There are some moments when a blogger must ask herself, How cool am I? For instance: Am I cool enough to put on a helmet and ride a Segway? Can I mount with elan the two-wheeled vehicle that makes a pushbike look butch? I discovered it helps if you’re zooming up and down hills inContinue reading “Taking a Segway tour in Barcelona El 3 Monts”
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Postcard from Costa Barcelona
I’ve just spent a a wonderful few days in the area around Barcelona with the folks from Costa Barcelona. “Costa Barcelona” is actually a new name for the combined areas of El Garraf, south of Barcelona, and Mataró, north of the city. The rebranding (God, don’t we all hate that word?) makes it easier toContinue reading “Postcard from Costa Barcelona”
Visiting Dalí’s house in Port Lligat, Spain
Of all my favourite artists when I was a girl, Dalí was the rock star. I identified with his eccentricity and his public persona, his slant way of looking at the world and the surrealist universe he created. I watched Hitchcock’s Spellbound over and over for the dream sequences he designed. Even as a youngContinue reading “Visiting Dalí’s house in Port Lligat, Spain”