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Man dies trying to flee from fire in El Raval in Barcelona

A 32 year old man died last night falling from a balcony trying to escape a fire in his flat in Calle Robador in Barcelona.
The victim, a Pakistani man was on the fifth floor balcony trying to escape the flames when he fell. Apparently he was trying to reach the roof to escape the fire.

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16Nov2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued

Custo Barcelona and his psychedelic fashion

You can instantly recognize his fancy t-shirts, dresses and jackets at once. His use of strong colours, geometric shapes and wonderful animal prints has created a unique style, one which everyone wants to wear! Custo Dalmau draws his inspiration from the city of Barcelona, the city where he grew up.

13Nov2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued

The Shadow of the Wind – a story set in Barcelona

The Shadow of the Wind, the bestseller by Carlos Ruiz Zafón that has conquered the hearts of readers the world over is set in the Catalan city of Barcelona, in the years after the Spanish Civil War and shows us a wonderful Barcelona full of dark alleys, hidden places and intriguing inhabitants.Follow the footsteps of Daniel Sempere and Fermín as they try to resolve the mystery of Julián Carax.

10Nov2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued

Extreme sports in Barcelona – LG Snowboard FIS World Cup 2009

Barcelona doesn’t only offer sun, sea, sandy beaches and cool night clubs with a typical laid back ambience. Next weekend on 7th and 8th November Barcelona is hosting for the very first time the super cool LG Snowboard FIS World Cup event.

3Nov2009 | Catalonia | 2 comments | Continued

Is that clown called Laporta a good candidate for independence?

Barça’s president, Joan Laporta, has been invited to head up the electoral list of a Catalan separatist party. Reagrupament, a group that has split from Esquerra Republicana has asked the Barcelona boss to be their first candidate in next year’s Generalitat election.

1Nov2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued

Oxcars 2009 Barcelona – Free Culture for All

With the invention of the Internet the world has changed along with our habits. We download music videos, pdf e-books, software and mp3 files to name but a few things. This way of life has been under threat for some time by the royalty management organisations and cultural lobbies. Now, the artists are saying that culture shouldn’t have a price on its head and that everyone should have free access to it. Barcelona is holding for the second year The Oxcars 2009.

29Oct2009 | Catalonia | 3 comments | Continued

Monster Jam Barcelona 2009

Monster Jam, the world’s largest monster truck show is currently on an international tour and comes to Barcelona on 24th October 2009 at the Olympic Stadium in Montjuic.

18Oct2009 | Steve | 1 comment | Continued

10 hot tips to help stop being mugged in Barcelona

I happen to work near the port of Barcelona in one of the tallest buildings in the area near the metro station Drassanes and thought I’d put a small guide together to help the tourists of this great city to be safer.

12Oct2009 | Steve | 2 comments | Continued

End of the matadors in Catalonia

End of the matadors in Catalonia might just be a reality if a certain group of people have their own way.

7Oct2009 | Catalonia | 3 comments | Continued

Red Bull Air Race Barcelona 2009

Come to Barcelona and enjoy the magnificent men in their flying machines as the Red Bull Air Race World Series 2009 takes to the skys.

30Sep2009 | Catalonia | 1 comment | Continued

Hamilton sails home in Singapore

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton sailed home to his second win of the season with a fine victory in the Singapore Grand Prix toda

27Sep2009 | Steve | 2 comments | Continued

Trip Advisor, Catalan and xenophobia

I was reading El Periódico newspaper this morning and a letter caught my eye which I thought would be good to relate. Apparently this Catalan guy called Joan M. Serch wrote some kind of review on Trip Advisor about his stay in La Seu d’Urgell, Catalonia.

24Sep2009 | Catalonia | 7 comments | Continued