The Expeditioner Travel Magazine » Barcelona http://www.theexpeditioner.com The Expeditioner is a travel magazine for the avid traveler. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:41:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Top 5 Day Trips From Barcelona http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/10/29/top-5-day-trips-from-barcelona/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/10/29/top-5-day-trips-from-barcelona/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:54:00 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=18191   Spending time in Barcelona is an exhilarating experience. The city is a culture lover’s dream, offering countless unique experiences under the Mediterranean sun. However, spending your time solely in Barcelona can leave you yearning to explore the other possibilities in the region. In fact, Catalonia has a wealth of [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/10/29/top-5-day-trips-from-barcelona/feed/ 1 The Secret Guide To Barcelona http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/10/03/the-secret-guide-to-barcelona/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/10/03/the-secret-guide-to-barcelona/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:00:23 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=12753 There is something about Barcelona that brings out the intrepid adventurer in travelers. Maybe it’s the long narrow passages that seem to disappear around dark corners that arouses the explorer in all of us to want to push further into the unknown. I have always felt the urge to walk and [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/08/29/barcelona-arenas-from-bullring-to-cash-cow/feed/ 0 Amazing Barcelona Timelapse [Video] http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/08/18/amazing-barcelona-timelapse-video/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/08/18/amazing-barcelona-timelapse-video/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:20:24 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=12411 Xavier Gill — who apparently met Woody Allen sometime recently as evidenced by his profile picture on Vimeo — brings us this epic timelapse video from one of our favorite cities in the world, Barcelona. If nothing else, watch for the shot at 1:11 when the full moon rises above the [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/08/18/amazing-barcelona-timelapse-video/feed/ 0 Speaking Easy, Eating Clandestinely In Barcelona http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/27/speaking-easy-eating-clandestinely-in-barcelona/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/27/speaking-easy-eating-clandestinely-in-barcelona/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=11788 Clandestine dining finds its roots in the United States back in the Jazz days of the ’30s. During prohibition, illegal bars in the country flourished and became known as speakeasies, a term coined from bar owners having to admonish loud, drunken customers when they became too rowdy by asking them [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/27/speaking-easy-eating-clandestinely-in-barcelona/feed/ 0 I’m Not Sad To See Bullfighting Go In Spain http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/22/im-not-sad-to-see-bullfighting-go-in-spain/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/22/im-not-sad-to-see-bullfighting-go-in-spain/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:39:12 +0000 Jenna Blumenfeld http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=11704 Allow me to first clarify that I am not a radical animal rights activist. The idea of chucking red paint on a fur coat is not only unappealing and a destruction of personal property but, heck, plain old impolite. Hyper-radical political movements, while they sometimes achieve change, usually result in repulsion rather [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/22/im-not-sad-to-see-bullfighting-go-in-spain/feed/ 1 Sidetracked In The Pyrenees http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/15/sidetracked-in-the-pyrenees/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/15/sidetracked-in-the-pyrenees/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:00:34 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=11478 Shifting into fourth gear I started to wonder if the world was coming to an end. The ray of sunshine shadowing my car had gone, suddenly replaced by a large black cloud that loomed almost directly over head. A shot of lightning streaked across the horizon followed by an earth-shattering boom. The [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/15/sidetracked-in-the-pyrenees/feed/ 0 Mercat de Santa Caterina: Barcelona’s Best Untouristy Market http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/08/mercat-de-santa-caterina-barcelonas-best-untouristy-market/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/08/mercat-de-santa-caterina-barcelonas-best-untouristy-market/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:00:29 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=11296 As anyone who has visited La Boqueria knows, the famed market in Barecelona located just off Las Ramblas is not just one of the city’s most well-known destinations, but also one of its most touristy. Sure, if you get there around 5 a.m. before the visitors wake up, you’ll likely [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/05/02/images-of-barcelona/feed/ 2 Barcelona Food: Worth Waiting Up Late To Eat http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/03/18/barcelona-food-worth-waiting-up-late-to-eat/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/03/18/barcelona-food-worth-waiting-up-late-to-eat/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:32:53 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=10383 Is it me or do you notice how there seems to be an onslaught of articles published about a destination you’re traveling to just before you go? I understand, this is completely unscientific, irrational, and probably a tad ego-centric to think this, but I swear, there are some sort of [...]

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