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A mouth-watering look at some of the most popular restaurants for seafood in Barcelona, Spain.

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Visiting Europe on my ’round the world trip, I was trying to catch up with some popular spots I missed my first time around back in 1998.  Switzerland was one, and Spain was the other. Barcelona kept me busy with Gaudi’s buildings and Picasso’s art.  The beaches were almost empty, however I found plenty of [...]

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I caught 3 matches on 3 different continents, and they were all exciting.

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Barcelona is tapas, Gaudi, Camp Nou, the beach…

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Video: Barcelona – La Guapa

by Dave on January 30, 2010 · 7 comments

_ Ahh, Barcelona.  It was a must-see city on my second ever swing through Europe in early 2009.  Now I just need to go back in Summer for the full experience.

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So I’m lounging on my couch after two late nights of partying in Medellin, waiting to be picked up by some new friends to spend the night at a finca (country house) for the first time, when Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations comes on the TV.  It’s an episode on Spain, and the second segment is [...]

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What’s In Your Wallet?

by Dave on January 29, 2009 · 22 comments

    Thankfully not my Capital One credit card, which I had left in my money belt back at the hostel (locked in the top part of my backpack, which I didn’t bother to put in the hostel locker). And it wasn’t really a wallet I’d been using. I had purchased a small hemp-made pouch [...]

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FC Barcelona v. Atletico Madrid

by Dave on January 28, 2009 · 6 comments

  I’m on the bus to Madrid. 8 hours, a long haul. About last night…   I got a bit of rest at the hostel and took the metro to the stadium, Camp Nou. It was pretty easy. Got to the gate at 8pm, but they didn’t open until thirty minutes later. I waited in [...]

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