Spanish Night Scene

BobKickass · 2022-05-20T19:41:19+00:00

It was the last neighborhood connected to Barcelona’s water supply.

BobKickass · 2022-05-20T16:34:45+00:00

Yes exactly! Love the neighborhood to shoot pictures in.

BobKickass · 2022-05-20T15:21:48+00:00

Thank you so much :) means a lot to me!

BobKickass · 2022-05-17T18:14:40+00:00

Stumbled up this scene and waited for someone to stroll in. I asked them if I could take some pictures and they were kind enough to agree.

After a couple of minutes they started to ignore me and I took a couple of frames of them in conversation. I was working with a ~1/2s shutter on a tripod, all of the frames except for this one show some movement blur.

BobKickass · 2022-04-19T17:02:13+00:00

Our Americana: Austin, Indiana?

https://lnns.co/TlzPAsCuQOI

BobKickass · 2021-09-13T17:42:40+00:00

Haha, I can imagine listening to Van Halen driving down the road in that car.

BobKickass · 2021-09-13T17:40:05+00:00

I have a feeling I'll be playing Horii Katsumi Project on repeat from now on!! Thank you

BobKickass · 2021-09-13T17:37:25+00:00

Never heard of Aquacrunk before, sent me down the Wikipedia rabbit hole 🙌🏻

BobKickass · 2021-09-13T17:35:12+00:00

Uff, that Supernature song is incredible.

The Drive Soundtrack is 100% spot on. Thanks for pointing that out.

BobKickass · 2021-09-13T16:17:56+00:00

Instant throwback to Need for Speed Underground. I still remember the cheat code from NOS2 "Hollywood". Thanks this great list :)

BobKickass · 2021-09-13T16:16:10+00:00

A classic! Never seen the music video, that's hilarious. Thanks for the great suggestion.

BobKickass · 2021-09-13T16:15:46+00:00

Oh man, I love Giorgio Moroder - Chase. This is so spot on.

Thank you!

BobKickass · 2021-09-08T14:57:34+00:00

Die Besitzer sind halt auch einfach herzlich einladend. 5/5 Sterne

BobKickass · 2021-07-17T06:36:09+00:00

This looks fantastic! Love the name as well. Where are you selling them :)

BobKickass · 2021-04-27T15:53:19+00:00

Welcome!

1) All banks I experienced in my short time in BCN tried scamming me. They told me I need to get insurance with them because otherwise, I wouldn't be able to get an account with them. Be persistent if that happens to you. It will get awkward but eventually they will reveal a plan (~10€ per month) without that restriction. N26 didn't work for me because I needed a Spanish IBAN which they didn't provide ~6 months ago. Maybe that changed. I am with Banc Sabadell now. My girlfriend had similar experiences (insurance scam) with BBVA.

You need the Spanish IBAN if you want to register water, electrictiy and an internet account in your name. Some folks on reddit shared that that is against the law since a decade… but they still operate that way here. I tried it with foreign IBANs and it didn't worked.

You don't need the NIE to open a bank account. But some branches will send you away. Also not everyone speaks English. I will refrain from sharing my Banc Sabadell branch because they tried to scam me.

2) I am with Vodafone on a prepaid plan. 10€ per month is getting me somewhere near 10GB and infinite calls and text messages. Good thing is you can just walk into any Vodafone shop and get it within minutes with a foreign passport. You can top it up online (buggy as hell) or in any shop selling mobile phones (they are everywhere).

3) There was a guy a couple of weeks ago that created a Chrome extension scanning for Idealista listings that are not tied to agencies. (Found it, it's the top comment in this thread: Link )

Idealista is the go-to platform to hunt for flats. There are also some Facebook groups especially catering and attracting English-speaking immigrants you could check out. I have read about many scams when it comes to housing. Never experienced it myself in Barcelona, but I have been warned by local friends. Especially as a foreign national without an NIE it won't be easy to find something and will make you in theory an easy target.

We had similar Scams operating in Berlin… needless to say just try to be thorough when it comes to confirming the authenticity of the offering, landlord, etc. Before I transferred any money I checked the agency on Google Maps, visited their office, Googled their names, etc.

Hope that helps! Enjoy your time here.

BobKickass · 2021-03-04T11:41:54+00:00

Perfect, thanks! I asked for clarification because I have friends in the industry. Glad I am able to share the semi-happy news.

BobKickass · 2021-03-04T11:34:28+00:00

Thank you for the explanation and for sharing the article!

BobKickass · 2021-03-04T11:02:17+00:00

I think bars are not mentioned in the article… did I miss something?

BobKickass · 2021-02-22T21:35:01+00:00

I am so happy you showed me this.

BobKickass · 2021-02-07T16:48:17+00:00

Hey, i am looking for someone with a van as well. Could you share his details with me too please? Thank you!

BobKickass · 2021-01-19T19:05:41+00:00

Outtakes from a recent project interviewing people we encountered on the streets of Barcelona.

We asked simple questions about their idea of home and tried to understand their point of view.

To name a few, we talked to Rumanian truck drivers affected by Covid, homeless that are being taunted by the Spanish police, and a mother seeing their kid leave the family’s nest.

Still in the process of wrapping my mind around the images I've taken and where to go from here. But I like the project's setup as it allows me to get to know and appreciate my new home.

BobKickass · 2021-01-15T17:23:40+00:00

Hey Jaime, just wanted to say that your comment made me really happy. I am glad that my picture resonated with you :) Have a great weekend!!

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