UnCommon Tourist Alvaro Garza
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- Culture et société
At UnCommon Tourist we want your travel experiences to be UNFORGETABLELY awesome!
Stay in touch with all the fun, frolics and f*ck ups of Barcelona from a tour guide, and residents, perspective - join us to unpack the stories, explore the darker corners of the city and play "hey, what's that smell" with some of the more "rustic" parts of the city as well as splashing about it all the colourful joy and sunshine that Bcn has to offer...
Don't just travel to a city, become part of it. We're here to guide you, one awesome podcast at a time!
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EP11: Bcn - The kid-friendly Edition!
Whether you are travelling in the city, or you live here, and children feature in your daily life - this episode is for you!
We gathered a fun, (often) free, and family-with-kid(s) friendly selection of places to check out in the city AND we even scored you some discounted entrances!
Todays episode talks about:
Stephy's Awesome brownies, play area and community!
La Palacio de la Magia - use this link and enter code "uncommon" to get an extra 10% discount on all your tickets!! Add your tickets to basket and use the voucher at "Código de descuento" section on the payment page!
Caixa Forum
CosmoCaixa
The Aquarium
Bike (or Walking) Tour with us - let's do it!
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Wanna hang out in the city?
Here we are:
Podcast Tour of Barcelona explore the city with podcast companion guides of La Sagrada Familia or the City Bus Route.
Website For private, group and street art tours as well as more info about us and how we work!
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EP 10: What's Going On BCN - June Edition!
JUNE?! Already?! Ok, well let's do this then Barcelona!
As mentioned in todays episode, there's a lot going on in the city, below are some links to todays chatting points!
Barcelona Pride Programme (Kicks off June 28th, majority of events in July!)
Sonar Festival
The Grec Festival Programme
Sant Joan "fun"
Spanish Grand Prix
Guitar Festival Bcn
America's Cup Sailboats
Alma Festival of Music
Casa Mila Talents Jazz
African Film Festival Wallay
Sala Montjuic Outdoor Cinema
White Rabbit Street Art Exhibit
Free Museums on a Sunday after 3pm (& all day on 1st Sunday of the month too!)
Le Semana De Las Terrazas
Hotel Barcelo for Alvaro's favourite rooftop bar with a view!
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Wanna hang out in the city?
Here we are:
Podcast Tour of Barcelona explore the city with podcast companion guides of La Sagrada Familia or the City Bus Route.
Website For private, group and street art tours as well as more info about us and how we work!
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EP9: Wait, WHAT? What's going ON Barcelona - 2nd half of May
Better late than never, here's a quick fire round of a couple of things happening in the later half of May!
We also give you a quick explanation for our absence from the podcast in the last few weeks and debate the finer points of contemporary music and the best way to say (or serve!) a burger!
Links below to direct you to mentioned events:
The Burger Championships
Modernism Fair
Primavera Sound 2024
Americas Cup
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Wanna hang out in the city?
Here we are:
Website For private, group and street art tours as well as more info about us and how we work!
Podcast Tour of Barcelona explore the city with podcast companion guides of La Sagrada Familia or the City Bus Route.
Instagram tag, follow or message us here! -
EP8: What's Going On - April!
From film festivals to flower-covered buildings, April is a magical month as we dive further into Springtime and some cool Catalan traditions!
Some things we talk about:
D'A Film Festival
Earth Day 2024
Car rally
Sant Jordi 2024
Lots going on in the city, come play!
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EP 7: Easter Week in Barcelona
From questionable pointy hat parades, to dancing eggs and giant palms, this week we cover what's going on during Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Barcelona!
We also reflect on childhood traditions from Scotland, Texas and how much tin foil is REALLY need to save a chocolate egg from the rain!
Grab a coffee, and enjoy!
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Wanna hang out in the city?
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EP 6: Travelcards, Taxis & Buses: oh my! How to travel into & around BCN!
Inner city travel talk, made entertaining - the UnCommon way!
Today we talk about how to get from the airport, to your accommodation, to anywhere cool and awesome in the city in the fastest, most comfortable and cost efficient ways!
This episode mentions a video link to Alvaro using the ticket machine in a metro station - you can check it out here!
Safe and fun travels folks!
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Wanna hang out in the city?
Here we are:
Website book a tour, private hosting or for more info on what we do, how we do it and when!
Podcast Tour of Barcelona explore the city with podcast companion guides!
Instagram tag, follow or message us here!