05:19Alicante is a port city on Spain’s southeastern Costa Blanca, and the capital of the Alicante province. Its old town, Barrio de la Santa Cruz, has narrow streets, coloured houses and a nightlife scene. From here, an elevator or a steep climb leads to medieval Castillo de Santa Bárbara, set on a hilltop with […]
11:32Seville, or Sevilla in Spanish, is Andalucia’s capital and Spain‘s fourth-largest city. With heritage both from the Arabs and the Age of Discovery, as well as the flamenco scene, Seville is a diverse destination. The Guadalquivir River flows through Seville, and has been a busy port from Roman times, under Muslim rule, and exploding […]
Located opposite the Macarena Basilica, Hotel Exe Sevilla Macarena faces Seville’s ancient city walls. It offers a rooftop pool with panoramic city views, and air-conditioned rooms with flat-screen a satellite TV, minibar and a safe. The hotel is set around a typical Seville-style patio, where there is a restaurant and cafeteria. The sports bar […]
Just steps away from the beach, Montroig 1 Apartment Sitges is very centrally located from all the action and nightlife of Sitges. This is the first time I have chosen to stay at an apartment, and although it is meant to feel like home, holidays are really about escaping every day so I wasn’t […]
03:34Alicante is a city and a historic Mediterranean port in Spain on the Costa Blanca. If you stay in the old town, most areas of interest are within walking distance. The old town of Alicante is roughly the triangular area enclosed by the Rambla de Méndez Núnez, the Explanada de Espanya, and Mount Benacantil. The old […]
Barcelo Sevilla Renacimiento is a very nice stylish and modern hotel with an excellent size pool, something you won’t find in the city centre of Seville. Found me at this hotel after mechanical faults and we were unable to depart on the night, having been transferred by the airline in the late hours and […]
Hotel Bécquer is set in Seville’s old town and features a terrace looking onto the Giralda and Cathedral. It features an outdoor pool, a snack-bar and a tapas bar on site. Each room of the Bécquer Hotel is air-conditioned and comes with free WiFi, a flat-screen TV, a minibar, safe and a kettle with […]
La Chapelle is a small quirky gay bar, and a good starting point for a night out in Barcelona. This place is a little quirky with religious symbols everywhere, even having the Virgin Mary and Jesus to indicate the men and women bathrooms. The “chapel” bar is a very unique spot with white-tiled walls […]
Punto BCN is a gay bar in the Eixample district of Barcelona. It’s an oldie but a goody. A big bar over two levels with a crowd ranging from their 20s to their 40s and beyond, this place fills to bursting on Friday and Saturday nights. It’s a friendly early stop on a gay […]
To experience a small-town feel, head to the Rambla del Poblenou, a pleasant boulevard runs from Gran Via to the beach. On your way, you’ll pass Modernista façades and numerous terraces inviting you in for a cool beer. El Poblenou is an extensive neighbourhood of Barcelona (Sant Martí district), technically part of the Eixample, […]
Can Recasens is a family-owned business since 1906, by day a deli and by night a fantastic cosy place to dine Catalan style? By day it operates as a deli, but at night the back room and the mezzanine transform into a restaurant that has queues all down the street. Cosy and tastefully decorated, […]
Located in Barcelona (Sant Marti), Four Points By Sheraton Barcelona Diagonal is close to Parc del Centre del Poblenou, Sagrada Familia, and Palau de la Musica Catalana. Also nearby are Mar Bella Beach and Port Olimpic. The room was an excellent size with floor to ceiling windows, clean and stylish, but simple. I especially […]
I’ve been seduced by one of the sexiest and liberal cities in the world, Barcelona (as well as most of Spain). Barcelona (as well as most of Spain) is ahead of other cities and nations in terms of human rights and freedoms. I loved this city before, yet somehow it’s managed to charm me […]
Having returned year on year to Sitges for my annual holiday from holidays, the Hotel Sitges Group offers a selection of hotels in various classes, one of which is Hotel Galeon Sitges which at one time was a budget hotel, but now delivers a much more upscale experience and a reason why I always […]
04:10Palma de Mallorca is the only true city on the island of Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands off the Spanish east coast. Half the population of Mallorca lives in the city of Palma. The city became a tourist destination in the 1950s, and tourist numbers have continually increased in the subsequent half-century. The […]
03:37El Chiringuito de la Mar Bella caters for the city’s large gay community and, of course, gay visitors. Its location on this part of the beach couldn’t be better, clearly targeted towards a more gay clientele, but in Barcelona sexuality is not something people consider out of the ordinary and where the mix is […]