Monday 25 February 2008

Trips from Barcelona: Diving in Ibiza



Diving isn’t generally on the list of activities when you go to Ibiza but for as little as 30 euros, The Sea Horse Sub-Aqua Center at Playa Ports des Torrent can take you to the Cala d’Hort Marine natural reserve to enjoy some of the best diving in the Mediterranean Sea. I went diving there a few weeks ago and loved it and found crew there to be very kind and helpful so its one place I'd recommend for diving in Spain.

With up to 35 meters of visibility, the water is some of the clearest around the island. You can swim around caves and colourful canyons looking for morays and conger eels while admiring the beautiful sponges and coral.

Courses for as little as 55 euros are also on offer so if you fancy doing something else than sitting around drinking margaritas, go pay them a visit. http://www.seahorsedivingibiza.com/ +34 971 346 438

For flights to Ibiza from Barcelona try Clickair. You can also learn more about summer jobs in Ibiza online.

Whilst in Ibiza, make sure also to allow a day to take the ferry to Formentura and for 2 days in Palma de Mallorca if you possibly can. These islands are also worth spending a day or two in, to get the full benefit of being in the Balearic Islands.

Tuesday 12 February 2008

Irish Pubs Barcelona

The Irish pubs are a well known bars over the world. Also in Barcelona there are over 20 of these bars. Each one with its own style and concept, but all Irish pubs have something in common: the screening of sporting events and British and imported beers.

Playing an important social role, both in the urban areas and the workers' zones of Ireland and GB, the public houses can be traced back to medieval times. They were, afterwards, transplanted to America, when and where , the largest immigrant communities settled down. The Irish Pubs nowadays has become a meeting point for the English speaking people, foreigners and tourists from all origins.

In many of the Irish Pubs there is live music, but mostly only from Monday until Friday, the Flann O'Brien Irish Pub therefore offers live music on Friday and Saturdays from 11.30 PM.

There are so many of the Irish pubs in Barcelona it is hard to say which one is the best. You can find more information on the Michael Collins Irish pub in Barcelona and Flaherty's Irish Bar for a list of their live gigs. Learn more about holiday rentals in the Eixample, Barcelona area.

Can there be a main city in the world without an irish pub? If there is, then it is not a city I have been to because in some corner there is always somewhere to buy a guinness.