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Photo Scoop (no. 18): Sitges Beaches
By the time it takes you to glob on suntan lotion and put on your shades, you can get from Barcelona...
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Beaches, Destinations | Also tagged barcelona and east, beaches, destination, Renfe, SITGES, train |
VIDEO Scoop: The Blog Dog Takes a Dip
While all the Scoopettes love the water, Negu the Blog Dog is by far the strongest swimmer...
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Beaches, PHOTOS & VIDEOS | Also tagged beaches, negu the blog dog |
Hit the Beach: Barcelona’s Urban Beaches
Want to hit the beach in Barcelona? Julie has the scoop...
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Beaches, Guest Experts | Also tagged Barceloneta, beaches in Barcelona, Bogatell, Julie Sheridan, Mar Bella, Mediterranean Beaches, spain, swimming |
The Scoop: Events In Spain for July 2012
What's on for July across Spain? The Scoopettes dish the best of this month's events...
Am I Too Old For FUN? A Day at Barcelona’s Tibidabo Amusement Park
Having 'fun' at a 100-year old amusement park in Barcelona, Spain...
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Entertainment, Museums & Sites | Also tagged amuseument parks, spain, Templo de Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Tibidabo |
No Car Needed (no. 8): Barcelona To Flower Festival In Romantic Sitges
Chalk drawings on the streets start the party weekend celebrating the Corpus Christi Festival in romantic...
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Beaches, Festivals & Holidays | Also tagged Beach, corpus christi festival, festivals, flower festival, flower festival stiges, giant people, no car needed, romantic gay sitges |
Photo Scoop (no. 14): Wild San Juan Festival
Bonfires blaze all night on plazas and beaches. Devils run with long poles spewing fire...
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, BILBAO & NORTH, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, Festivals & Holidays, MADRID & CENTRAL, PHOTOS & VIDEOS, SANTIAGO & WEST, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Also tagged BILBAO, dragons, fire, GRANADA, parades, photo scoop no. 14, San juan festival, seville |
Photo Friday – Where In Spain Is This?
How well do you know the Catalan Capital city? Can you guess where this was taken?
Photo Friday! Where In Barcelona Was This Taken?
Our photo this Friday was taken on Barcelona's most famous street...
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, PHOTOS & VIDEOS | Also tagged photo friday, pictures of spain, spain |
Beach Bored? Check Out Barcelona’s Quirky Museums
An expert guide to Barcelona's lesser-known museums...
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Museums & Sites | Also tagged Chocolate Museum, dali museum, fun expert advice spain, museums, Shoe Museum |
Photo Friday. Where In Spain Is This?
Well, well, well...it's Friday again! Your Scoopettes are back with another Barcelona photo challenge!
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, PHOTOS & VIDEOS | Also tagged pictures of barcelona, spain, squares in barcelona |
The Two Minute Take Video: Casa Batlló and Antoni Gaudí
This time we are over at Antoni Gaudí's Casa Batlló on Barcelona's posh Pssg. de Gracia...
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Gaudí, Museums & Sites, PHOTOS & VIDEOS | Also tagged Antoni Gaudi, Casa Batlló, spain, The Two Minute Take Video |
A Vegetarian? 3 Great Picks For Barcelona
The Scoop on where you can have a veggie meal and tequila at the same time....
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Food, Guest Experts | Also tagged food, guest writer, Julie Sheridan, restaurants, restricted diet, spain, vegetarian, Vegetarian eating |
The Scoop: Events in Spain in May, 2012 (Music!)
Grab your flip flops and leather portable wine pouch (or bota) and check out ...
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Entertainment, Festivals & Holidays | Also tagged events in spain 2011, Festivals in Spain, primavera sound, Sonar |
Barcelona Bling-The Other Side, Book Review: ‘Barcelona, The City That Reinvented Itself’
London born and living in Gibraltar as a child, Michael Eaude continues to cultivate roots of his near- Spanish heritage that have perpetuated his passion...
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Books, MORE SCOOP | Also tagged book review, books we love, books4spain, michael eaude |
The Scoop Soapbox (no.2): Bad Side of Barcelona – How To Avoid It
Barcelona is known for it's bling of beaches, architecture, discos, and over 70 museums. It is a vibrant, glorious city and...
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Beaches, Gaudí, Museums & Sites, Transportation | Also tagged crime, Gaudi, guest writer, Julie Sheridan, pickpockets, sexual harrassment, the rambla, theft |
The Scoop: Events In Spain – April, 2012
The Scoopettes remind you of the extraordinary Easter processions of Semana Santa in Granada, Madrid and Seville.
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, Entertainment, Events, Festivals & Holidays, MADRID & CENTRAL, MORE SCOOP, SEVILLE & SOUTH | Also tagged arts and science center, Bilboa, CatagenaDona Casilda Park, GRANADA, Hellin, MADRID & CENTRAL, maria luisa park, Murillo Park, Reitro Park, Santiago Calatrava, Semana Santa, SEVILLE & SOUTH, Turia Gardens, VALENCIA, Vallodolid |
Photo Friday! Where In Spain Is This?
Another photo challenge! Where in Spain was this shot taken? Can you guess? The winner gets...
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Posted in PHOTOS & VIDEOS | Also tagged Gaudi, gaudi architecture, gaudi tours, spain sites |
Photo Scoops (no.10): Human Statues On The Rambla
The Rambla, a mile long boulevard in Barcelona, is touted in all the tour books as the place to be: be seen, be robbed...
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Posted in BARCELONA & EAST, PHOTOS & VIDEOS | Also tagged human statues, Las Ramblas, photo scoop of the month, the rambla |
Moonrise On The Med – Another Barcelona Attraction