What you should know about Visiting Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia People love the Sagrada Familia. It’s the #1 rated tourist site in Barcelona and the most visited tourist attraction in Spain. This post will cover the history of the Sagrada Familia and give you some practical advice on visiting. I also include lots of photos as well […]
What’s it like living in Tarragona?
What’s it like living in Tarragona? Beth lives in Tarragona, a beautiful city south of Barcelona famous for it’s Roman ruins. As Beth informs me, Tarragona was the Roman capital of Hispania and has some of the best preserved Roman ruins outside of Italy. It is a Unesco World Heritage Site. Despite all that, you […]
What’s it like living in Sitges?
What’s it like living in Sitges? Marie-Noëlle is a long-term expat who lived all over the world before deciding to make Spain home. In this interview she tells us all about her life in Sitges, a beautiful place made even more beautiful by her photos (among other things, Marie-Noëlle is a photographer. All the photos […]
The Top Things to Do in Barcelona (and costs!)
The Top Things to Do in Barcelona Barcelona is one of the most touristy cities in Europe. If you like modernistic architecture, great restaurants/bars, and a vibrant culture that’s different from any other place in Spain then you should visit Barcelona. In this post I’ll cover the Top things to do in Barcelona, where to […]
What’s it like living in Barcelona?
What’s it like living in Barcelona? Sydney left Vancouver to live in Barcelona. She keeps busy between working as a copywriter, having a child, adopting a dog and working at a dog shelter. In this interview she tells us what brought her to Barcelona and why, despite it being a big city, it has been […]
A postcard from Lloret de Mar (1985)
A postcard from Lloret de Mar (1985) Back in 1985 I travelled to Spain (from Canada) with Laurent, a good childhood friend. I was 18 at the time. I recently came across this postcard going through some old family albums. I had to share it just because it’s interesting to see all the things that […]