The spirit of Barcelona is distinctive. Perhaps it comes from all the warm sunshine, but the air of this city is just doused with excitement, beauty, and limitless possibilities for a future driven by unbridled imagination. A central pioneering force in
Soft sounds of Spanish guitar drift through the city streets of Barcelona, wafting through iron railings and coming to rest at my feet as I soak up the spring sunshine from my balcony at Hotel Praktik Rambla. Ahhhh. So this is
A deliciously unique hotel is opening in Barcelona next month that is sure to leave guests’ mouths watering with satisfaction. Praktik Bakery Hotel, the newest addition to the Praktik family of hotels, will not only offer guests beautiful accommodations in Barcelona,
There are a few things I’ve been obsessed with pretty much my whole life. Travel. Disney. The Olympics. For as long as I can remember, no matter whether its winter or summer, the Olympics have meant two weeks of sitting in
It’s beginning to look a lot like the Christmas in Madrid. Well, actually, it began to look a lot like Christmas Dec.1 when the annual Christmas lights in Madrid were illuminated. Ornate lights depicting holiday packages, snow globes, winter scenes and city
In the dim light of Restaurant Botín, owner Carlos González hands me a copy of Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises. I turn to the final page and read. “We lunched upstairs at Botín’s," he wrote. "It is one of the
I live on Calle Fuencarral, a street in the center of Madrid, in a shared flat located between Michael Kors and a shoe shop, in room with a balcony that overlooks the street. When I first came to the city,
Perhaps no drink is more synonymous with Spain than sangria. While this drink is far more popular with tourists than locals, still at the top of my bucket list of things to do while living in Spain was to find the
The dancer makes her way on stage. Clad in a brown and blue patterned dress, she looks nothing like the stereotype as she glides silently to the center of the floor and stops. One arm raised in the air she
Much of Madrid’s charm lies in its many plazas, or large squares that offer monuments, cafes and respite from the hustle and bustle of the city, each with its hidden treasures of its owns. With plazas in most of Madrid’s