History Archives - Guiri Girl in Barca

Dec 9, 2015 by Julie Sheridan

It’s December 2015 and I’m entering my fifth winter in Barcelona. At this point, a week and a half before the Spanish...

Jul 28, 2014 by Julie Sheridan

It’s not a good sign when you sit down to write a blog post and your heart is already sinking. Alliterative reasons aside, not for...

Jul 20, 2014 by Julie Sheridan

Barcelona day trippers, you’re going to like this. If you’ve already sunbathed in Sitges, made like a monk around Montserrat...

Nov 17, 2013 by Julie Sheridan

Mount Tibidabo is fast becoming my favourite place in Barcelona. It’s a slow burner, granted. I’d lived here two full...

Sep 29, 2013 by Julie Sheridan

Of all Barcelona’s traditional myriad excuses for a knees-up (or ankles-up, in the case of the sedate little steps of the Catalan...

Feb 10, 2013 by Julie Sheridan

Of all the reasons behind my move to Barcelona, being close to the coast was perhaps the most pressing. Having the sea on your...