May 28th, 2008 at 5:00PM: It really shouldn't come as a surprise, but when you are trying to save those euros this summer, you are going to want to spend your time discovering cities by way of public transportation. Buses, street cars and metros are what the European continent is known for, and this article in the New York Times highlights how many good deals you can find aboard different forms of transportation. The ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Europe on a budget: Take public transportation
May 28th, 2008 at 5:00PM: It really shouldn't come as a surprise, but when you are trying to save those euros this summer, you are going to want to spend your time discovering cities by way of public transportation. Buses, street cars and metros are what the European continent is known for, and this article in the New York Times highlights how many good deals you can find aboard different forms of transportation. The ...Robbed tourists in Barcelona to get justice via webcam
May 14th, 2008 at 2:40PM: I generally find Spain very laid back and relatively lagging in the world of technology -- it's what I often enjoy about being here. It's somehow possible to stay away from the high-tech hysteria everywhere else, be it use of technology in your personal life (I don't know anyone here who cares about the iPhone), or in the professional sector (when I went to pick up my resident card in Madrid, my ...Photo of the Day (04.29.2008)
Apr 29th, 2008 at 8:10AM: My first few hours in Barcelona went like this: Wandering around with an outrageously heavy pack on my back, a battered lonely planet in my hands, and a confused look on my face. I was lost, more lost than I think I've ever been. I have a natural sense of direction and a knack for reading maps and yet I still couldn't figure the place out. The city is a maze of busy streets, teeny alleys and ...Planning your European nightlife
Apr 21st, 2008 at 1:00PM: Despite the low dollar, some of us still have European summer adventures on the horizon. And just because the economy is in a rut, doesn't mean we shouldn't focus on fabulous things to do across the Atlantic. This weekend, the New York Times put together a set of 10 articles on things to do after midnight in various European cities. I tend to like the New York Times Travel section, but I really ...Spain's first eco-friendly hostel to open in Barcelona
Feb 27th, 2008 at 9:20AM: While many of us may want to reduce our footprint while traveling, luxurious eco resorts with hefty price tags aren't always in our budgets. Treehugger helps the more budget conscious of us out with today's post about the new hostel Barcelona Urbany, which is attempting to combine eco-friendly with budget accommodation. The 13 story building, projected to hold 400 beds, is currently under ...Spain's new high speed train connects Madrid and Barcelona
Feb 20th, 2008 at 4:00PM: Spain's high speed link between Madrid and Barcelona is finally open, after more than two decades of construction and administrative delay. Transporting passengers at 300 kilometers per hour (186 miles per hour), and at a price of 180 euros round-trip, the train is expected to compete with air travel. Madrid and Seville have been connected by high speed bullet train since 1992. Motivated by the ...World's largest menorah may be in New York City, but there are others
Dec 3rd, 2007 at 1:30PM: Starting tomorrow, the first day of Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday that celebrates the triumph of the Maccabees over the Syrians and God's protection, the world's largest menorah will take center stage on the corner of 59th St. and 5th Ave. The menorah, a 32 feet-tall candelabra, has gas lamps that function as wicks. A cherry-picker will lift the lamp-lighter high enough to reach the lights each ...Street graffiti in Barcelona
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Nov 27th, 2007 at 8:30AM: Everything is so well done in Barcelona, its no surprise that even the graffiti is beautiful. Walking around the gothic quarter and El Born, many of the metal doors that close in front of the storefronts are vividly painted with bright colors, in stark contrast to the stone walls and architecture that line the streets. As the day moves through siesta in into the evening hours, the palette evolves. ...Dead body exhibition in Barcelona
Nov 17th, 2007 at 5:00PM: An exhibition of dead bodies opened today in Barcelona, allowing visitors to see the complexity of the human anatomy like never before. You can get a close look inside the skeletal, muscular, reproductive, respiratory and circulatory systems of your body. Many of the bodies are dissected in different ways so as to see what happens under our skin when performing daily activities. The 17 corpses ...One for the Road: Frommer's Barcelona Day by Day
Nov 16th, 2007 at 9:00AM: Catalan bread, paella and copious amounts of Spanish wine -- food is what first comes to mind when I think of my past visits to Barcelona. (Tip: I had several scrumptious meals at vegetarian gem Venus.) Then there is the inviting Mediterranean breeze, the winding stone alleyways and the entertaining Las Ramblas street performers. And of course, best of all (in my opinion) there is the art! My very ...Lonely Planet's Passport To... On PSP
Oct 25th, 2006 at 3:57PM: Thanks to my LP Comet email subscription I just found one more reason to invest in a Playstation Portable (PSP). Yes, the same device used for gamers can now be used by travelers ready to discover weekend getaways in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Rome, Paris, Prague and London. The fully interactive, portable and up-to-the-minute 'Passport To' city guides will feature details on 250 of the hottest bars, ...Wallpaper* City Guides
Oct 1st, 2006 at 9:34PM: Just when you start to sleep on Wallpaper* they go and make their debut in the publishing world with these nice little City Guides. Their reason being, after 10 years in the game uncovering the best new design and urban travel spots globally, packaging that decade of experience into well-thought out yet simple guide books was only obviously. They make it clear that the traveler's time is as ...Just Fake It!
Sep 26th, 2006 at 10:00AM: Many folks, these days, are traveling for more than just sightseeing, they're going shopping. With the dollar lingering near all-time lows versus some major world currencies, many shopping tourists are traveling to the States. However, some real shopping bargains exist elsewhere, particularly in the rip-off goods category.
My trip last year to China was a real eye-opener: the major markets all ...Lost luggage. Really, Really Lost.
Sep 11th, 2006 at 10:04AM: A few days ago, I blogged about my horrible experience at the lost baggage counter in Barcelona. Today, exactly a week later, I am already back home from a trip to Spain and France, still without that bag!
Although I managed to see Barcelona and drove up to the south of France, my luggage--it seems--saw a lot more of the world without me.
This is the sad story of poor me and my bag:
Monday ...Sagrada Familia: Construction Update
Sep 6th, 2006 at 5:00PM: Who says people can´t build grand cathedrals nowadays? OK, so maybe they take a little longer to build it now, since forced labor is generally frowned upon. But, you can´t accuse them of not trying.
Barcelona has been attempting to build a cathedral-like building since 1882 and I am here in Barcelona to report today that it is still not finished. Actually, I was here last in 1993 and ...Catalonia - Too Cool For Spain
Sep 6th, 2006 at 12:24PM: Blogging from Blanes, Catalonia: A sun-drenched, beautiful, Mediterranean coastal area of Spain, Catalonia still thinks it is too cool for Spain. A friend who has lived here for 8 years says that the Catalans consider themselves the hard-working ones, whereas the Southerners are supposed to be the slackers. (Californians - sounds familiar?) He says they are all equally relaxed about getting ...Third World Expectations in the First World
Sep 5th, 2006 at 12:30PM: As I was waiting at the Barcelona airport for three hours yesterday trying to make a lost baggage claim, I realized I was angrier than I usually get when the airline loses my bags. After all, this is certainly not the first time my luggage didn´t make it to the same destination as I did, or made it late or damaged. Last year alone, airlines worldwide misplaced 3.7 million bags, according to ...Do Espana MTV Real World Style with STA Travel
Jul 29th, 2006 at 1:48PM: Fans of the hit MTV reality series The Real World who enjoyed watching the cast of Key West on their Spanish getaway to Spain can live it up just the same. STA Travel is sharing the cast mates fan-tab and totally top-secret 10-day itinerary for the world to see and experience for their own. I'm sure this doesn't really sound all that appealing to the older, more sophisticated non-MTV watchers out ...
