location is east to get to. You can walk there within 15 minutes from the top of Las Ramblas and the Paseo de Gracia subway station is within 5 minutes walk.
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Barcelona Local Transport thoughts....
Blog: Barcelona Travel and Living - 27 July 2009
If you come here to Barcelona for a few days or week only, you might not have the time to work out the local Barcelona transport system so a few quick tips:
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The Dalí Theater-Museum in Figueres
Blog: Atlas Parasite - 27 July 2009
There are quite a few places around Europe and the US where you can see scattered work by Spanish surrealist Salvador Dalí. Dalí has a lot of casual fans out there who may be satisfied with seeing a few pieces here and there by chance at various museums. But few people have heard of the Dalí Theater-Museum [...]Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)
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Barcelona, Spain
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 20 July 2009
Tapas. Sangria. Siesta. Barcelona quickly put us at ease with its laid-back pace of life.
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Barcelona Zoo - join us at Parc de la Ciutadella
Blog: Barcelona Travel and Living - 3 July 2009
Barcelona Zoo is in a great location (located in Parc de la Ciutadella and near to the old city center and near the beach. It is a beautiful zoo, where animals live in spacious pens.
