UnCommon Tourist: Recent Episodes
Alvaro Garza
Uncommon Tourist is based in Barcelona, Spain. We talk history, politics, social movements, gastronomy, both awesome and odd traditions, the artist, the protests, the do´s, the dont´s, hidden gems, misconceptions, music, drugs, the underground, different lifestyles, and of course have some fun along the way.
September - here's link to all the things we mentioned in todays show, feel free to tag us in any Instagram posts or stories if you check any of this out! @uncommontourist
The America's Cup Regatta is still on - Boat Boats Boats!
La Merce Festival
The same week of La Merce is this music festival
BCN new residents international community day
La Diada - September 11th 2024 - Open doors at the government buildings
Wodcelona - Crossfit championsip event
Barceloneta Festas Major
Poblenou Festas Major
Mexican Independence Celebrations!
New website from us!! yaaaaaayyy! here!
Wanna hang out in the city?
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Podcast Tour of Barcelona explore the city with podcast companion guides of La Sagrada Familia or the City Bus Route.
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AUGUST - a sweat-fest of fun and festivals; dive in to the magic below!
Gracia Festival - 15th - 21st of Aug
Sants Festival - 24th Aug - 1st Sept
Festa Major Sant Felix in Vilafranca De Penedes. Aug 26th - Sept 2
Cap Roig Music Festival
The Off-Museum by White Rabbit. Edgy street art experience.
The CCCB has an exhibit of Surburia. It ends September 8th.
The Ballon Exhibit Atlas approved 😎
Dali Challenge experience.
The America's Cup Regatta.
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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Following the water soaking of some tourists in the city, we wanted to give you an on-the-ground perspective of the "locals Vs tourists" in Barcelona and why you should 100% plan ,book, or be anticipating your upcoming trip to this incredible city!
If this episode is useful for you, we'd appreciate you sharing with a friend or someone who might be considering travel to BCN and wants to get a feel for how very welcome they will be when they arrive!
We also offer a couple of ideas of ways in which you can connect more to the Catalan and local community whilst in the city!
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!
Instagram tag, follow or message us here!
It's getting hot in heeeeere! July is coming in hot and the humidity heavy so here's our round up of things happening in the city, and slightly beyond, to keep you and your travel adventures cooooool!
On todays episode, we talked about:
VJazz Festival
Brunch in the Parc
Festival Major - Poble Sec
Festival Major - Raval
Festival Grec
Sala Montjuic
Cruilla Festival
No ticket for La Sagrada Famila? We gotcha covered!
Barcelona Pride in July (continued from last month)
Our coffe tips this month
Osorio
Manso Cafe
Bike (or Walking) Tour with us - let's do it!
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!
Instagram tag, follow or message us here!
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!
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!
Instagram tag, follow or message us here!
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!
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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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
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!
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!
Ready to see the best of Barcelona?!
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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!
Wanna hang out in the city?
Here we are:
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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!
Wanna hang out in the city?
Here we are:
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Podcast Tour of Barcelona explore the city with podcast companion guides!
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Thinking about coming to Barcelona in March? Or already here and looking for some fun stuff that's happening? Or just like the sound of our voices, quick witted "jokes" and entertaining banter?!
Then sit back, listen and enjoy to our short, and informative update of March activities in Barcelona (free jokes included).
Some things we mention in todays episode:
Festival Sant Medir (Page in Catalan)
St Patricks Day - an Irish pub that's actually quite nice & near La Sagrada Familia.
Craft Beer at BlackLab
Craft Beer Festival
Wanna hang out in the city?
Here we are:
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Podcast Tour of Barcelona explore the city with podcast companion guides!
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You know we like to talk our talk, but in todays episode we walked our own walk! well, hiked to be exact - so join us to hear how Alvaro survived the mountains and is able to give his full review of the UnCommon Tourist hiking tour route for 2024... are you adventurous enough to join us for the next one?!
No special shout outs in this episode except for some of our own pictures that made it onto our Insta feed (shameless plug, but ya know, chuck us some love and we'll shout YOU out on our next episode instead!)
Instagram photos (anything sunny and mountainous is our hike!) Like, comment, follow, or message us here.
Wanna hang out in the city?
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Podcast Tour of Barcelona explore the city with podcast companion guides!
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Let's get to know each other a bit better - today we chat about who we are, what we do, what we love about Barcelona (and a few things we are less keen on....!)
And Alvaro forgets he is holding a microphone, whilst he impersonates.... holding a microphone.
Today we also mention the very awesome:
Clarence Bekker Band
La Whiskeria
La Roseta
Check out all three (no, not all at once you silly Goose!)
Wanna hang out in the city?
Here we are:
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Well, here we are!
In this episode we talk about our respective Januarys, including great places to have some coffee! We also talk about cool things going on in Barcelona in the coming month of February and Angie finds the bleeper button!
Some of these cool things we mention are found below:
Llum Festival
Mobile World Congress
Osorio Coffee
Saga Coffee Stories
Wanna hang out in the city?
Here we are:
Website to book a tour or for more of what we do, how we do it and when!
Podcast Tour of Barcelona explore the city with podcast companion guides!
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Hey travel legend, welcome. In this podcast we will walk all about things going on in Barcelona, what you should check out, and possibly swerve, whilst in the city and build more of a relationship with the city so that every visit here is unforgettable.
If you wanna connect, here we are:
Website for more of 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
We decided to do this because of the impact it can have with visitors to Barcelona and in Europe in general. This is a game-changer by solving several communication and wifi and hotspot problems most encounter when visiting. We discuss how most are overpaying when it comes to purchasing data, families staying connected and how to stay in communication with your family back home or unfortunately, work. Up to 10 devices can connect to this little powerhouse. Surprisingly, the creative business model of wifiTAKEAWAY has created is economical and easy to use service. Here is an affiliate link. This does not change the price of the service (because sometimes the service can be free if you choose) but wifiTAKEAWAY thanks us by passing on a small commission if you use the service. Thank you.
In Episode UT003 we have a conversation with rule breaker and world traveler, Robin Finney. Her story starts with telling the corporate world to buzz off and decides to follow her own dreams and becomes a world traveler, nomad, and life coach. She teaches us how to shed the corporate grind, take a step into uncomfortable spaces and more importantly, take action. She shares some travel tips and her secrets of traveling solo.https://www.wanderingaunt.com/ (https://www.wanderingaunt.com/)https://twitter.com/wanderingaunt (https://twitter.com/wanderingaunt) https://www.instagram.com/wanderingaunt/ (https://www.instagram.com/wanderingaunt/) https://www.facebook.com/wanderingaunt/ (https://www.facebook.com/wanderingaunt/)
In this episode we take a big bite of BBQ in Barcelona. You read that right…Barcelona. We learn the story of Ruben Beltran and his family who not only make great BBQ but are also innovators within the industry.Before we speak to Ruben, we have an interview with Andy Allen, a BBQ award winner that helped in putting the menu together.
Welcome to the first episode of UnCommon Tourist. We are going to start off this podcast talking about our equivalent of the Valentine's day. Saint George's Day or as its known here. Dia de Sant Jordi. Who doesn't like talking about a Hero killing a menace, Love and winning the girl in the end. Oh least we forget Shakespeare!Sponsor: Mucho Gusto Travel
This podcast is about the Uncommon Tourist. Those who are not afraid of different, those who want to learn the local dives, who want the adventure of making a wrong turn and getting lost. Therefore, we are going to talk about nooks and crannies. Yes, we will talk about popular places too. But we are not going to just skim the top we are going to dive a bit deeper. We are going to talk history, politics, social movements, gastronomy, both awesome and odd traditions, the artist, the protests that keep the EU in the news, the do´s, the dont´s, hidden gems, misconceptions, music, drugs, the underground, different lifestyles, and of course have some fun along the way.