Author: Tom Cross
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James Welch
James’s medallion sits in a Union Jack cloth within the card box that smells like history and folds outwards like a flower.
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My heart in two cities
Returning to a place that you used to call home can produce a strange emotion that seems to somehow straddle sadness and joy at the same time.
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Discovering The Marshes
The Marshes in London offer a peaceful escape for the mind. Huge green spaces are flanked by winding paths that follow the curving canals on each side.
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A local’s guide to Barcelona
This local’s guide to Barcelona introduces you to the Barcelona that locals call home, rather than the more obvious tourist sites. I hope it inspires you when planning your next trip to Barcelona.
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FC Barcelona – the club where success alone just isn’t enough
I learned fairly early on during my time at Camp Nou watching FC Barcelona. For this club success alone just isn’t enough. You need to deliver style as well.
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Dreams of Gràcia
Follow the fuzzy, cantaloupe glow of the street lights and the grumbling mopeds. Eventually they’ll guide you to the squares of Gràcia. Martyred saints hang just above a doorway. Relics of another time before an organic food shop was a thing.
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A Walk Along the Regent’s Canal
The Regent’s Canal is a secret, otherworldly place. It’s a place where you can step back in time in search of the ghosts of Victorian London, while barges bob gently on the canal’s silvery surface.
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A Calçotada Survival Guide
If you’re in Barcelona in the spring, keep a lookout for a neighbourhood calçotada. It’s a great way to be less of a guiri (tourist) and to try to get to know some of the locals.
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How to be Spanish (or how to annoy an entire nation with one article)
Perhaps what the “How to be Spanish” article tells us is that it’s safer to poke fun at your own nationality’s stereotypes, rather than at others.
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Why you should visit Barcelona in winter
Barcelona in winter is quirky and brilliant, and offers a much more realistic view of the city than the one you get in the summer months. You’ll love it.