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Mónica Boixeda Berliner, Only-Be, Things to do in Berlin

Berlinale is one of the most important film festivals in the world where they present some of the most important titles every year.

Secret Restaurants in Barcelona

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be

According to social anthropologists, all human groups create microworlds in their habitable spaces, among them, those secret places which joins couples and which generally look to differentiate themselves from the rest or escape power and its ability to co-opt uniformity. Maybe because of that, Barcelona is a city full of secret places, since we have to remember that this city has distinguished itself for being one of the cradles of anarchism in Spain and being culturally open to all avant-gardes, even to present ones. So, down to the point, let´s tell you how to get to know Barcelona and understand its culture and history from those secret worlds which attract us like a magnet. One of these places with a whiff of clandestinity is ´Tintorería Dontell´. Behind rows of hung clothes there´s an enigmatic door which takes us to the best guarded secret by its owners, the restaurant. Founded in 1909, it´s located on Carrer Aribau. It´s a place of prestige and its visitors play with this wonderful clandestine complicity. You can take your clothes to be washed, but disappear in the back shop and see its complete and special services. To their Mediterranean cuisine they add private concerts, secret wine tastings and other activities. To access this place there are two ways: one is that you integrate as a member in the clandestine network and that has privileges in discounts, and the other is to go as a normal citizen with your clothes to the dry cleaners and go to the restaurant through the secret door. From Monday to Thursday you can order a complete ´lavado´ (menu) for... read more

To be our fan has its perks. We are raffling off 3 nights on one of our apartments, you decide where

Mónica Boixeda Barcelonian, Only-Be

What city would you like to go to? Participate in our first competition on Facebook until December 31st, 2011. To be Only-apartments fan has its perks. We want to thank you for your trust and raffle off 3 days and 3 nights whichever city in which we have apartments (there are more than 200 to choose from). You pick which one you like best. What do I have to do to participate? Look for our page on Facebook (become fan) and click on the tab “Promotion” or follow this link. Once running the application for the promotion you will be asked to answer the question: Where you love to travel to and why? Everyone that has completed the previous two steps enter the raffle for 3 nights in one of our Apartments. The city you select when winning doesn’t have to be the one of your answer to the question (keep in mind that transportation is not included). How is the winner selected? To select a winner we will enter the number of participants in random.org to pick the winning number. When will I find out whether I won? On January 2nd, 2012 we will inform you all over Facebook and Twitter as well as over our blog Only-apartments.com/news who the winner is. You have time until December 31st to participate. Good luck! (^_^)/ Miss Moci apartments in Barcelona Translated... read more