Designer outlet shopping near Barcelona
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WELCOME TO YOUR SHOPPING IN BARCELONA BLOG
Outside a circus is a shopping in Barcelona blog, a personal shopper experience and an eccentric hat shop inspired by plants and nature.
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Angela Kurthausen
- Jul 15, 2021
- 4 min
Boutique shopping in Barcelona
Without any hesitation, Passeig de Gracia is 'home' to the most popular boutique shops in Barcelona, so if you are shopping for luxury...
Angela Kurthausen
- Jul 8, 2021
- 5 min
Bargain shops in Barcelona
The usual hustle and bustle shopping vibe in Barcelona over the past year or so has been none existent, or shall we say it's been...
Angela Kurthausen
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
Shopping in Barcelona for espadrilles
Shopping in Barcelona and across Spain for espadrille shoes is a breeze, because authentic espadrille shoes are traditionally made in...
Angela Kurthausen
- Jun 21, 2021
- 5 min
What is a siesta and when do the shops close in Barcelona for siesta?
If you are planning a shopping trip and you are wondering what time do shops close in Barcelona for Siesta? Read on about Spanish culture.
Angela Kurthausen
- Jun 9, 2020
- 5 min
Shopping in Barcelona for vintage and antique furniture
Shopping for antique and vintage furniture in Barcelona adds a touch of nostalgia to a shopping trip and shopping this way is sustainable.
Angela Kurthausen
- Jun 7, 2020
- 4 min
Shopping for a cool cat scratching post
Bringing a pet into a home creates a certain atmosphere, that being relaxing and calm.
Angela Kurthausen
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
Shopping for interior plants for allergies
"Everything comes from the great book of nature" (Antoni Gaudi). Plants and nature evidently inspired Antoni Gaudi. Plants inspire us.
Angela Kurthausen
- May 15, 2020
- 2 min
Why is it British etiquette to wear a hat to a wedding?
British women have been wearing hats and mini-hats for fashion since 1770.
Angela Kurthausen
- Mar 21, 2020
- 4 min
More happy pills please
It is hard to write about fashion and green shopping tours in Barcelona, when the only shops open in Barcelona are food and medicine shops.
Angela Kurthausen
- Mar 13, 2020
- 3 min
10 denim jeans made to last
You are probably wearing a pair of denim jeans as you are reading this, and if you aren't, you wore jeans yesterday or the day before.
Angela Kurthausen
- Mar 6, 2020
- 2 min
Shopping in Barcelona for natural antibiotics
Shopping in Barcelona for natural antibiotics
Angela Kurthausen
- Mar 1, 2020
- 3 min
What is sustainable fast-fashion?
Sustainability within consumer production is a fairly new discipline within the environmental field of business. So what about fast-fashion?
Angela Kurthausen
- Feb 21, 2020
- 2 min
Make your own bath salts
Reduce-waste I make your own bath salts
Angela Kurthausen
- Feb 6, 2020
- 3 min
A sense of nostalgia with pick 'N' mix
Growing up, pick 'N' mix was something a weekly treat was made from. Whether we had ten pence or a pound, we would procrastinate for a hour.
Angela Kurthausen
- Feb 1, 2020
- 3 min
Mindful consumers in a digital age
Mindful consumer in a digital age
Angela Kurthausen
- Dec 15, 2019
- 2 min
Confessions of a environmental bin-dipper
Bin-dipping is commonplace in cities like New York and London where sourcing unwanted articles from a bin is a savvy way to design and sell.
Angela Kurthausen
- Aug 12, 2019
- 4 min
How and why can we shift consumer behaviour?
The first time I visited the Basilica de la Sagrada Familia I was in my twenties so I have watched it change.
Angela Kurthausen
- Jul 7, 2019
- 3 min
Golliwog and ghost-child: The genetics of being ginger
Golliwog and ghost-child | The genetics of being ginger
Angela Kurthausen
- Apr 13, 2019
- 3 min
Can we drink tap water in Barcelona?
Where does our tap water run?
Boutique shopping in Barcelona
Bargain shops in Barcelona
Bargain shopping in Barcelona
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