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		<title>Free Wifi in Barcelona &#8211; a new council sponsored scheme</title>
		<link>http://barcelonaupdate.co.uk/blog/2009/08/27/free-wifi-in-barcelona-a-new-council-sponsored-scheme/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free Wi-fi is not difficult to get hold of in Barcelona &#8211; your hotel here might offer it or, if not, there are many cafés that do (click here for our reviews of some of the best).  But things just got a whole lot easier with the introduction of the Barcelona Wifi scheme, a council [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five fabulous Barcelona roof terrace bars</title>
		<link>http://barcelonaupdate.co.uk/blog/2009/08/18/five-fabulous-barcelona-roof-terrace-bars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s how many of us see our ideal city holiday &#8211; kicking back with cocktail in hand, enjoying fabulous views as the sun sets over the classic city skyline.
Until recently in Barcelona this may have been the reserve of the few who were happy to shell out on a room at one of the city&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crime in Barcelona</title>
		<link>http://barcelonaupdate.co.uk/blog/2009/08/14/crime-in-barcelona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been an enormous amount of discussion on the internet over the last couple of years about crime and safety in Barcelona, much of it negative in the extreme, and I thought it about time to set a few things straight.
Barcelona (and Spain in general) is generally a very safe place &#8211; the locals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gracia festival &#8211; events update</title>
		<link>http://barcelonaupdate.co.uk/blog/2009/08/09/gracia-festival-events-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The timetable for the August 2009 Gracia festival has now been published.  You can download it at the official site here, although it is in catalan only.
As promised, however, the key events (in English) are:

Castellers &#8211; the human castle competitions:  Tuesday 18th at 10.30am and (the main event) 8.30pm on Thursday 20th August. The Castellers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t miss &#8211; the Gracia Festival 2009</title>
		<link>http://barcelonaupdate.co.uk/blog/2009/08/05/dont-miss-the-gracia-festival-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the highlights of the year in Spanish towns and villages is the annual fiesta &#8211; from the famous bull run of Pamplona to the crazy tomato throwing festival in Bunyol, Valencia, each has it&#8217;s own unique character and flavour.  The neighbourhoods of Barcelona (towns in their own right before the expansion of Barcelona [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ordering a coffee in Barcelona</title>
		<link>http://barcelonaupdate.co.uk/blog/2009/07/09/ordering-a-coffee-in-barcelona/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coffee is somewhat of an institution in Spain. Every break, the end of every meal, every business meeting is punctuated with a cup of it.
But getting exactly the coffee you want is sometimes not as easy as it may seem. There are many different ways to ask for coffee, all subtly different. Here’s our guide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barcelona on a budget</title>
		<link>http://barcelonaupdate.co.uk/blog/2009/06/04/barcelona-on-a-budget/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Times are hard. Almost everyone is being crunched in some way in the current climate and the strengthening Euro makes Spanish goods ever more expensive. Everyone’s tightening their belts.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t unwind and have a whale of a time on holiday in Barcelona. With low cost carriers Easyjet and Ryanair providing cheap [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beach weather again!</title>
		<link>http://barcelonaupdate.co.uk/blog/2009/05/12/beach-weather-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 15:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's beach weather again in Barcelona! With temperatures topping 20C (68F) most days ...]]></description>
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		<title>On romance</title>
		<link>http://barcelonaupdate.co.uk/blog/2009/04/19/on-romance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Traditions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ahh, the romance of it &#8211; roses, a gallant knight defeating the dragon for the beautiful princess and &#8230; er, well, books.
Yes, it&#8217;s San Jordi&#8217;s (that&#8217;s Saint George&#8217;s to the rest of us) day on Thursday (23rd) in Catalunya. According to local legend, it was actually here that the dragon was slayed, in order to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get messy with Calçots</title>
		<link>http://barcelonaupdate.co.uk/blog/2009/02/20/get-messy-with-calcots/</link>
		<comments>http://barcelonaupdate.co.uk/blog/2009/02/20/get-messy-with-calcots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Calçots are in season again &#8211; the wonderful, messy onion/leek                            cross that is a Catalan speciality is back in season        [...]]]></description>
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