Barcelona Travel Note: Experience and Recommendations
When we studied in Barcelona Paris our first trip. It was a very amateur, very painful, very cruel, but also very enjoyable and very adventurous holiday for us.. Literally from beginning to end, “God saved!” It was a kind of journey to say, but when we look back, we both laughed with laughter and got angry with ourselves with the cries of “trick”, yet each time we said, “Well, we did it.” It was a tour we called it.. It was the first step of the Yiğit brothers to their organized travels. Our Barcelona holiday and here we start to write the whole behind the scenes In this article, we aim to give you useful advice by sharing what we learned from our own experiences.
Travel Take into account the climate and weather conditions of the city or country you will be visiting..
Everyone can go in the summer or warm spring months and lie on their magnificent beaches and enjoy the sun in the cafes along the coast. Barcelona, where he swims in the cool waters and takes colorful Parc Güell photos under a clear sky. In the photos of Barcelona you will usually see, everyone shows their 32 teeth in shorts and t-shirts walking up and down the streets of Las Ramblas, chirping, or they pose fun at nightclubs in suspenders and sandals.
Of course, we traveled to this “summer” city in the winter, since airfare and hotels were cheaper, and almost all of our photos, even though we tried to hide it, also posed for us with a part of our umbrella.. Since some cities are indeed evaluated in the “summer” category, the peak periods of these cities, called the “high peak season”, are directly proportional to the air temperature.. Spain’s Andalusia region, Italy’s Cinque Terre villages on the coastline, or Turkey’s southern coast can also be evaluated in this context.. Therefore, it is quite expensive to go to these regions in summer.. On the other hand, since places such as Scandinavia or Alaska are more preferred in winter and recommended to be seen in a freezing season amid the snow, especially in these seasons, where you can enjoy their wonderful nature and unique scenery, this logic still works the opposite way, and in winter, flight and hotel prices it should be more. Of course, it also matters which hemisphere you live in and which hemisphere or in other words latitude-longitude you move to.. For example, after November, the weather starts to get cold in Turkey and as we slowly prepare for winter, the Far East, for example Thailand, leaves the monsoon climate behind and enters the most beautiful period to visit this country.
Be selective and rational in your shopping abroad..
Let’s come to our winter holiday in Barcelona. We had to buy 3 pairs of boots because of our shoes that got water inside.. Why three couples? Because the stew of cheap meat would be bland, shshs.. The boots, which won the price comparison in every store we entered, unfortunately did not perform that well in terms of quality.. 2 in Barcelona. Today, we can make a comparison of Euro-Turkish Lira in our minds and say, “It is much cheaper here!” The local brand boots, which we attacked immediately, showed why they were so cheap in 3-4 days.. But we will not be wise from this first experience, after that we made the same mistake in the 2 bots we bought.. Of course, it is useful to remind that we are doing cheap student travel here.. As in everything else, the most economical choice in bot selection caught my eye and of course accepted by our logic.. As a result, the prices of world-known brands are more or less the same in all cities.. In fact, recently, shopping in Turkey can even be more affordable thanks to credit card installment options and discount coupons.. Now, you follow the world fashion almost simultaneously, and you can even adapt faster than in some countries, while you can only carry your suitcase with “But I shopped from abroad.” you really don’t need to load it with your ego. This “show” is now obsolete. However, the situation is different, especially in technological devices such as mobile phones, computers, cameras.. By using “Tax-Free” for some products you buy from countries where VAT is applied, you can get the refund of VAT (Value Added Tax) collected at the invoice presentation at the time of goods exit from the customs, as well as the customs and logistics costs of some models that are currently cheaper abroad. Of course, we accept the fact that it is even more convenient in price comparison, taking into account. The subject of shopping we are talking about now is only valid for shoes and textiles
Use wisely the hotel, hostel, room rental, room sharing options..
Our stay in Barcelona was also a feast. We stayed in the world’s cheapest and possibly the craziest hostel. Our room smelled so bad that it broke our noses before we even got to the door of the building.. I don’t know if everyone was a junkie or if we were just starting to see it that way because of that smell.. We chose a female ward for 8 people.. It made a lot of sense at first to position ourselves among a group of wandering poor people of almost the same age from 8 different nationalities, to meet new people and learn about new cultures, and to have all these by paying a very small amount But what we learned during this experience was actually women. It was the fact that he was unfortunately much dirtier, scruffy and messy than men.. It was quite an uncomfortable experience for us “Yiğit Brothers”, who have dusty shelves behind the curtain, shoes on the dressing table, messy suitcases and hair on the floor, and two Virgo signs.. But we can’t say that we did not choose to stay in this type of ward in our other cheap budget travels, because we had this bad experience in Barcelona, because “How much bread, so many meatballs.” shshs
Plan your travel time well..
For some reason, during this winter trip to Barcelona, we had 9 we planned a daily vacation. If we were in the summer, it wouldn’t be enough and probably even 9 days wouldn’t be enough. But in the winter time did not pass. We filled every day, but towards the end of the day, after completing all the places on our route, we started to get bored.. Party every night, restaurant every night, going to a different place every night and drinking something hurt our budget.. In fact, when we said that we will bring the holiday cheap, we had a more expensive holiday than we planned.. With this experience we gained at the end of this holiday, in our future trips, not only the flight ticket and hotel prices, but also the museum entrance fees, how much to eat, where to see, how much are the train and bus tickets for these places, and even the period we plan to go on vacation. We learned that there is an event such as a concert or theater coming, and if so, what are the fees, we need to put many sub-items into an excel table.. In our next article, we plan to create a general table for you accordingly and write a practical “calculate vacation” guideline that aims to prevent you from making the same mistakes.. Stay tuned kıpss..
Defend your right, evaluate the service you receive to the end..
Student The advantage of your travels is that you are not looking for too much luxury or comfort.. Therefore, it is easier to be happy and enjoy.. For example, when we return, we ask the hostel staff, “Why are these rooms so dirty?”, or “I asked for extra towels but they didn’t come!”, or “Why do the sheets smell bad?” We didn’t say, we couldn’t say because we had already chosen this room, which was 9 euros a day, knowing all this.. 4- If you have money to pay for a 5-star hotel and you are on a luxury holiday or if you have joined a tour organized by a travel agency, you have the right to ask such questions and you should get what you paid for.
Search for other nearby cities, intercity distance, transportation alternatives and prices on the map before your trip. It is also possible for you to find an excuse to relax your conscience behind it.. For example, if we planned a 5-day holiday, not a 9-day vacation, we could rent a car go to other nearby cities, such as Valencia, when the places to visit in Barcelona are finished and we start to get bored.. But we couldn’t. Why? Because we were students, we did not have that much budget, and this trip was one of our first novices.. Therefore, if we want to go to Valencia from now on, we will have to pay the visa fee again by plane, hotel, and since we no longer reside abroad or have a Schengen visa already, we will have to pay the expense again.
Share from the story:
No holiday is perfect. You can always have positive or negative experiences depending on the luck factor.. It is not always possible to have a holiday that is 100% according to the plan, otherwise there would be no entertainment anyway.. Be open to surprises. Travel is generally a limited time offered to us for more than one reason, such as to relax, get away from routine, be happy, learn, have fun.. For this reason, we recommend you to be flexible in your travels, open to be happy in all circumstances or to notice positive things.. You plan where and when you will go, where you will stay and where you will visit, then let life drag you along.
- You can click here for our Barcelona tour, places we visited, and our walking route.
- Also, places to see in Andalusia, car rental in Spain, road map etc.. Click here to access our blog notes on the subject.
Happy holidays..