If you thought the magic fountain show, with its colored water choreography to the tune of cheesy pop was impressive, get ready for the spectacular, spectacular that will be the opening ceremony of the 20th European Athletic Championships.
July 26, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
A wrap-up of the eco olive oil taste test: so-so PowerPoint presentations, a fun taste and smell experiment, outstanding food and spectacular wine.
June 29, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
A wrap-up of Pecha Kucha last night: the good...and the sexy?
June 17, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
Show it with hand printed neighborhood Tees (Poble Sec included) and personalized barrio envelopes.
June 15, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
A couple tips when braving Barcelona's beaches.
May 25, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
Ever come a time (or several times) in your life when you are depleted of energy, your mind goes to mush and you feel you can't go on?
May 19, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
Whether a fan of Irish step dancing a la The Lord of the Dance, more of a hip-hop stepper or a wanna be, or a prima ballerina, today is the DAY of the DANCE!
April 29, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
It's St Jordi, the day of the rose (for the ladies) and book (for the men), but not everyone has a special someone to buy them the signature gift.
April 23, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
A cloud of volcanic ash wreaking havoc on airports across Europe, multiple earthquakes, the slight tilt of the Earth on its axis, could all these events point to the end of the world?
April 19, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
While it may be a cheesy cliché, it literally rings true in Barcelona today.
April 14, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
More like a stay-cation coma, I'm still coming out of the Semana Santa holiday daze...
April 8, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
It's that time again, time to turn clocks one hour ahead, and jump into spring Sunday, March 28th.
March 26, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
A day in the life of a TV game show audience member--not all glamour and canoodling with celebs...
March 15, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
The time has come to commence the maneuver for getting the body in Baywatch-caliber status for warmer weather and beach bumming come May.
March 12, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
Nearly inexplicable: the snowstorm in Barcelona and a shop selling marijuana seeds to collectors?
March 9, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
The latest activity to challenge communication with people around the world over the Internet - a bit like extreme viral pen-paling - is chatroulette.
March 4, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
A new program from Oxford University Press gets students in bed to learn English.
February 26, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
This year Spain goes to the contest with Daniel Diges and "Algo pequenito", complete with Julio Iglesias-esque crooning atop an Andrew Lloyd Webber-ish, but Gypsy infused, musical composition.
February 23, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
With two holidays (Valentine's and Carnival) coinciding this weekend, get that disco nap in now, because there is a lot of merriment to be had.
February 10, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
Some tips picked up along the way to make living in Barcelona just a bit smoother.
February 5, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
Photo By: Nacho Vaquero
080 and The Brandery have come and gone, so what's the word from those with a front-row seat?
February 2, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
Entering the third week back from the holidays and still struggling to get back in order: doing the supermarket shopping, laundry and such...
January 26, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
The Oshum Couture parties may promise a lot, unfortunately, the opening event left me and friends bored, hungry and thirsty...
January 14, 2010 by Carey Zamarriego in Miniblog
