Brunch and Cake: the worst restaurant in Barcelona?

On Passeig de Joan de Borbó, in Barceloneta, you can see the line. It’s there every morning: the line for Brunch and Cake. While other restaurants stand empty

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General Strike, Barcelona, February 2019

When I was in about the tenth grade, my P.E. class decided to go on strike. It was Friday, January and 8 in the morning… And we were

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Besòs and Badalona by bike: a blogger’s odyssey

My rented six-speed whizzes and clicks down the beach and past the Casino, on the way out of Barcelona proper. Soon I’m in Besòs. I’ve considered heading up

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Mount Tibidabo, Barcelona: My best travel experience?

What is best? There’s a Zen proverb in which a monk visits a butcher’s shop.  He asks the butcher for his best piece of meat.  “Everything in my

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A day in the life: Writer’s Block Edition

So this happened… Here’s a day in the life of my writer’s block. Ready? Guess you are. ‘Cause we’re gonna get right into it today. Welcome to the

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Best restaurants in Barceloneta neighborhood – my top 7 favorites

It’s time… For what, you ask? Time to talk about the best restaurants in Barceloneta, my new neighborhood up in Spain’s frozen north. I can already hear your

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Weird things about Barcelona – thongs, tattoos and sexy firemen

So what’s up? As we speak, a heat wave is decimating town after town here in Spain, but here in Barcelona it’s the same as always. Hot. Humid.

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Living in Barceloneta – scenes from daily life at the beach

I’ve been here in Barcelona a few weeks now. New city, new neighborhood. And living in the Barceloneta neighborhood seems like a good choice, so far. It’s active,

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