September is one of my favourite months in Barcelona. The tourist crowds from August have disappeared, the nights are a bit cooler, and the sea is still warm. Barcelona in September also includes two of the biggest local holidays that come with lots of events and traditions. Here are 12 things to do in Barcelona Continue reading
This summer I’ll be celebrating my 11 year anniversary of living in Barcelona. Quite incredible really. The plan in the beginning was always to leave after a year. I’ve spent my share of summers here, as I tend to leave vacations for the winter. Summers in this city are beautiful, and there is an amazing Continue reading
Last year, I shared a video with you guys of a group of sperm whales we came across while sailing between Menorca and Barcelona. We were lucky, because the whales came incredibly close to our boat. The research association Edmaktub, who I also briefly mentioned back then, does whale watching on a whole other level Continue reading
When I was in Albay in the Philippines last year, I was a little disappointed that it wasn’t whale watching season and I didn’t get a chance to see these amazing creatures. Whilst I had heard there were some whales in the Mediterranean, I never actually considered the Mediterranean to be a place for whale Continue reading
I’ve lived in Barcelona since 2007. I’d say I know this city fairly well, and I shop at local markets on a regular basis. A few months ago, the team at Context Travel invited me to join them for a “Farm to fork” tour of La Boqueria market in Barcelona & surrounding areas. I’m never Continue reading
At least among Germans, the Costa Brava on the North Eastern tip of Spain is known mainly for the crowded beaches and party zones of towns like Lloret de Mar. But it’s so much more. Costa Brava literally means wild coast, and this place delivers what the name promises: raw nature, rugged cliffs and gorgeous Continue reading
Legend has it that once upon a time, Orpheus, the Greek god of music, was shipwrecked off the coast of Spain. Having saved himself onto a rock spiking out of the sea, he was safe for the night, but too far off the coast to reach it. Sad about his fate, but struck by the Continue reading
Vermouth, really? I spent years in Barcelona, walking past the big “Vermut” signs outside virtually every little corner bar on Sundays, wondering why on earth they were advertising Vermouth. To me, Vermouth was a drink I associated with dusty old bottles of herbal stuff in someone’s grand parents’ cellar. And maybe a drink you’d pour Continue reading
When the decorated streets are so packed with people they have to be marked as one way walking streets; every bar, restaurant and shop sells take away beers and cocktails (mojito anyone?) or snacks on the street, and on every corner, there’s live music or some other kind of event going on – from 10 in Continue reading
The highlight of a castell, the traditional Catalonian human towers, is when the little kids put on their helmets and quickly climb all the way to the top of the castell, looking fearless and agile like little monkeys, while the crowd watches nervously. The group’s musicians, the “Gralles”, play the typical castells tune. The crowd Continue reading
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