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Should you be heading this way, check out the following links for some tips on how to have a great time with the Catalonians (the way I did above!) without breaking the bank:

Get a Barcelona Student JetPack
Shop at Zara and/or Mango
Follow Diego’s tips on how to find cheap accommodations in Barcelona
Avoid the tourist traps and look for cheap eats
Visit the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art on a Wednesday
Get Free Drinks at Port Olimipico
Watch Opera at the Liceu for only 50% the price
The lazy ones can take the bus

If you bump into me, make sure you say hi!

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In time for my trip to Barcelona next week,  I received  in the mail a Student Travel JetPack.  I will be bringing the whole package with me and will check out all its contents, whether they are indeed useful for budget travelers headed for Barcelona.
Before I have even left, I guess I can safely inform you that the function of the following items need not be questioned:  the money belt, continental travel adapter plug, luggage lock and the local SIM Card with a free starter credit.
Now, the map and the “don’t forget checklist” I would have to check out.  As …read more

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La Rambla is the kilometer long iconic street in the center of Barcelona. It’s usually full of tourists walking down the street, watching the street performers, stopping in cafes or checking out market stalls. Cafes and restaurants located on La Rambla are, obviously, not really budget-friendly. Most of them are tourist traps.
So when your stomach starts rumbling and your pockets aren’t deep enough for those establishments, you can:

head out to the Born market in the La Ribera district. It’s near Museu Picasso.
look for family-run restaurants off La Rambla.
head for Mercat dela Boqueria which you can find …read more

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You’d think that going to the stylish marina of the Port Olimpic in Barcelona will put a hole in your pocket. Well, yea but not if you know where you can go for great budget dining. But, you would have to wait until tomorrow for that.
Today, I am going to tell you about the disco row on the right most side (if you are facing the marina and your back is on the restaurant row).
Sure, you can get in for free (unlike other discos where you have to pay an entrance fee). And you know what, if you walk …read more

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In Barcelona, the best place would be in the Liceu, the city’s famous opera house, in La Rambla.  Of course, it would cost you a lot of money if you get good seats.  Great seats cost around 170Euros and relatively okay seats can cost around 30-40Euros.
If your opera loving persona conflicts with your budget travel plans, you need not leave Barcelona without hearing the latest performance of, say, Lucrezia Borgia.
You can… just take those 8.50Euro seats (from Zona but you would just have to use a bit of your imagination because the stage isn’t really that visible.  But, you …read more

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With the weather that we are currently having, it would be nice to spend some of our time indoors. You need not watch TV and waste precious time inside your hotel room. You also do not need to spend a lot of money just so you can see and experience more of Barcelona.
Here is a list of interesting museums — both major and minor — which you can visit at a discounted price or, even, for FREE:

Entrance to the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art is reduced to 3.50Euros (from 6Euros) every Wednesday.
Free Entrance to children and seniors every …read more

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If you have a big appetite and need to get a full meal during your stay in Barcelona, it would be best if you look for family-run restaurants. Set menus, which includes a drink, appetizer, main course and dessert costs around 7euros.
Just walk around the Centre – Ciudad Vella and you’ll definitely find one of the many budget restaurants located all over Barcelona.

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