How to GET AROUND BARCELONA on a BUDGET

Photo of a person holding a 72hr Hola Barcelona transit pass in front of a metro validating machine.

I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Barcelona and have taken multiple forms of transportation around the city. So today I’m sharing how to get around Barcelona on a budget! We’re talking about Barcelona public transportation tickets, passes, maps, how to get from Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport  to the city center of Barcelona, and so much more!

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Tips for Buying Espadrilles at Casa Hernanz

Photo of a pair of navy blue wedge espadrilles from Casa Hernanz Alpargatería. Frolic & Courage.

Style, price, selection … this hand-made espadrille shop, or Alpargatería, is everything you hoped for. Casa Hernanz Alpargatería, located at Calle de Toledo, 18, 28005 in Madrid, Spain, has some of the best handmade, affordable espadrilles in the city. I know because I went not once, not twice, but three times during my vacation in Madrid and picked up shoes for myself and my mom!

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Prado Museum Highlights

Photo of the outside of the Prado Museum entrance. Frolic & Courage.

What is the Prado museum famous for? Plenty! Here are the highlights and things you need to know before your visit, based on my solo birthday trip to Madrid and the Prado Museum.
The Museo Nacional del Prado boats the best collection of Spanish art and some of the nicest collections of European art with over 8,200 drawings,

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4 Days in Madrid

Selfie photo of Antoinette standing in Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain. Frolic & Courage.

I clicked the “buy tickets” button, still reeling from my first solo travel adventure to Paris. It was my going to be birthday, after all, so why not spend four days in Madrid, Spain?
Ok, let’s back up a second. I didn’t expect to catch the travel bug nor did I plan to. So when I returned from Paris a swift depression hit.

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Dining at The Oldest Restaurant in the World — Sobrino de Botín

Photo of the large exterior wood doors of Restaurante Botín.

What do you think restaurants established in 1725 smelled like? If I had to guess, I’d say restaurants in those days smelled like melted pork fat heavily seasoned with course salt — or something like that. Actually, I know that’s what a certain restaurant smells like. The scent I recall was similar to my grandmother’s kitchen on a hot summer’s evening in June,

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