Ya están los puestos que venden las palmas para que las madrinas regalen a sus ahijados por Pascuas en la Rambla de Catalunya en Barcelona. Las pastelerías también tienen las monas de chocolate, regalo de los padrinos.
On Rambla de Catalunya, you can already see the stands with the traditional “palmas” that godmathers give their godchildren during Holy Week. The pastisseries [...]

Tom Hall, one of Lonely Planet´s authors, has just launched a book on travel tips. He says: “Lonely Planet’s Best Ever Travel Tips has just hit the Shop and bookshelves around the world.  As the author of this book I had a lot of fun putting it together and learnt a lot from the experts in their field who contributed to [...]

“Pensar el azar” por el escritor Antonio Tabucchi en el ciclo “Pensar el futuro” del CCCB.
Lunes 15 de marzo a las 19.30 horas – 3 euros
La charla puede seguirse en directo a través de la web del CCCB.

Nieve en Barcelona, marzo de 2010. Escaleras que suben al Parc Güell.
Fotos de Juan Olivella.

Can I refuse an electronic strip search at an airport without being detained?
This is the title of one  recent “Liberty Clinic” article from The Guardian. A good question for such an invasive technique that has some answers here.

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The Travel Supplement of The Guardian will host a monthly on line chat with Tom Hall from Lonely Planet.  You can submit your answers and follow this chat on March 3rd here