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Two Sexy Bars For Valentine’s Day In Barcelona
For Valentine's Day in Barcelona, check out these bars...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Food | Tagged Art Nouveau, Casa Almirall, Cocktails, food, in Barcelona, Les Gents, Modernista, Valentine's Day |
A Hot Date – Barcelona Style
Be stylin' in Barcelona style on Valentine's Day!
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Food | Tagged barcelona style, blog dog, cupid, L'Exaimple, romeo and juliet, Romeo and Julliette Restarant, Valentine's Day |
Kings Day Tomorrow – Kings Parade Tonight!
The Scoop is that tomorrow is Kings' Day in Spain. Do not miss the Cavalcada...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST | Tagged Barcelon, Cavalcada de Reyes, Kings Day, Kings' Parade, MADRID & CENTRAL |
Photo Scoop Of The Month (no. 4) – Christmas Traditions In Spain
In October, the work crews in cities all over Spain start hanging the swooping Christmas lights and putting up trees. The Scoopettes...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, MADRID & CENTRAL, PHOTOS & VIDEOS, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Tagged barcelona, christmas, GRANADA, holidays, lights, MADRID & CENTRAL, photo scoop of the month, SEVILLE & SOUTH |
To The Lottery Gods: My Promise To You
But wait Lotto God, do not think for a minute that I would be lazy, and give up work if I won the booty. No sir! I'm the original workaholic thanks to my...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, MADRID & CENTRAL, SANTIAGO & WEST, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Tagged christmas, El Gordo, Lotto, spain, Xmas |
Put on the Sweatpants-time: A Spanish Christmas List from Barcelona, Spain
It's that time of year, when merriment, Jack Frost's bite, and Christmas lighting fill the winding alleyways and grand avenues of Barcelona, Spain...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST | Tagged Barcelona xmas, Caga Tio, christmas in Spain, holiday parties, Kings Day, la navidad, Los Reyes, Roasted Piglet, Xmas |
10 Differences – Celebrating Thanksgiving In Spain
Yes, we celebrate Thanksgiving in Spain. The reason we have not written about Thanksgiving sooner is because we are celebrating on the Saturday after Thanksgiving...
Dance With the Devil?: Witch Festival in Sant Feliu Sasserra, Spain
We got in the car and went north on the Day of the Dead, or Tots Sants here in Catalonia. I wanted to check...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST | Tagged CATALONIA, Sant Feliu Sasserra, spain, Witch Festival |
Day Of The Dead In Spain
But what Spain does celebrate, is Dia de Todos Los Santos, or All Saint's Day, celebrated on November 1st. Traditionally this day, where most businesses are shut down and people have the day off of work, is for friends and families to visit the graves of their loved ones who have passed away
Get Your Halloween On – A Barcelona Attraction
People who turn out for Halloween parties in Barcelona go all out, most of them expats desperate to express their Halloween spirit. There was a costume contest, live bands and chaos when I went, and I expect this year will be swell as well.
Free, Fun, Fabulous: Barcelona’s Biggest Festival Has Arrived
This week La Mercè festival takes over Barcelona...
The Scoop: Events in Spain for September 2011
I can't take all the parties in Barcelona anymore. Am I getting old? Maybe. But for every 10 fiestas I'll go to one, because really, going to every festival in this city might just be a full-time job .
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST | Tagged Barcelona nightlife, bcn barcelona, events, Events in Spain for September, fiesta, parties in spain |
Barcelona’s Biggest, Baddest Fiesta: La Merce
With stages covering the city offering up free music every night from the 23rd to the 26th, this city knows how to throw a bash. What's more, there are...
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Also posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Entertainment | Tagged BARCELONA & EAST, BCN, festivals, la merce |
Best Fiesta in Barcelona? – Festa Major de Gracia
These very local, grassroots events are fabulous because they celebrate community, food, wine, music, and...
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Animac – Catalunya’s Animation Festival in Lledia 2012