We started Tuesday off with a little more Gaudi. A stroll down Passeig de Gracia took us past four Gaudi designed houses - Casa Milan La Pedera, Casa Battlo, Casa Amatller and Casa Lleo Morera. Battlo is the easiest to pick as Gaudi's and arguably the most interesting with it's curved lines, bone-like pillars and colourful facade, while Amatller stands right next to it, contrasting starkly with its straight lines, square patterns, and victorian details. All are w...

We again arrive in Barcelona after our all-nighter in Ibiza, and she welcomes us back like a woman scorned. We rocked up at Ibiza airport feeling the sleep deprivation bigtime.The queues seem a mile long, our eyes are bloodshot. Mark pushes me around on the luggage trolley like a child. We've partied like 18 year olds and now we are suffering like 80 year olds. No regrets! Ok right now, maybe a little regret. We hardly speak to each other, all we can do is stare...

As I begin writing this entry, I'm sitting poolside listening to some tunes, drinking pear cider, soaking in some sunshine and taking the occasional dip. We got home at 7:30am this morning after a night of cheap drinks and epic DJs in the world's best known party hub. Uh Huh, we are in Ibiza baby!! I could pretty much summarise our stay like this: party party party sleep eat beach party. However I am not a woman of few words as you may have noticed, so here's t...

When we were first pondering our trip to Europe, 6-8 weeks was the agreement. But the more we read and researched and saved, the bigger it got until it became 5 months and a working visa. When everything is so close together and there is so much to see and do, it gets very hard to stop. But quality of time is important too, so at some point you have to draw a line and make a list of your absolute must-dos. Barcelona was at the top of that list for me, battling i...