ONE CITY. LOVE IT. LIVE IT.
As we usher in a new year, shake off the inevitable hangovers, grimace at our waistlines and look ahead at the year to come, many of us also look back on the previous year. We assess our achievements, successes, adventures and the missed opportunities. 2014 was my second full year living in Barcelona. I had …
If you follow my blog regularly you will know I am a fan of social networks as a way of meeting people and doing things I might not normally do. So, feeling a little restless and in need of adventure I decided to get back on the Meetup wagon as I hadn’t done anything with …
As I sip my glass of white wine out of a plastic cup I gaze around at my surroundings. A pop-up bar along the banks of the Danube, made up of an old camper van, pallet furniture, and a couple of hammocks, it also boasts recycling for our cups, and a banging stereo system propped …
The world is full of adventurous souls, discovering new and exciting lands every day, and many of these travellers are doing it solo. Going it alone can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience, but it is not without its trials and tribulations. So what is the worst thing about solo travel? For me, it is …
In what will be a series of posts, I am chronicling my trips outside of Barcelona in a bid to explore more of Catalunya’s beautiful countryside, towns and coastline. Catalunya (in Catalan, Cataluña in Spanish, or Catalonia in English) boasts a spectacular variety of treasures to unearth, and if you are spending more than a weekend …
It has occurred to me that my last couple of posts seem to be moaning about a lot of things that get on my nerves. I hope you don’t think I’m ranting about everything and hating Barcelona because that really isn’t the case – it may seem that way, but it is just these little …