Guest Houses in Barcelona - Prices and Reviews

Kim's mum arrives tomorrow so we decided to make our way to the south of Barcelona and scope out a nice camp spot. I was also hoping to catch up with two friends who lived in Barcelona but unfortunately both were away!

Arriving at the beach area south of Barcelona we found all of the camp sites closed and the beach area deserted. We also...

So this week, Kevin and I had Monday and Tuesday off for a Catalonia holiday called St. Juan. So, Monday night we went out for margaritas. Tuesday, we decided to go check out Montjuic. Montjuic is a hill in Barcelona with breathtaking views of the city. It also houses the 1992 Olympic Stadium and the Castell de Montjuic. Kevin and I packed a pic...

After a 3 hour plane ride, waiting on a bus for an hour, taking a bus for an hour and 45 minutes, then an hour long walk I finally arrived in Barcelona. First stop was meeting up with two friends and dropping my bag off at the hostel. We wasted no time after this and headed out to see the sites. First stop was the Cathedral. This gothic creation...

Well I'm going to have to blog about Toledo some other time because much has happened in Barcelona. I got food poisoning for the first time ever. On Friday my host mom made me a sandwich for lunch with this red tomato-ish red pepper-ish spread which tasted good on the baguette. Not so good two hours later. We had a tour of the city and my stomac...

The train ride from Madrid to Barcelona was very nice and the scenery got better as we got closer to BCN. At times, we were right next to the coast and you could see the ocean. I had initially planned in BCN for a few days but when I arrived at the train station and was trying to book my next train ride to Cinque Terre/Piza/Siena, it became very...

We got up early in the morning to finish up the packing we'd started the day before and to try and leave everything tidy in the apartment. We finished everything in time for a quick breakfast before we left to the airport. The day before we had said our goodbyes to the people we managed to meet; some till next year and some others till who knows...