New AuNZ.Cat's Facebook page

For some reason is better to have a "page" than a group in Facebook. That is why we have migrated to the page https://www.facebook.com/aunzcat

If you are a Facebook user, please click on this page and "like" it:

Thanks!

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New books in our library (C/Pau Claris 106): Cathedral of the Sea and The Shadow of the Wind

We'll have these two new books in January:

Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Both books show stories that happen in Barcelona and have been bestsellers. Real page turners!

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AuNZCat's 2014 sponsors and partners: thank you!

AuNZ.Cat starts the new year with two main sponsors, TrekYourWay.com (specialized in studies and work in Australia and New Zealand) and BarcelonaHost.com (they offer immersive language courses  and also au-pair and language tutor programmes in Barcelona).

We also start an agreement with Aluni.net (shared flats for students in Barcelona) and keep our agreement with Singapore Airlines.

Thanks for your support.
AuNZCat.

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Merry Christmas !!!!

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Theatre in English in Barcelona (Jocular Theatre, The 39 Steps, January 2014)

Jocular Theatre is proud to announce its latest hilarious productions, The 39 Steps.

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-pace whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This blissfully funny show is packed with nonstop laughs, over 130 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of 4), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance!

WHEN?:   Sat 18th Jan 9pm / Sun 19th Jan 7pm / Sat 25th Jan 9pm / Sun 26th Jan 7 pm

WHERE?: Fundació Cultural Hostafrancs, C/Torre d'en Damians 6, 08014 BCN, Metro L1 Hostafrancs
PRICE?: Tickets are €12 and can be purchased on the night at the theatre

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New books in our Library (C/Pau Claris 106)

Some of you have donated a book to our library. Thanks.

AuNZCat's members can use this space in C/Pau Claris 106 as a public library, you can take books whenever you want. If you want to donate a book, any genre/theme/format is accepted but books in English and related to AUS/NZ/CAT are preferred.

Next week we'll receive a new package. Thanks again.

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Girl looking for accommodation in Wellington (next January)

I am Ana from Barcelona and I will move to New Zealand (Wellington) next 26th January.

I will do an internship in a Business School and at the same time I will take a course in Business Communication. I am looking for accommodation without meals for two months, aftewards I could extend my stay.

Please, contact me in case you know someone who wants to rent a room in Wellington. I am also interested in Auckland (city centre).

Please, contact me if you require additional information (anarm21@hotmail.com)

Many thanks.

Ana

Do you want to play Aussie Rules Football?

LFAC (Catalan Australian Football League) is interested in growing in Catalonia, if you want to join a club let us know (aunzcat@gmail.com).

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Barcelonogy Lessons...

Questions about Barcelona?

Do you want to take some “Barcelonogy” lessons?. Then visit Barcelonogy.com

This project is based on interviews where different characters explain what Barcelona means to them and what are the contributions they make to the city. The goal of Barcelonogy is to investigate, in the most interesting and entertaining possible way, the different identities you can find in Barcelona.

Gabriela Zea Nadal is Barcelonogy’s editor

(Thanks Gabriela)

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Session "An Introduction to Creative and Personal Development" (29th November)

Sophia Le Rendu is one of the members of our community, she's also an experienced professional coach and offers this free workshop to all AuNZ.Cat members 

An Introduction to Creative and Personal Development

Course Director: Sophia Le Rendu MA

Location: C/Pau Clarís 106

Date: Friday 29 November, 2013

Time: 18.00 - 20.30 : Please Be Punctual

You are invited to participate in an introduction to the practical work of personal development learning new ways to create the future you want to live.

It is for people who are in transition and realise that old ways of thinking and doing things are no longer working. They are looking for a new beginning, how to use what they already have and how to develop their inner resources.

What happens in the workshop?

We look at how we can use language to reprogram how we think and therefore the reality we live in. We learn how to practice simple bodywork techniques to remove barriers to our progress and to restore healthy order and vitality to our whole being. These techniques are immediately effective after the interactive workshop and can then be used at anytime.

This is an introduction workshop to the community connected with AuNZCat. It is a taster session to assess the possibilities of developing a program of personal and professional development. There is no cost for this first session. The only requirement is that you show up 100% and open to participate in something new and creative.

The workshop is based in English and Spanish or Catalan can be used to help people understand more fully. A good intermediate - upper intermediate level of English is necessary.

Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like to register for the course. Places are limited, so book early. It is also possible that you want to bring a friend. Please enquire by mobile.

For further information contact: sophiashiatsu@yahoo.com, moblie: 647 115 825

Sydney Opera House celebrates 40 years

20th October 2013 was the 40^th anniversary of the completion of the Sydney Opera House, one of the symbols of Australia. Since its opening in 1973, the Opera House has welcomed over 65 million people to more than 80,000 memorable events. To celebrate, an Anniversary program will run with concerts, tours, exhibitions, and cake! A true masterpiece that continues to redefine the ambitions of Australia, the Opera House is part of an incredible story, a work of architecture that belongs to the world.

Celebration website (click here)


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Australia and New Zealand Opportunities Day (AUNZOD) on Friday 15th November

Once again we organise a seminar about study and work possibilities in Australia and/or New Zealand.

The seminar is organised by AuNZ.Cat and the information will be provided by  Sergio from TrekYourWay and Juan from MyVisaSolutions. Juan will be "live" from New Zealand via Skype.

You can send us your questions, they will be answered by a immigration registered agent.

The seminar is free but please confirm you are coming by sending an email to aunzcat@gmail.com

When you confirm we will send you the program and details.

Place: Pau Clarís 106 Barcelona
Date: 15th November
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm

CATALÀ
Un altre cop organitzem una sessió sobre estudi i feina a Austràlia i/o Nova Zelanda.

Aquest seminari és organitzat per AuNZ.Cat i la informació serà proporcionada per Sergio de TrekYourWay i Juan de MyVisaSolutions. Juan estarà "en directe" des de Nova Zelanda, via Skype.

Ens podeu enviar respostes, que seran contestades per un agent migratori registrat.

El seminari és gratuït però cal confirmar assistència enviant un correu a aunzcat@gmail.com

Quan confirmeu enviarem el programa i més detalls.

Lloc: Pau Clarís 106 Barcelona
Data: 15 Novembre
Hora: 6-7:30 de la tarda

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English conversation groups

Sophia, a teacher and coach from Wales organises a free conversation group every Wednesday, from 6pm to 7:30pm at our office in C/Pau Claris 106. Courses are 6 weeks long.

If you are interested send an email to aunzcat@gmail.com

AFL Grand Final Pics

We were there at 6am....

Dumb ways to die video

Funny video by Australian Metro Trains.
Watch the video and learn from it (by not doing it!)

Enjoy!

Paid internship in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth

                      INTERNSHIP PROFILE:
 

·  Paid internship in hotels in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth);

·  Hotel Jobs: front desk clerks, porters (~ bellboy/groom/valet), concierges, housekeepers, room service attendants, waiter/waitresses, kitchen staff, supervisors;

·  12 months contract + possibility to convert to full time work + renewal for another 12 months. 

APPLICANT'S PROFILE:

:

·  Age between 18 – 27 years old;

·  Undergraduate (Final year student only) of Diploma/Degree in Hotel/Tourism Management;

·  Graduate (Already finished studying) of Diploma/Degree in Hotel/Tourism Management;

·  Prior study not related to Hotel/Tourism Management, but he/she can prove that he/she has worked in a hotel/restaurant for at least 12 months;

·  Excellent English (No IELTS required).

For more info contact TrekYourWay.com (Sergio Romagosa, phone 619.717.039. C/Pau Clarís 106)

Seminar on the Infrastructure Sector and Tourism in Australia

This seminar will be held in Casa Asia Barcelona. The event will be opened by Her Excellency Jean Hardy, Australian Ambassador to Spain.

Date: 2013/09/25, 5.00pm to 8:00pm

Click here for more info...

Electrician (Barcelona and surroundings)

New on the Classifieds Section...Catalan/Australian fully qualified electrician.
http://aunzcatbusiness.blogspot.com.es/2013/09/electrician-comercial-domestic-and.html

Do you want to collaborate in a radio report?

It's for one of the most important media networks. They are looking for two kinds of people:

- Catalans who have moved to Australia recently
- Catalans who have been living in Australia for years.

If you are interested in being interviewed, send an email to aunzcat@gmail with your name & telephone number.

AFL Grand Final Live in Barcelona... Saturday, September 28, 6:00am

Once again we chose a venue in Barcelona to watch the Australian Football League GRAND FINAL!!!

DATE:   September 28
TIME:    6:00am (Barcelona time)
PLACE: Belushi's Barcelona, C/ Bergara 3 (next to Plaça Catalunya)

See you there.
Link to join the event... https://www.facebook.com/events/722816907734756/
We'll publish updates on this post. Stay tuned!!!!

AuNZ.Cat's new space in Barcelona

We've been working in the moving (thanks Peter&Sergio). Here you can see our reception area.

We'll have a small library with books related to AUS/NZ/Catalonia. We'll publish the list of books in stock. Your books are welcome! Just bring them to Carrer Pau Claris 106 (we are open in September).

Keep in touch!

Library 

Reception Area

Office space in Pau Claris (BCN)

Do you need work space in a centric spot in  Barcelona?

If you want to share a big space in Barcelona (C/Pau Claris 106) you can join TrekYourWay, My Visa Manager and The Australian New Zealander Catalan Society.

You can choose an open space (150 Eur per month) or your own closed office 25 m2 (300 Eur per month). If your business has some relationship with Aussies, Kiwis, Australia, New Zealand, maybe the English language,... you can get synergies from the flow of people in theses premises.

Price includes land line and internet.

If you want more info or you want to visit the place, please send us an email (aunzcat@gmail.com)

Australia & New Zealand Opportunities Day... next 12th September

Once again, AuNZ.Cat organises a session to inform about migrating/studying in Australia (or New Zealand).

This time MyVisaManager will provide info about possibilities of migrating to Australia (Skilled Visa) and TrekYourway info about possibilities of study&work in Australia (Student Visa). AuNZCat will provide generic info.

See you there!

When:   12th September (6pm)
Where:  European University (Ganduixer 70,  08021 Barcelona)

Please, confirm your assistance to aunzcat@gmail.com

Job Opportunity... Aussie Girl wanted for event in BCN

The job is about working as a team leader for the Aussie delegation in the Audi Twin Cup.
Days 19-20-21th September. Full time.

If you are interested I'll send you the details.

Joan
AuNZ.Cat manager

New office in Barcelona, C/Pau Clarís 106

Our sponsor TrekYourWay is going to open a new space in C/Pau Claris 106 BCN. The space will be operated by TrekYourWay and some collaborators will have a space inside the premises.

AuNZ.Cat will have its office there and will provide a small library too.

The inauguration is on Friday 6th September (8 pm)

Stay tuned!

Second Symposium on Catalonia in Australia

More info in English here...

More info in Catalan here (by Vilaweb.cat)...

Advice on shipping from Barcelona to Melbourne?

Hi,
I am moving back to Melbourne after 3 wonderful years in Barcelona. Does anyone have any cost efficient recommendations on how or with which company I can post/ship my possessions from Barcelona to Melbourne?

Any help is much appreciated
Thanks!

Kelly Williams (kelly.in.barcelona@gmail.com)

Looking for roommate to share apartment (Barcelona centre)

Looking for roommate to share apartment. I am a native English speaker from California. Clean bright bedroom. Located in the centre of Barcelona. Sunny terrace and spacious modern place. WiFi and all accessories included in price. Ready to move in. 400 Eur including all utilities.

More info: evallbcn@yahoo.com, phone 600.654.361

AuNZ.Cat dinner... thanks for coming

Here you have a mix of pictures taken that night (thanks Peter).
We spent a nice evening with Chef Candido and we practised our cuisine skills!!!
Thanks for coming.

Australia's RMIT university expands to Europe... from Barcelona

The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) is expanding to Europe and establishing a presence in Barcelona to coordinate its European activity.

RMIT Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Margaret Gardner AO, said the decision to establish a hub in Barcelona was a reflection of RMIT's extensive collaborative partnerships in Europe.

RMIT selected Barcelona because of its reputation in architecture and design and also because of it is considered a good place for businesses. RMIT is also collaborating in the construction of the Sagrada Familia.

RMIT has already agreements with Catalan universites, UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya), UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) and ELISAVA (Escola Superior de Disseny i Enginyeria de Barcelona).

RMIT premises are located at Carrer Minerva, 2 Barcelona

More info from Catalan New Agency (ACN)

Australia, ranked "happiest" developed nation, again...

Well, if so many agree maybe there is some truth...

Article in English (BBC)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22685260

Article in Catalan (ARA):
http://www.ara.cat/societat/australia-felicitat-OCDE_0_927507530.html

AuNZ.Cat dinner... Friday 14th June

We are organising a dinner in Barcelona. The place is Barcelona Cooking in Les Rambles.

We will enjoy the amazing views of Les Rambles and we'll have a Chef/Instructor who will help us to create our own menu. We will work closely with the Chef and the whole experience will leave us smiling long after the cooking is done!!!

Place: Barcelona Cooking  (Rambles 58, principal 2n)
Time: 7:00 PM
Price: 30 Eur (special AuNZ.Cat price)
Menu:
- Romesco sauce toast with fried anchovy
- Fideua
- Coconut cake with mint syrup
- Drinks: Tempranillo Red Wine, Alvariño White Wine, water (1 bottle every two people)

The event will be held in English
 Please, confirm sending an email to aunzcat@gmail.com

See you there!

Primavera Sound, then Vivid Sydney

Today when  is the last day of Primavera Sound Barcelona, down under in Sydney they are still enjoying Vivid Sidney, a festival of light, music and ideas. During the festival many iconic structures are iluminated throught the city and performances by electronic music pioneers can be seen.

Enjoy this video publish by The Age newspaper..

Australia & New Zealand Opportunities Day (AUNZOD)

To answer the questions some of you sent, we organised two "AUNZODs", Australia & NZ Opportunities Days.

The sessions were held at Belushi's Barcelona (thanks Belushi's). The first one was about migrating to Australia and it was held on 4th May, the second one was about migrating to NZ and it was held on 11th May.

The information was offered by Sergio  from TrekYourWay and Juan from MyVisaManager.

If you need info about these sessions you can send a mail to aunzcat@gmail.com

Thanks for coming

Joan Parra

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Happy Sant Jordi Day (Diada de Sant Jordi)

23th April, time to share roses and books in the popular Diada de Sant Jordi (Sant George's Day). Let's do it!

This celebration has arrived at Reader's Feast Booksellers in Melbourne (picture by Casal Català de Victoria). You can see three books related to Catalonia: In Diamond Square (La plaça del diamant), The sound of one hand killing and What's up with Catalonia?

Enjoy this day!

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Damian Clark: Aussie comedy in Barcelona (April sat 20th)

Aussie comedy in Barcelona in April, sat 20th.
Time: 9 pm
Place: Carders Pub (C/Carders 31, BCN)

Price: 15 Eur per person

Info about Damian Clark

Aussie boy Damian Clark has had comedy goers in hysterics from the moment he hit the European comedy circuit in 2005. His award winning, high-octane observational comedy has garnered worldwide critical acclaim.

Before touching down in the UK, Damian made Ireland his home and became regular features in Irish national TV smash hit comedy program called 'I dare ya', in which he co wrote with Andrew Stanley which became the highest rating Irish comedy debut to date.

Clark's 2011 Edinburgh Fringe show 'Stand UP' was met with a sold out run and in the same year his youtube clips hit over a million viewers.

In 2012 Damian was hand picked to support Kevin Bridges and Jack Dee on their national UK tours, playing theaters and arenas to over one hundred, thousand people.

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Caravelle, your flat white in Barcelona

Caravelle is a new restaurant, well they call it gastropub, they started the business in Barcelona some months ago. This Aussie-owned restaurant is in Carrer Pintor Fortuny 31 Barcelona, in the Raval area.
They are open from breakfast to dinner and it's a perfect place for a Saturday brunch, you can see their menu here (in English).

I'll visit it for sure!

Your flat white in Barcelona...

Articles about Caravelle...

Caravelle, navegando por el Raval by In And Out Barcelona

Best breakfast in Barcelona by Suitcasemag

Thanks Andreu and Stefania (In and Out Barcelona) for your suggestion. We had a great time at Barcelona Cooking!

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Barcelona Cooking: a different experience in BCN

Now you can dine out in a different way. Barcelona Cooking in Les Rambles 58 (METRO Liceu) offers hands-on recreational cooking classes while enjoying the chef's explanations and socializing with other people.

I enjoyed one of this sessions last Friday and I recommend it absolutely. Chef Candido's sessions are held in English.

I think Barcelona Cooking could be a great place for our next gathering. What do you think?

Joan

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Australia & New Zealand Opportunities Day: 4th & 11th May

We are organising two sessions about how to get permanent residency in Australia or New Zealand and about the possibilities of study/work in both countries. The information will be given by Juan, a NZ-based expert from MyVisaManager who is visiting Barcelona and by Sergio from TrekYourWay.com, a Barcelona-based company.

If you are interested in any of the services offer by the organizers, they offer a 100 EUR discount for those attending a session.

Session about AUSTRALIA:
Saturday 4th May, 12pm-14pm

Session about NEW ZEALAND:
Saturday 11th May, 12pm-14 pm

Where?
Belushi's Barcelona, C/Bergara 3 Barcelona

The event is free but you have to confirm sending an email to aunzcat@gmail.com

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Eliah Smith concert at Lu-Ink (Barcelona)

Concert at Lu-Ink next 18th March 20:00h (Carrer Madrazo, 141 Barcelona)
You'll enjoy for sure!

More about Lu-Ink... click here

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Flat Exchange: Catalonia <-> AUS / NZ / England

Hello everybody!
I'm offering my flat to exchange it for another flat / house / accommodation. Ideally I would like to exchange it with someone in Australia (Melbourne, Sidney), New Zealand (Auckland) or southern England (Brighton, Eastbourne, Southhampton, Portsmouth…). The flat will be available from 22/23 of june until the end of august or mid september.
My place is located in the center of Girona city, in the midle of commercial area, and 5 min. walking to: central market ( fresh food), train station (with hight speed train to Barcelona, just 40 min!!!), old town, supermarkets, etc… My flat is a small but cousy place, 3 bedrooms, (1 double room , 1 single room and 1 playing-working room) dinning area, 1 bathroom, washing area. Full equipped and facing to the river.
If you could be interested in, feel free to contact me and we can discuss the details: cterre@cterre.com
Thanks!
Cristina

Hola a tothom,
estic interessada en fer un intercanvi de vivenda per aquest estiu. Idealment voldria intercanviar amb algú d'australia (Melbourne o Sidney), de Nova Zelanda (Aucland) o be del sud d'Anglaterra (Brighton, Eastbourne, Southhampton, Portsmouth…). El pis estará disponible desde aprox. el 22-23 de juny fins a finals d'agost o potser mitjans de setembre. Està situal al centre de girona capital, enmig de la zona comercial i a 5 min. a peu de: mercat de productes frescs, de l'estació de tren (AVE directe a Barcelona en 40 min!), el casc antic, supermercats, etc…. El pis és petit però molt acollidor: amb 3 habitacions (1 doble, 1 individual i la tercera està habilitada com a espai per a jugar i estudi), menjador, WC i cuina i safareig. Totalment equipad i de cara al riu (tot i que a l'estiu no hi ha gaire aigua…)
Si us pot interessar, no dubteu a contactar-me! via mail a cterre@cterre.com
Moltes gràcies
Cristina

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Dinner 1st March: thanks for coming!

We were 24 people at Silvestre enjoying a good moment with interesting people.
See you next time at Barcelona Cooking - BCN (we are planning a new gathering just after Easter).
Thanks for coming!

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The Guinnes Laughter Lounge: comedy in Barcelona

Info from The Guinness Laughter Lounge…

The Guinness Laughter Lounge continues to bring International Stand Up Comedians to BCN, to celebrate St Patricks day, they have pulled the best Irish comedy connection, TV presenter/Comedian of Irish TV smash hit series 'I dare ya' will be back in town to bring us to our knees with laughter and naughty Irish banter. Last year show was Awesome and this year show will be even better. Not only has outstanding and well constructed jokes but also a persona that engages the audience to deliver a very unique and in...timate show.

Take a look at the link below,you can see him perform

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE6y4LLHpa0

... Having performed worldwide at the Montreal, Australian and Edinburgh Comedy Festivals and becoming a regular fixture on the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Calendar, Andrew Stanley is one of the top comics working the Worldwide Comedy Circuit today.

Also here he is in his sell out TV program

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KRYBgD7UQ4

Whether it's performing as resident MC in numerous clubs around Ireland - one of which is the legendary Comedy Cellar in Dublin - or as a quality act in his own right, Andrew is always high-energy and quick-witted enough to keep audiences thoroughly entertained.

Andrew has travelled to the Adelaide Fringe Festival twice, performed at the Melbourne, Sydney and New Zealand Comedy Festivals and has been invited to the prestigious Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal. He also travelled to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2006 where he teamed up with Australian comic Damian Clark in a show entitled 'I Dare Ya' ('Great late night fun' - Independent On Sunday) which was then turned into a highly successful TV show on RTE2 in 2007, still the highest rated debut comedy show on Irish TV.

He returned to Edinburgh in 2008 armed with 2 shows - his first debut solo show and his own brand of late night entertainment called 'Andrew Stanley’s Comedy Mish Mash', which returned the following year after receiving rave reviews along with a new solo show 'On Sale Now'.

TIME/DATE:  Friday 15th and Saturday 16th of March 2013 9pm

PRICE: 15 euros

VENUE (it holds 60 people) Carrer Portal Nou 30, Metro L1 Arc de Triomf

MORE INFO:  Steve Barry (stevebrry@yahoo.co.uk)

Catalan Castle in Queensland (Paronella Park)...

One of the touristic attractions of the state of Queenland, Australia is Paronella Park, built by a Catalan called Josep Paronella. He was born in Alt Emporda in 1887 and migrated to Australia one century ago, when he was 26 years old.

He succeed in business and  built a "Catalan-styled" castle in the Mena Creek area with a musem and a big room to organise shows. The building had (still operating) the first hydro electric plant in the North of Queensland.

The park took advantadge of the big presence of American military during the World War II. After a period of decadence now it is part of the Australian Heritage Places Inventory.

Paronella Park website:

Video and original article by Vilaweb:

From the book about Paronella's life:

More info:
* Booke about the founder of the park
* Original article published by wilaweb.cat (Australia edition)
* Park PDF in Catalan and English
* Book about Josep Paronella
* Info published on the blog Yorokobu (in Spanish)

Dinner Friday 1st March (Restaurant Silvestre)

Once again we are organising a dinner to be held next Friday 1st March. The place will be Restaurant Silvestre (Carrer Santaló 101, Barcelona).
We'll enjoy good food, good conversation and a good time!!!

TIME 20:30

PRICE 25 Eur (including IVA/VAT and wine), you can see the menu below, we'll have kangaroo as an option (probably).

Very important: we need confirmation, please send an email to aunzcat@gmail.com



Pictures from the latest dinner... click here

                                       
                                          Map:

Guide Job

If you are interested in working as an English-speaking guide, occasionally or in a  regularly basis, contact this email: info@catalonianexperience.com 

Barcelona street named after Kiwi mountaineer

The so-called Camí del Cel (Sky walk) is an access to the top of Tibidabo. Barcelona city council has decided to name one of its parts after the names of the New Zealander sir Edmund Hillary and the Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. They became the first climbers confirmed as having reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.

The Tibidabo mountain is the highest place in Barcelona (508 metres), the best location to have a street named after Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

(info from La Vanguardia.cat, picture from Wikipedia)

New AuNZ.Cat website

We have designed a new website (www.aunz.cat) using a service called "wix". It provides access to our blog and also to new services provided by some or our partners and members (including a good price for your flights to Australia/New Zealand).

Well it's what it is, we are not website professionals... take a look:

Australia Day at Belushi's... thanks for coming!!!

Lourdes, Gina, Jana, Pere and Joan were there...

 

Australia & New Zealand Opportunities Day (31st January)

Once again we are organising an event to talk about the possibilities of migration/study in Australia and New Zealand.
This time we will meet at Belushi's Barcelona, C/Bergara 3 (next to Plaça Catalunya). Time 4:30 pm- 6 pm (aprox). The event will be held in Catalan. Send a mail to aunzcat@gmail.com to confirm you'll attend.

Un altre cop organitzem una trobada per parlar sobre les possibilitats de migració/estudi a Austràlia i Nova Zelanda. Els que confirmeu l'assistència i estigueu interessats, rebreu un xec de 100 Eur per fer un curs a Austràlia o NZ de 24 setmanes o més.

Aquest cop ens trobarem a Belushi's Barcelona, C/Bergara 3 (al costat de Plaça Cataluna). Hora: 16:30h a 18h (aprox). Envieu correu a aunzcat@gmail.com per confirmar assistència.

Big Rubber Duck in Sydney Harbour...

One of the shows of the Sydney Festival 2013 will be this Rubber Duck designed by a Dutch artist. The "bird" enjoyed a dress rehearsal yesterday before the official launch.

The rubber duck was made in New Zealand by a company specialised in sewing stadium rooftops and sails.

See the SkyNews video...

(Thanks to Sergio)

Australia Day 2013: Celebration at Belushi's

We will meet next Saturday 26th January at the newest Belushi's bar (Belushi's was already present in Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, Prague, London and other different locations in the UK). It is placed on Carrer Bergara 3, 08002 Barcelona (see map).

What will we find there?
- Hot meat pies
- Bundy Rum & Aussie Beers
- Drinks specials
- A true blue raflle
- Aussie Works burgers
- Aussie Sports on a big screen and classic Aussie tunes

Doors open at midday and celebration will go late into the night, so come on in and join loads of Aussies!

Everyone & Anyone welcome!!!!

Belushi's is in Carrer Bergara 3, 08002 BCN. Click on map: