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An Insider's tips to where to go and what to do in Barcelona

2014-01-09T16:33:00.003+01:00

I do this a lot for friends, compile a quick list of my favorite places in Barcelona, with the hope that they too love it. It's part tourisic part practical... but as things change quickly, you never know if it's out of date. But here they are. I hope you enjoy! Lunch Al Passatore Pla del Palau, 8, 08003 Barcelona, Spain Do the lunch menu here or cheap dinner. The

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2013-01-21T15:14:00.000+01:00

I do the Monday and Friday morning 6h15 body pump class at my gym in Oakville which is on my way to work. I always position myself at the left hand side of the room and smile when I see one of the studio pictures as it looks so similar to my friend Eric in Barcelona. It's pretty funny really as they could have been separate at birth. This morning I had my ipod with me and

2013-01-14T03:31:00.001+01:00

Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both . - Oscar Wilde

Hello Blog it's me, your owner!

2012-10-22T00:32:00.001+01:00

Waiting... It's been an eternity since I've last posted, in fact I was certain I would most likely perhaps never post again... that this blog had had it's day and that there was truly nothing left to write. I think the biggest thing is really that it's been hard for me to write. It sounds strange but even with all the changes, new job, buying my first car, Sienna starting school... I've been

2012-03-04T13:17:00.003+01:00

It's a quiet Sunday morning...I should be painting but instead i'm untagling some invoice madness for work. Not ideal but it's better than dealing with the pain of trying to do it next week in the office which will be impossible. Lilli is quite happy as it blends well with her idea of a fab day (curled up in a ball at my side while I work)This last week my uncle by marriage lost his mum. She'd

2012-02-19T09:24:00.002+01:00

I'm alive!!!!!Well it's been so damn long since I've been able to write anything here, I think the bookies were taking bets on my probable demise. Not so. Since coming back at xmas work has been busy, weekends full of kiddie things like tennis and swimming... and then miss Sienna's 4th birthday. I've now scraped my self from the pankake-like (run over) shape on the floor and I've taken up a new

2011-12-03T09:13:00.003+01:00

It goes without sayingThat finding the will or the inspiration to write and breathe life into my poor neglected blog has been an unsurmountable challenge. The grind and pull of daily life is indeed relentless. It's not made any easier when you're raising a wee one on your own.I have however, have had the delight of an unexpected visit from a dear old friend miss sal sal from oz this week. It's

2011-10-14T12:24:00.003+01:00

Little MadameIs growing like a weed! She's such a pretty thing (okay I'm allowed to say that i'm her mum). She's started tennis lessons (whith the hope that one day she will play with me).My office is awash of burgeoning bellies as two of my colleagues are now expecting. Luke and Helena (my friends who I set up with one and other years ago) are expecting their first bebe in a few weeks! I'm so

2011-09-18T13:21:00.003+01:00

I admit itPosh bin has made life fabulous... maybe the bar is just really low right now but, man what a difference. I will never go back. I guess it's the same thing after fying in first... economy would seem like something unthinkable.Back into the weekly grind now. My big project at work still has still not launched yet but another one is building steam... that's the problem in this sort of job

2011-09-10T22:27:00.003+01:00

unlike some people's blogs i often read...yes i have the guilty admission that I read some people's blogs because I am astounded at how much I dislike them... but it's a love hate thing... they obviously catch my attention enough to make me always read them first when I check in.... but I'm not writing about them I'm writing about how far away different my guilty pleasure luxury purchase this

2011-08-29T20:44:00.002+01:00

It's been a whole year now... Since life as I knew it disintegrated in Barcelona. Alfredo is long gone from all of our lives. It's sad really as the only thing I can liken it to is mourning. He's not dead of course but to us he's gone the concept, the total veil of lies he created are gone forever, so therefore not dissimilar to death. I know it's crazy as the amount of financial and emotional

2011-08-21T18:59:00.002+01:00

Nope... not doing something at all! Well that was all just a bit silly... Doing something turned out to be doing nothing with any of them! I wrote to 14 people and not a single one wanted to do anything... hmm maybe i've got the cooties? I think I've got small child cooties, no big mystery there really :) It's a beautiful sunny day and it's been that way all day which is no small feat in this

2011-08-15T09:08:00.000+01:00