Category Archives for Travel Tips

What to Buy in Barcelona: Souvenirs and Gifts

While Barcelona has its share of cheeseball souvenir shops filled with Gaudí mosaic bulls, it also has hushed boutiques, generations-old specialty shops, and one-stop-shop department stores overflowing

How to Avoid Pickpockets in Barcelona

March 26, 2019
/ Travel Tips
/ By Justine Ancheta
/ 4 COMMENTS

How to Avoid Pickpockets in Barcelona Barcelona is the most beautiful haven of thieves. I’ve lived here for 11 years, and I’ve had only one theft, which was my backpack sitting in a stroller.

What to Wear in Spain According to Season

March 8, 2019
/ Travel Tips
/ By Justine Ancheta

Don’t know what to pack for Spain? If you’re planning a multi-city trip, assembling your Spain outfits can be tricky. You may have to dress for different types of weather! After all, Spain

What to wear in Barcelona in the spring

February 19, 2019
/ Travel Tips
/ By Justine Ancheta
/ 2 COMMENTS

You’ve bought your plane ticket, and you’re coming to Barcelona in the spring. Time to pack your strappy dresses and flip-flops! Or not? Planning your outfits for Barcelona can be tricky because

A 3 Day Itinerary of places to see in Barcelona

Plan Your Barcelona Itinerary: 3 Days Guide + Practical Tips

December 18, 2018
/ Places Travel Tips
/ By Justine Ancheta
/ 1 COMMENT

Plan Your Barcelona Itinerary: 3 Days Guide + Practical Tips You’ve got your airline tickets. Your Pinterest boards are loaded with “things to do in Barcelona”. Next up: planning! But

Sips, Sites, and Bites: Review of Eye on Food Tours, Barcelona

December 10, 2018
/ Food + Drink Travel Tips
/ By Justine Ancheta

In Barcelona, the trends of food trucks, brunch spots, and hip restaurants with Instagram-ready neon signs don’t seem to be dying off anytime soon. While these modern hot spots are all fine

The 20 Best Day Trips from Barcelona

20 Best Day Trips from Barcelona, Spain So many Barcelona day trips, so little coffee. While Barcelona is a traveler’s dream, the surrounding area of Catalonia is extraordinary. If you’re visiting

What to wear in Barcelona in the winter

November 18, 2018
/ Travel Tips
/ By Justine Ancheta
/ 5 COMMENTS

Winter is just around the corner, dolls and dudes. I’m talking about December, January, and February — those cold months when you peruse the Christmas fairs, check out the festive street lights,

How to Dress in Barcelona According to Season

October 30, 2018
/ Travel Tips
/ By Justine Ancheta
/ 12 COMMENTS

Don’t know what to pack for Barcelona? Dress for the season so you’re comfortable in the underground metro, on a coffee shop terrace, or in the shadowy streets of El Gotic. Let’s talk

Barcelona tourist places are abundant - the problem is choosing which one. Do activities that make you feel like a local!

Magnificent Must-Dos in Barcelona

October 26, 2018
/ Places See + Do in Barcelona Travel Tips
/ By Justine Ancheta
/ 6 COMMENTS

So you’ve booked your trip to Barcelona, Spain. And now you have approximately 381 Barcelona pins on your Pinterest board called “Barcelona: trip of a lifetime”. Where to start? What’s

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Well hello there, stranger. Your presence fills my soul with joy like warm puppies cuddling me on a winter’s day. My name’s Justine, and I’ve been living in Barcelona since 2008: eating burnt onions (calçots) and tripping on cobblestones in El Born. Next Catalan culture challenge: top level of a human castle (castellers). If you want to say hi, send me an email at justine@latitudefortyone.com. Peace out!

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