bsides magazine_ march 2007

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Welcome to Equity Point Hostels in

Spain and welcome to the city we love,

a city full of diversity, history, cul-

ture and interesting people from all

around the world.

we hope you´ll enjoy Barcelona and

that everything will be to your satis-

faction whilst staying in our hostels.

We´d like to offer you some informa-

tion and opportunities to enjoy this

city the best and easiest way, so that

you leave with unforgettable memo-

ries and impressions.

So here it is: use this guide book done

by our people in Barcelona for you…

Welcome again!! And don´t waste your

time, just enjoy life and this vibrant

city. Barcelona has a lot to offer, a

great city to explore, let us show you

how to do it best…

W E L C O M E I N D E X

S T A F F : Publisher / EQUITY POINT - c/Provença 332, 08037 Barcelona-SpainManaging director/ Carles Gras - Editor & Sales / Rafa Brioso / [email protected] (+34) 627 442 858 - Redaction / Daniela - RRPP / Loic Azaceta /[email protected] / (+34) 627 44 07 25 - Art director / Hernán Morgenstern. Depósito Legal / B-36.442-2004

METRO MAP 2

TOP 10 BARCELONA 4SPECIAL EVENTS 6

USEFUL INFO 7The Way To MoveIf You Get RobbedAirportsBARCELONA F.C 9

BACKPACKERS TIPS 11Hungry?Going out?City Map

B-SIDES EUROPE 22Amsterdam / Prague / Berlin/ RomeKrakowia / Valencia / Sevilla / Madrid

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Passeig de Gracia, 33tel. 34 93 215 65 38fax 34 93 246 15 52

www.centricpointhostel.com

c/ Vigatans, 5tel. 34 93 268 70 08fax 34 93 246 15 52

www.gothicpoint.com

Plaça del Mar, 4tel. 34 93 224 70 75fax 34 93 246 15 52

www.seapointhostel.com

c / Montera, 47, 1st floortel. 34 91 521 29 35fax 34 93 246 15 52

[email protected]


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LEAVING BARCELONA

Let´s fly, let´s explore, let´s discover what´s hid-den beyond. We all know that it is incredibly easy and affordable to travel aroundEurope those days, thanks to cheap airlines like Easyjet, Vueling, Ryanair,Germanwings and many others. Most European cities are fantastically connected to countlesscountries, making it possible to travel in short time of space to a complete differentplace from anywhere.

This month we´d like to recommend you a verynew destination: MORROCOS. It has always been a little thorny to get cheaply to the north-ern part of the African continent – well,soon it will be more than easy, as Ryanair isplanning to offer it as their new flight destination from Barcelona!!!

MARRAKECH: Some 1000 years ago the settle-ment of “Marrukush” was founded at the crossroads of ancient caravan routes.“Marrakush” is the Arabic word for “city” – in Portuguese it was called “Marocos”, whichmeans that Morocco actually owes its name to Marrakech. Welcome to one of the worldsenchanted places where time becomes sus-pended,welcome to Arabic and Berber legends,dervish-like dances, honeycombed, storytelling alleys and sorcery. Welcome to unique flavorsand mouth-watering food stalls, vegetable couscous and lamb tajine, coriander and saf-fron. Welcome to the rhythm and sound of Morocco. More than anything else it is the con-trasts which make this city so fascinating. Marrakech´s pulsating main square and one ofthe world greatest theaters, the Djemaa el Fna, transforms into a huge open-air restaurantat nightfall and an entertainment paradise. Shopping and bargaining is fun in thewinded streets and many markets this city holds. The Souqs, basically undercover marketsthat sell everything from chicken to crafts, are considered to be among the best in

Morocco. It is worth taking a stroll in Majorelle Gardens, which are filled with plantsof all shapes and sizes and it also holds the Museum of Islamic Art. A masterpiece ofIslamic architecture are the Saadian Tombs,dating back to the 16th century, but its struc-ture only discovered in 1917, it is a treasure. The Walls of Medina invite to a morn-ing wander, 12 miles long , they are an excellent photo opportunity. Furthermore it isworth taking a look at the Palais Dar Si Said, an opulent palace and the museum ofMoroccan art, and El Bahia Palace, also a palace being a wonderful example of the bestMoroccan architecture. Least but not last get a glimpse of the Koutoubia Mosque.

The Marrakshis are known to be very welcom-ing hosts. Morocco is a magical experience for everyone, still quite unexploited and with acharming atmosphere, constantly changing and eternally the same… it invites you to comeagain and again. So don´t hesitate and enjoy this superb opportunity…

How to get there: Ryanair (www.ryanair.com)offers cheap and frequent flights from London, soon also from Barcelona. Also it ispossible to go from Madrid and London with Easyjet (www.easyjet.com), and checkingwww.edreams.com you will find variousEuropean cities from where you could catch aflight to Marrakech. A little more costly are the offers Iberia (www.iberia.com) or Royal AirMaroc (www.royalairmaroc.com) have, but they are worth checking out.

What are you waiting for?

By Daniela


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Once again comes theclassic of “La Liga”.Barcelona and RealMadrid will meet nexttime on the 10th ofMarch, for round 27. As in the first roundMadrid won 2-0 in theSantiago Bernabeu, inthis match the Barçateam will look forrevenge.As usual with this kind ofmatch the whole city willbe watching with batedbreath what is going tohappen during the 90min at Camp Nou. Thestreets will be almostempty, there will be nonoises, neither traffic.

Nevertheless bars willbe full of people andthere will be also a veryspecial feeling. You´ll seethat local people get sooverwhelmed that theypass their excitement totourists and travellers sothey´ll make you fan forone day.So, if you are ready to bepart of this specialatmosphere, when thewhole city is “un clam”,you have 2 options: getan entry for the match ofthe year or join the tick-etless crowd to watchthe game in any barshowing it like GEORGE& DRAGON.

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we take you there!Ask at the reception...


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Traveling around Europe we normally seek placeswhich hold a lot of cultural, artistic and architecturaltreasure… places where there are plenty of interest-ing bits and pieces to see. We like to keep ourselvesbusy discovering amazing places and their stories.Closing your eyes and opening them again, suddenlystanding in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris or takingthe long awaited picture of the Sagrada Familia inBarcelona – feeling this, this incredible feeling of hav-ing arrived…this is what traveling is all about.

But surely we all have moments where it is all toomuch; being in those concrete jungles,being part of anon stop crowd, constant noises, the never-endingstream of a big city… it is then when we long to besitting by the river or on a mountain peak, daydream-ing away surrounded only by nature and its manygifts…Luckily, anywhere we go, in any Europeancountry there is a great selection of natural spaces allaround us, often reachable with little effort and aguarantee for much fun.This month we would like to recommend you a magi-cal, scenic and often snow-white place,where you’llbe in contact with nature, wonderful people and richculture and tradition.Last but not least…you could also set free a wholelot of positive energy, by kicking your adrenaline levelto its highest…How? We’ll tell you!!!

Adventure Interlaken Being a European backpackersparadise and an absolute adventure capital,Interlaken is located in Switzerland’s heart, betweenlake Thun and lake Brienz. Small in size, it is a friend-ly town, per fectly fitted into a tremendous mountain-ous scenery. It is easy to explore the surrounding vil-

lages and areas, one main feature is the majesticJungfrau mountain (4158m). Interlaken is an adventure to be lived, it countsnumerous hostels and hotels and it presents itselfwith a variation of guided outdoor activities – fromskydiving, canyoning and paragliding to water sports,climbing, and of course skiing, there is no end towhat is on offer regardless of if it is outdoor or indooractivity based. It is worth it taking a look atwww.interlakenadvernture.com to see how you couldset your adrenaline in motion.How to get there: There are various German, Austrianand Swiss cities which are a good start off point ofyour trip to Interlaken and they are all easily reach-able from Barcelona, Madrid or London using cheapairline companies. There are direct train connectionsto this thrilling backpackers paradise.www.easyjet.com flies from BCN to Basel andBerlin; www.ryanair.com provide flights from BCN toFrankfurt and Berlin, and www.airberlin.com flies toBasel, Frankfurt or Zürich. www.spanair.com coversthe same destinations, and also flies to Geneva. Mostof those companies also offer those destinations leav-ing from London or Madrid.By car it is not only wonderful scenery you will enjoy,but it will also give you more flexibility to get around.Interlaken is reachable directly from any of the sur-rounding bigger cities in Switzerland, Zürich, Bern,Basel by road, and there is plenty of car hire servicesaround to make your trip even more worthwhile.

By Daniela

INTERLAKEN


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S T A F F : Publisher / EQUITY POINT - c/Provença 332, 08037 Barcelona-SpainManaging director/ Carles Gras - Editor & Sales / Rafa Brioso / [email protected] (+34) 627 442 858 - Redaction / Daniela - RRPP / Loic Azaceta /[email protected] / (+34) 627 44 07 25 - Art director / Hernán Morgenstern. Special thanks to Patrick Reimann - Depósito Legal / B-36.442-2004

TRAVELLERS INFO 3

SPECIAL INTERLAKEN 4BERLIN 5AMSTERDAM 6PRAGUE 7ROME 8KRAKOWIA 10VALENCIA 11SEVILLA 12BSIDES BARCELONA 13

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Passeig de Gracia, 33tel. 34 93 215 65 38fax 34 93 246 15 52

www.centricpointhostel.com

c/ Vigatans, 5tel. 34 93 268 70 08fax 34 93 246 15 52

www.gothicpoint.com

Plaça del Mar, 4tel. 34 93 224 70 75fax 34 93 246 15 52

www.seapointhostel.com

c / Montera, 47, 1st floortel. 34 91 521 29 35fax 34 93 246 15 52

[email protected]


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