My Barcelona Top 5 7 Barcelona is one of my favorite European cities, second only to Lisbon which tops my list. It is vibrant and pulsates with life. Walking around its streets and narrow alleyways, it’s easy to understand why travellers fall in love with it so quickly and so passionately. Here is my list…
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Delectable Tapas, Scary Mimes, Biting Cold and Borrowed Boots
The Boots “Oh no, you’re not!” Left Foot screams as I look at the pair of boots with disdain apprehension. “You are definitely not going to wear that,” agrees Right Foot. But what can I do? I arrived in Barcelona totally unprepared for the cold. The weather guides all over cyberspace agreed that it wasn’t…
Solo in Europe: Barcelona Here I come!
ABOUT THE SOLO IN EUROPE SERIES A year ago, I grabbed the opportunity to travel to Europe on my own. It was a trip that took several months to daydream about but only one month to prepare for. I will be posting an account of the trip, albeit a little late, over the next couple…
Barcelona’s Christmas Street
This day last year, I was taking a walk along Calle Sant Sever in Barcelona when I chanced upon these wonderful stalls selling Christmas decors. I am embarrassed to admit that it was the first time I have ever seen Christmas decors made from real and fresh (read: not plastic) pine leaves, branches, twigs and…
Remembering Barcelona in Autumn
Around this time last year, I was fortunate enough to have travelled to Barcelona. It was autumn. The weather was beginning to get a bit nasty and I was unprepared for the biting cold. But Barcelona is such a beautiful city that it was easy to forget the weather and focus on the wonderful…