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Barcelona

Barcelona Shopping: Papirum stationers

December 27, 2011 Barcelona

I may run my life from three smartphones, a tablet and my MacAir, but I gain enormous pleasure from writing thank you letters to everyone in ink on heavy cream paper, and from writing endless lists by hand with a fountain pen in my notebooks. So for me, there is something enormously beguiling about a […]

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LLG Stays: Hotel AC Barcelona Forum review

July 30, 2011 Barcelona

The Hotel AC Barcelona in a part of the city that’s new to me — Forum, which is mainly business-centric and by the convention centre. It’s blissfully calm & quiet at the weekend — as opposed to the centre of town which is so rammed with tourists that you can barely move. It’s well worth […]

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Reprise: Bar Lobo, Barcelona

July 4, 2011 Barcelona

Almost exactly a year ago I was here in Barcelona with Miss P, eating and drinking our way through this glorious city.  On Saturday I re-visited Bar Lobo, just off the Ramblas, and am pleased to report that it is just as delicious as ever (although I can imagine that if you lived here, you […]

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The post where I arrive in Barcelona — and eat a lot of food

July 3, 2011 Barcelona

Finally, finally I am in Barcelona, a day later than scheduled. I’m here until the last flight out on Monday so that’s practically three day’s worth of R&R that I have planned. It’s so unusual for me to go anywhere on a break, as opposed to a work trip and I am beyond delighted. I […]

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