Gin is hot in Barcelona. Restaurants and bars all over the city are serving up beautiful gin and tonics, in bucket-like goblets to be devoured by willing punters. And now you can even make your own gin in Barcelona. My friend Brian and his business partner Pablo have developed their own gin distilling business, Corpen […]
I am not very sporty, I admit. I hate the gym, I don’t play well with others, and I only run if something is chasing me. But I do like to try new things like scuba diving. So, when Planet Surf Camps invited me to try out surfing lessons for a week at their surf […]
I love Barcelona. The city was my adopted home for three years before I disappeared to travel the world. Now, it is always a pleasure to come back, visit old friends, eat all the amazing food, and discover new hidden gems that I didn’t know existed. In between staying with friends in Sitges and Barcelona, […]
If you are planning your first visit to Barcelona, deciding on where to eat can be a challenge. The city is bursting with literally thousands of bars, restaurants and cafes, all potentially offering the best food money can buy. Or not. I found a saviour in The Barcelona Taste Tour. The choice of where to […]
If you follow my blog regularly you will know I am a fan of social networks as a way of meeting people and doing things I might not normally do. So, feeling a little restless and in need of adventure I decided to get back on the Meetup wagon as I hadn’t done anything with […]
I wasn’t born to live in Britain. I have always yearned for travel and adventure, for more excitement than the usual kids’ activities of girl guides and piano lessons. From ice-skating to horse-riding and considering jumping out of a plane at 15 (as I was underage I needed a parent to jump with me, which strangely […]
It all started for me when I was at University in Leeds back in 2003, and the time had come to choose our year abroad options. I was studying French & Spanish, and for me it was an easy choice to pick Spain over France, but as for a specific location I didn’t have a […]
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