Camino Barcelona Blog

Hello all!

I am in an especially good mood today as I have just booked my flights for a little holiday to Portugal. And to top it off, the return journey only cost me 55 euros, all taxes included! It is official: the budget airline boom has finally hit Spain and I couldn’t be happier!!!

I am travelling with Ryanair which used to be about the only cheap airline in Spain, other than Easyjet. But now there are LOADS and they are offering hundreds of new routes to exotic (and some less exotic!) places all over the world.

There are also tons of cheap internal flights these days, so catching a plane is often less expensive than getting a train or bus! Times are changing and it no longer seems ridiculous to travel 1000 km to Seville for ‘the day’! In fact, 3 of our students - Lise, Monica and Margaux- did just that only last month. They actually got a really good deal with Iberia, one of the traditional Spanish airlines…it seems the big wigs are finally responding to the competition… (more…)

Hello all!

If, like me, you enjoy skiing, snowboarding or anything to do with the white stuff, you are going to LOVE my latest discovery - super-cheap weekend trips from Barcelona to the slopes, with transport, ski-pass and accommodation ALL INCLUDED!   

I went to my local travel agency, Halcon Viajes, last week to get some information and my heart nearly stopped when I saw the prices.  Someone is having a joke, I thought…but NO…this is for real!!!  A 2-day ski-pass in Andorra, 2 nights in a 3* hotel with meals and the coach journey from/to Barcelona…all for 144 euros!!!!! 

Feeling terribly proud of my fantastic discovery, I have told everone I know about this, whether they want to know or not…only to find out that it is old news!  One friend has been going on these trips for the past 3 years - he says it is brilliant and has one booked for next week! 

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I have been living in the Gràcia area of Barcelona for over 3 years now and I love it as much today as the first day I moved there!  OK, so the ‘Borne’ area is very cool, the ‘Eixample’ district is full of beautiful monuments, but nothing beats my beloved Gràcia….and I’ll tell you why!  

The most important thing for me has to be the ’small town’ atmosphere.  Forget big roads and busy traffic - Gràcia is about narrow winding streets and cute little squares.  Forget impersonal, Big City life - in Gràcia you are constantly bumping into your neighbours at the local market and I know most of the local shopkeepers by their first names!

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If you want to experience an authentic Flamenco show in Barcelona… something different to the usual tourist traps - I advise a night at the Tarantos Flamenco club! We have been lots of times for school nights out and have never been disappointed yet!

The artists - top-quality singers and dancers - perform with a passion and intensity that sends shivers down your spine!  The atmosphere is informal and very natural… you almost feel like you are in a private party!

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For those of us that have eaten too much over Christmas and want to get back in shape, Barcelona has hundreds of fitness centres!

You might like to try the well-known and reasonably priced DiR gyms which are based all over the city. Most centres have a pool with sauna and jacuzzi, fitness room and offer a range of exersise classes.

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Today is the last teaching day of the year at Camino Barcelona!

We would like to say thank you to all the students that have attended a course with us throughout the year and we wish you all a fantastic 2007!

2006 has been a great year for Camino Barcelona: we have welcomed students of all different ages and of more than 20 different nationalities!

To say goodbye to 2006, we went with our students yesterday to a typical cava bar - the ‘Xampanyet’ - where we celebrated with refreshing home-made cava.

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This week we have some great activities planned to get you all into the Christmas spirit! 

Today our teacher Sonia gave a cultural workshop about Christmas traditions in Spain and how to make the most out of the celebrations! 

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