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The masterpieces of Antoni Gaudi are all over the city of Barcelona. The legendary Spanish Catalan architect’s distinctive architectural style was greatly influenced by the organic forms of nature – no straight lines or sharp corners, a lot of curves. In other words, it’s timeless. One of the main draws for visitors to Barcelona is [...]

During our week long stay in Barcelona, we checked in two apartments that are sponsored by 9flats.com, where you can browse through thousands of modern private apartments, dream homes and accommodation and make online booking. The first one located near Arc de Trionf Train (Renfe) Station is a stylish penthouse overlooking stunning city and mountain views. We [...]

  Stop being a tourist. Feel at home in the world. I was motivated by the tagline on 9flats.com. Often, people yearn to travel like a local, stay in local homes and unique apartments, hangout where the locals go and appreciate the day-to-day activities like one of them. It may seem difficult to find that [...]

We wish you a Fun-Filled Christmas and Happy 2012! Have you been to Barcelona before? We were there last month when Christmas lights and decorations embellished the city centre, adding joy to the festive season. Not forgetting of course the Christmas markets. As we weaved through charming alleys and historic buildings, we came across a [...]

A couple of months ago, Jacky was on board Angry Birds Finnair for their longest ever flight from Helsinki to Singapore. Recently, I had the travel opportunity to fly to Barcelona, Spain and layover in Helsinki via Finnair. The daily direct flight from Singapore to Helsinki only takes 11 hr 30 min – the fastest [...]

What do Finnair and Angry Birds have in common? For sure, many would know Finnair is the largest airline of Finland, but few would know that Angry Birds, the most popular iOS game ever, is developed by a Finnish company, Rovio Mobile. Thanks to Finnair, TravelerFolio (Jacky) is honored to be onboard the historical Finnair flight [...]