Tag: Barcelona

• New Release: The Boy from Barcelona

  The 6th novel in the Gems young adult spy series is out! Below you can read a sample from the first chapter. “You all dance like fat American women making love to their fat American husbands,” the Indian director yelled from his pulpit, a raised chair in front of a trio of video monitors with […]

  Doug

  July 12, 2022

  Books, Uncategorized

  Barcelona, teen fiction, The Gems, young adult, young adult fiction

• THE END

  On Sunday, I was able to write the words…THE END on the first draft of THE BOY FROM BARCELONA at 71,000 words. This is book #6 of the Gems young adult spy series. Rewrites begin next week.

  Doug

  March 9, 2022

  writing

  Barcelona, The Gems, young adult fiction

• Last Day In Barcelona – Travel Blog #3

  Today we arrange a half day tour of Barcelona with Jordi, a friendly local who speaks at least ten languages. Having him use only English seems like a waste of his many talents but we’re still lucky to get him. Although going around Barcelona with a guide speaking Japanese to an American tour group would be […]

  Doug

  October 25, 2010

  Travel

  Barcelona, Hotel De Jardi, Spain, Travel

• The Hotel De Jardi – Travel Blog #2

  This was the entrance to the hotel? The nice glass door with the name Hotel De Jardi had automatically slid open to reveal…stairs twisting to the left. I didn’t see a big lobby with cushy chairs and sofas, or a free-standing display of brochures for all the tourists, or even a big desk with a smiling, helpful desk clerk.  […]

  Doug

  October 12, 2010

  Travel

  Barcelona, Hotel De Jardi, Spain, Travel

• Barcelona, Spain – Travel Blog #1

  

    Imagine yourself…walking through these old streets, the hustle and bustle of a city echoing off the brick walls on either side of you. Conversations in Spanish are everywhere, some heated in tone, some quite friendly, some filled with laughter. The pedestrian only street that you walk on now empties out into a small plaza. One of many in […]

  Doug

  October 7, 2010

  Travel

  Barcelona, Featured, Spain, Travel