Posted in barcelona on Mar 9th, 2010
Once again, The Festival Mil•lenni musical proposal is back in Barcelona with an eclectic program for different publics. This year reaches its 11th edition- avoiding any kind of label and it gathers a motley list of names such as Woody Allen, Maceo Parker, Russian Red, Michael Bolton, Kevin Costner, Matthew Herbert, Fangoria, Benjamin Biolay [...]
Posted in barcelona on Feb 1st, 2010
Christmas time is over! At last the happy post-Christmas time can begin. Say “Goodbye” to the kitschy Christmas decoration, and “Welcome” to the winter version. We start strict diets for regaining our perfect body we had before the delicious Christmas dinner and we are gradually getting back to the normal daily routine. Well, that sounds [...]
Posted in barcelona on Jan 22nd, 2010
The Barcelona Montjuic Fair prepares to host the media event that will turn the city into the world capital of the mobile phone industry: the 3GSMA Mobile World Congress will be held from the 15th to 18th February. You are invited to join to this event, which brought together 47,000 visitors in 2008 and where [...]
Posted in barcelona on Jan 8th, 2010
Beyond the real things, beyond the reason and beyond the logic, there are the dream, the unconscious and the imagination. To create a poem you just need to write some words in different papers, mix them and throw them over the table. The result, beyond any human control, will be surrealistic. To create a painting, [...]
Posted in barcelona on Jan 4th, 2010
Going to work, picking the kids up from school, going to the supermarket, the dry-cleaners, the gym, preparing supper and finally….to bed. But only to sleep because the day has been exhausting and we don’t have any energy left to dedicate to our partner and our relationship. Have you ever experienced this? Our daily routine [...]
Posted in barcelona on Dec 29th, 2009
We love travelling by air, really we do. Going on holiday to some far away exotic island is like a dream come true. But sitting 12 hours cramped in your seat with a fat lady on your right and a mother with a crying baby on your left brings out the worst in people. The [...]
Posted in barcelona on Dec 4th, 2009
Do you know what a Saltimbanco is? In Italian a “saltare in banco”, which literally means “to jump on a bench.” A Saltimbanco is a street artist that perform acrobatics to dazzle the public and to take it to another world. This is the Cirque du Soleil that comes to Barcelona between December 30th and [...]
Posted in barcelona on Nov 26th, 2009
No need to beat around the bush. Lately, prostitutes from Barcelona have managed to become front-page news around the world. This might give you the idea that prostitution in Spain is ‘tolerated’. Believe us, it’s not. It’s the oldest profession in the world, so far so good. But what does the law say? And how [...]
Posted in barcelona on Nov 20th, 2009
Barcelona is a city replete with art, culture and cosmopolitanism. Everywhere you look there is a Modernist building, a Gothic church or incredible architecture by Gaudi or by Ildofonso Cerdá. Its loveliest districts say a lot about themselves: the elegance and order of the Eixample, the hustle and bustle of the Gothic Quarter, the [...]
Posted in barcelona on Nov 9th, 2009
The Shadow of the wind, the bestseller of Carlos Ruiz Zafón conquered the hearts of readers all around the world. It is set in Barcelona, in the years after the Spanish Civil War and shows us a mystical Barcelona full of dark alleys, hidden places and intriguing inhabitants. Join us on this journey; follow the [...]
