Hello everyone! I’ve got some exciting news about my most recent project that you may have seen on my Facebook page or Instagram – I got to be the STA Travel Insider for Barcelona this weekend!
I basically got to do one of my favorite things in the city, which is take people around and show them the little “hidden” things that tell you about the city’s history and culture. It’s cool stuff like underground Roman ruins and teeny tiny FC Barcelona shields hidden in church stained glass (seriously).
Having grown up in California, I’m still constantly amazed at the way you can literally see the history in the walls of the city.
Check out my mini tour with the lovely Teresa below, plus the fun Spanish cooking experience they let me join in on afterwards as well. Paella may not be a typical Barcelona dish, but it certainly was fun to learn how to make it (not to mention delicious!).
Anyway, I hope you enjoy going around the Gothic quarter with me and STA…and I hope you can understand me at my normal speaking velocity (very fast!).
Besos!
-Jess
Fabulous 🙂
Gracias! 😀 It was loads of fun.
Dear Jessica,
I sooo need your help. I am from Canada, and have travelled extensively in Europe, but not been to Barcelona. My fiancee and I are going on a Mediterranean cruise early august, but are staying for 5 days in Barcelona prior to the cruise. Typically I arrive in a city, then find a marvellous hotel, that only locals know of. For example, in Paris I found Hotel Muguet…my favorite. I need a hotel from July 29-August 3rd. Why am I asking YOU? Well, you seem honest, fun and I have watched your videos, followed your blog and you don’t seem connected to a hotel, so I figure you would give me sound advise! I would spend up to 200 Euros per night. Please help as the hotel sites never give honest information, and I simply want to phone a hotel directly.
Thank you so much! Tracey and Richard
Hi Tracey and Richard! I’m afraid hotels are the one thing I really can’t help you with when it comes to Barcelona. I’ve never stayed in one, and my friends and family either pick dirt-cheap hostels with bars (yay! but not exactly romantic) or rent apartments. So my experience with hotels is here pretty much zero.
I really don’t know anything at all about hotels, sorry! 🙁 But do let me know if you have any more questions about the city, as I’m more than happy to answer them.
You look like you had a lot of fun making that video, congrats on the opportunity! Fingers crossed that things go well, and you have some good news to share next month.
Thanks, Estrella! It was a lot of fun (and there was a big night out too that thankfully wasn’t captured on video haha).
What an amazing opportunity! Barcelona really is such an incredible city. Will certainly be keeping an eye out for your next lot of video posts x
Thanks very much, Brooke! 😀 Got one coming up this weekend.
That looks like it was an excellent experience, Jessica! I can’t wait to find out more about this new video news and opportunity! I really like the videos you’ve done to date. When I’m in La Rioja this next year, I’ll have to wander up to Barcelona.
Thanks very much, Mike! It was a great opportunity, I had lots of fun. So it’s La Rioja this fall then, eh? I’ve heard it’s gorgeous and full of delicious wine (but I’ve never been).
Looks like so much fun! I felt like in this video we got to see more of your personality simply because you didn’t have to speak as slowly as you do in the MyBarcelona videos for non-native English speakers. So that was fun to see and it looks like it was a really fun video to make! Yummy paella. 😀
It was a blast! It’s also something I totally wouldn’t have gone to otherwise but definitely enjoyed.
Congratulations! Really makes me want to visit Barcelona again:)
Thanks, Mitzie! 😀