[Photo: Prince of Wales Hotel via Pocket Cultures]A very interesting post on the etiquette of visiting around the world. You can read it here.
I cant wait to see the new science fiction film starring Daniel Brühl. This fantastic actor lives in Barcelona and Berlin and has some other very interesting films like Good bye, Lenin. For further i...
Fantastic giveaway! Nice Things is one of my favourite shops! For further information, please, visit Jewel Style.
[Two of the buildings you can visit in my neibourhood, an incredible hotel where Woody Allen played jazz, Hotel Casa Fuster, and an amazing youth hostel called Alberg Mare de Déu de Montserrat] 48H O...
What a beautiful poster! When? Today, Thursday! Where: Gran Vía (Bruc-R. de Llúria). What? Clothes and some other products. (Ive never visited this fira before but the poster is so nice I want to go!...
Im in Barcelona but I wish I could be swimming right where the second picture was taken! This amazing place is called Hotel Convento de La Parra. As its name suggests, in the past, it was a convent, ...
What: Open-air jazz concertsWhen: Next Sunday at 12 and at 1Where: Plaça de la Vila de GraciaCesc Miralta Quartet at 12, with songs inspired by GaudíAnna Luna Lucas Quintet at 1, with songs from her ...
A week of cinema and open-air concerts, activities for children, ice cream, wine and rice tasting, puppets... See the activities here (in Catalan).The Festes de Gracia festival lasts from Aug 15 to A...
If so, youll probably like this post published on Pocket Cultures about different languages of the world. Enjoy!
Apparently, Barcelona is a great place to shoot films. Ive already mentioned the European production Perfume, Red Lights, or a film by Albert Espinosa. I also loved this video where you can see Barce...
Lost and Found, by Oliver Jeffers, is one of our favourite childrens books. We also bought the shortfilm based on his book and its just excellent. Im a fan of Oliver Jeffers on facebook and he has ju...
As you already know, I work as a professional translator. I love languages and I went to England to study English literature for some months. I even went to Stradford-upon-Avon. I wanted to see Anne ...
Go the F*** to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents. I first heard about it on Joanna Goddard’s blog. It looks really funny for a sleep-deprived mother like me! Here, you can listen to Samuel L. Jacks...
[Photo by myself: I love the beach!]This great post on Kasey Buicks blog is fantastic and I just had to share it with you. It reminded me that we have to seize the day and enjoy the present time. Lif...
[Photo: Danielle Bellerts print]Some months ago, I started a project with my friend Claire and, some months later, a very talented designer called Danielle Bellert joined the team. I love Danielles w...
The 48 Hour Film Project is coming to Barcelona today! This project will also visit many other cities around the world.
Whats your favourite word in Spanish? And in your own language? Some of my favourite words in Spanish are mariposa (butterfly), susurro (whisper) and pitiminí (very small and cute). Gael García Berna...
Hurry up! Only two days left to win this new book for kids about Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. To enter the giveaway, visit Mommy Maestra.Puedo escribir los versos más tristes esta noche.Escribir, por e...
Io non ho paura (Im not Scared) is one of my favourite books in Italian. Its a novel about a boy from the South of Italy who losses his innocence when he discovers a secret (I dont want to spoil the ...
[Photo: My son playing in Plaça G. Placídia, Barcelona]If you are a cyclist, you are chic, and you like fashion, youll love this event: the Cycle Chic Breakfast! Just ride your bike and go to Arc de ...
The 48 Hour Film Project is coming to Barcelona! According to their own description: The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie—write, shoot, edit a...
[Photo: Festes de Gràcia, August 2007] I have a son and Ive realised his social life is more intense than mine! Thats why I love activities like Sónar Kids that we can enjoy as a family. Ive never be...
Asturias is one of my favourite places in the world. Some months ago, I wrote this article about Asturias that was featured on Lonely Planet. Stormy Mondays, a band from Oviedo, could be chosen by NA...
Rainy weekend in Barcelona? Dont worry! Enjoy la nit dels museus! You can go and visit more than forty museums for free on Saturday from 7 pm to 1! Exhibitions, concerts and art! Id love to visit El ...
If youve read Everything is Illuminated, youll be happy to know that Jonathan Safran Foer will held a conference in Barcelona. Today, at 7.30 pm, CCCB (Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona). ...
Some days ago, I saw Albert Espinosa and Eloy Azorín strolling around Gracia, my neighbourhood. I hope they are working on a new film! Eloy is probably the most gorgeous actor in Spain. Albert is fro...
Do you remember my friend Sergio? Yes, the engineer who quit his job in Barcelona to go to England to study in a prestigious school of drama. You can read a bit about his story here. If you want to s...
EF - Live The Language - Barcelona from Albin Holmqvist on Vimeo.I love the videos Ive seen in Fácil y Sencillo. Theyre maybe too idyllic, but I like the spirit: Live the language! Discover places, m...
[Photo: A beautiful modernista building in Gracia, Barcelona]I recommend reading this post about naming children in different countries by Pocket Cultures contributors (me included!). Enjoy!
[Photo by my Valencian friend R. Rodrigo] Have you ever been to Valencia? I strongly recommend a visit to this wonderful Mediterranean city. You can read an article I wrote about Valencias most famou...
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