Fancy dinners in London always had their own quiet choreography. We always started with a glass of sherry, and ended with a glass of port. And always—always—the bottle is passed to the left. I never thought much of it, but it turns out, Port wine is named after the city of Porto! So obviously I […]
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Porto sits in the north of Portugal, along the banks of the Douro River, not far from where the river winds inland toward the vineyards of the Douro Valley. It’s a city shaped by water, stone, and centuries of trade. Porto is a city that has a down to earth authentic vibe, that resonates throughout
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Barcelona is full of Gaudí buildings that feel almost otherworldly — the swirling stone of Casa Batlló, the sculpted waves of La Pedrera, the impossible geometry of the Sagrada Família. But before all of that, before the fame and the crowds and the architectural audacity, there was Casa Vicens. This was Gaudí’s first house, the
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Sagrada Família — A Cathedral Still Becoming Incomplete building around the world are not rare. Maybe they ran out of money, ran out of passion or ran into unexpected roadblocks and the builders and architects move onto new projects. You see these building either in use as-is or abandoned like yesterdays trash. What’s different about
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Barcelona is a city that has always faced the water. Long before the modern beach promenades and cruise terminals, the Mediterranean shaped its fortunes, its defences, its trade routes, and even its identity. Tucked at the base of Montjuïc, inside the vast Gothic shipyards of the Drassanes Reials, the Maritime Museum of Barcelona feels like
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Park Güell: A Failed Housing Development, a Modernist Dreamscape One of the things I love most about Barcelona is that its history isn’t tucked away behind glass cases – it’s out in the open, baked into the hillsides, tiled across benches, and spiralling up in improbable shapes that make you wonder whether the architect was
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Welcome to my new Museum With Me series. I’m kicking it off with with one of the Barcelona’s true cultural giants: the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. Perched on Montjuïc hill inside the grand Palau Nacional, the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) is one of those museums that quietly promises you “just a quick
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Our December Postcard is from Barcelona, Spain! 🎄✨If you think you’ve seen it all when it comes to Christmas traditions, Spain – and especially the Catalonia region – is here to surprise you. From log‑beating gift rituals to a pooping figurine hidden in the nativity scene, the holidays here are a joyful mix of Catholic
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Meet Michael: Explorer of Culture, Curator of Curiosity At Around the World in 80 Cards, we believe every postcard carries a piece of the person who wrote it – their voice, their memories, their way of seeing the world. Today, we’re thrilled to introduce one of our newest storytellers, Michael, whose love for travel, culture,
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