Comprehensive Spain Travel and Food Experiences

"This is not Spain," our taxi driver in Barcelona says emphatically. "We are Catalan, we speak a different language and soon we will get our independence," he continues passionately raising a finger to signal impending change. Indeed, he is right - in two days the Catalonian people will decide whether they want to be independent from Spain, a move that the Spanish government is thwarting at every turn. Another Barcelonian says, "This is different from the rest of Spain, the attitude is more relaxed. There are more people from other cultures here," and then as if reading my mind he adds that this is why Australians gravitate here.