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Barcelona • Spain

Spain‘s second-largest city and the capital of Catalonia, Barcelona is full of markets, shops, museums, churches, and beaches too. Barcelona‘s official languages are Catalan (not a dialect) and Spanish. Local people consider that Catalonia is a nation, with its own culture, history and traditions, different from the other regions in Spain. Its tradition of creative art […]

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Barcelona • Spain 2009

Barcelona Catalunya (Spain) featuring Antoni Gaudi buildings including La Sagrada Familia. One of many videos I have of Barcelona, this city is possibly my number one choice if I had to decide where to live, culturally rich and uniquely different than the rest of Europe – I consider it the most imaginative city on the […]

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Barcelona • Spain 2012

An updated visit to Barcelona Spain 2012 and a tour around the best sights in the city of Barcelona. After several visits I still am not sure how to best show off this great city. Unique in Europe in that the architecture is very much different, ahead of its time you could say, a real […]

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Barcelona and Sitges 2006

Barcelona and Sitges, Catalunya 2006. Way back when digital cameras only took stills, a montage of clips put together to feature a city and town on the coast of Spain, this was the early years as I was falling love with this destination and making new friends in the process.

BARCELONA T1 OPEN

After years of construction T1 opens at Barcelona El Prat Airport, but does this mean a more efficient arrival and departure? Arriving in Barcelona El Prat on this occasion found myself in a completely new building on my arrival in September 2008, the atmosphere was large, grey and spacious, sparkling polished surfaces. Gone is the immediate greeting […]

Can Recasens

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, with […]

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El Chiringuito de la Mar Bella

El 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 often […]

Four Points By Sheraton Barcelona Diagonal

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 loved […]

Hàbaluc – the pleasure of eating

Hàbaluc – comida sana and creativa, a healthy and creative cuisine. Its name means “the pleasure of eating” in Aramaic. Colourful interiors with white sails that cover the ceiling, like sitting under a canopy of a tent, it feels rather a circus like, perhaps expressing the creative menu it offers. An outdoor terrace for warm days […]

In love with Barcelona

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 once […]

La Chapelle

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 housing […]

Lost In A Grid – Barcelona

The Catalan capital of Barcelona is one of the best cities to visit, vibrant, modern, exciting and sexy. It’s not really a super size city and getting around is very easy with an excellent public transportation system of metro, buses and bike network. Barcelona streets follow a grid which has existed since the Romans ruled but […]

NH Barcelona Diagonal Center

A business-friendly hotel, NH Barcelona Diagonal Center is a stylish design hotel in the Poblenou district of Barcelona, just 15-minute walk from the beach. I really liked this hotel, it was clean and spacious, however, there were some things that didn’t score high with me. Though great value for the hotel, the area lacks conveniences […]

Punto BCN

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 night […]

Rambla del Poblenou

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, its […]