Bubbly Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain - shabby-chic, welcoming, small, good cakeBarcelona is a massive city so there’s plenty to do. Raval was my favourite area and in particular a vegan café called 'Juicy Jones' who do a meal deal of €8.90, which is awesome. Despite the fact that you need a lot of money to fully enjoy Barcelona, there's still plenty you can do without it. Here the buildings are full of character and obviously the works by Gaudi are worth a look. Check out the port area while you’re there, but for nice beaches it's better to catch a train and, so doing, avoid the crowds. Being a big city it doesn't feel extremely safe but if you're vigilant it's fine - many people I knew there got robbed but thankfully this didn't happen to me. Treat your year abroad as the once in a life time experience it is.