Barcelona boasts a huge foreign population, who have come here from all corners of the world to settle in a city that is already fortunate enough to enjoy dual nationality and bilingualism. Its native English speaking population is now surpassed only by the French-and that’s without mentioning all the fluent English speakers from the northern… Continue reading Barcelona: Libraries for foreigners
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How to Select a Bicycle
How many of you went to the bike shop with your parents to pick out a bike? How many of you were able to test-ride your bike? Did any of you get fitted for your bike while you were there? Today we will be talking about the proper fitting of your bike. We will start… Continue reading How to Select a Bicycle
Safety Equipment for Bikers
Many safety equipment can be improvised from other commonly carried objects in hiking or ski packs. Carrying these multi-use items can reduce pack weight and prepare you for many situations.
Ready for a Thrill?
Not so long ago, a not-so-small, Oregon based sports company came up with a memorable marketing slogan: “Just do it”. That its sales since 1995 have almost doubled to $9.5 billion a year would seem to indicate, that a lot of people are, in fact, doing it – sport, that is. Of the adrenaline-secreting varieties,… Continue reading Ready for a Thrill?
Time for Bubbly
With Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations fast approaching, the season for sparkling wine is here. In Catalunya, bubbly means cava. But, what is cava, and what makes it different from its look-alike, champagne? Cava is a Catalan word meaning ‘cave’ or ‘cellar”‘and was adopted as a substitute term for xampany (or champagne), which regional… Continue reading Time for Bubbly