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Category Archives: BARCELONA & EAST
Travel in Barcelona and Eastern Spain. Valencia, Girona, Tarragona.
The Best Hangover Breakfast Joints In Barcelona
Hungover in Barcelona? It can happen. Good thing Julie has the scoop on where to cure your....
Celebrating The Epiphany In Spain
I am of the belief that Spanish children may be among some of the luckiest in the world. Why? Well, because not only do they get to celebrate...
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Also posted in BILBAO & NORTH, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Guest Experts, MADRID & CENTRAL, SANTIAGO & WEST, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Tagged Christine Medina, christmas, Epiphany, guest writer, in spain, kings cake, Kings Day |
Christmas Is Softer In Spain
You won't see the mad Christmas commercialization in Spain today. Christmas is softer, kinder...
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Also posted in BILBAO & NORTH, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, MADRID & CENTRAL, SANTIAGO & WEST, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Tagged barcelona, BILBAO, christmas, christmas is softer, December, GRANADA, holiday, madrid, San Sebastian, seville, Spain today, windows |
VIDEO: The Two Minute Take on Christmas Markets in Spain!
Your Scoopettes are back with another video on Barcelona's merriest market...
Making a Molehill Out of a Mountain – Mastering the Parks of Montjuïc
It may not be one of the biggest, but Barcelona is one of the most densely populated cities in Europe....
Sopa de Galets – Barcelona Food For Christmas
Pig's ears? Pig's tails? I never thought those would touch my mouth, but when you move to a foreign country, you do things you...
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Also posted in Festivals & Holidays, Food | Tagged barcelona food, blogdog, food, galet, pegs tails., pigs ears, recipe, sopa de galeta, soup |
A Christmas Kiss?
Mistletoe is a hot seller for people in Spain for the holidays and long after...
4 Christmas Markets In Spain
Villages, towns and cities in Spain have staged Christmas markets for centuries. Sad, mournful...
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Also posted in Granada, MADRID & CENTRAL, SEVILLE & SOUTH, Shop, Shop, Shop | Tagged BARCELONA & EAST, christmas markets in spain, GRANADA, MADRID & CENTRAL, SEVILLE & SOUTH |
Yum! Autumn Street Food – Food Culture In Spain
Walking down the street in Barcelona, a smoky, sweet scent draws me to the street vendors, the casteneros. In many cities including Granada...
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Also posted in BILBAO & NORTH, Food, Food, Food, Food, Food, MADRID & CENTRAL, SANTIAGO & WEST, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Tagged autumn, BARCELONA & EAST, cansteneros, chestnuts, fall, food culture in spain, GRANADA, in spain, MADRID & CENTRAL, negu the blogdog, People in Spain, SEVILLE & SOUTH, sweet potatoes |
Photo Scoop (no. 19): Gaudí’s Casa Batlló
It swoops and darts. Shimmering broken ceramic tiles glisten in the sunlight...
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Also posted in Museums & Sites, PHOTOS & VIDEOS | Tagged Antoni Gaudi, barcelona, Casa Batlló, sites |
Culinary Adventures in Barcelona – a Saturday with Joel from Papa Serra
What better way to get to know a city than through its food? Julie, our guest writer based in Barcelona....
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Also posted in Food, Guest Experts, MORE SCOOP, Tours & Classes | Tagged barcelona, boqueria, food tour, papa serra |
The Soapbox Scoop (no. 4): Aggression And Violence In Crisis Time (Or, People Are Jerks)
What the ^$%& is going on in Barcelona and Spain these days? Have people completely lost the plot? Spain shows its ugly side....
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Also posted in MADRID & CENTRAL, Moving to Spain | Tagged Artur Mas, CATALONIA, Diada, independence, independence in Catalonia, Nationalists, protests in Spain, Spanish Bailout, Wert |
Magic Mushrooms – Good With Garlic
Fall creeps in and it's time for seasonal foods, fungus being one of the best in Catalonia...
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Also posted in Destinations, Food, INTERVIEWS | Tagged boqueria, catalunya, MUSHROOM FESTIVAL, mushrooms, spain |
The Scoop: Events In Spain, October, 2012
Spain celebrates life - from tomatoes, trout, and transvestites, to patron saints, pork and port...
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Also posted in Events, MORE SCOOP, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Tagged BARCELONA & EAST, events in Spain, Fiestas, film, Girona, jaen, mediterranean, SEVILLE & SOUTH, SITGES, tennis open, VALENCIA |
Stay: Barcelona’s Best Backpacker Hostel