150 - Summer in Barcelona - World Cup, Catalan Nationalism and more

<p>Spain won the world cup last Sunday, and the positive national feeling lasted about 48 hours. Now the Catalan nationalists are back to their usual levels of Spain-hating. (And don&#39;t even get me started on the Basques.) Here&#39;s an update from summer in Barcelona: it&#39;s high season for tourism, and everything smells like piss. Donate to the cause here: <a href="https://expatmadrid.com/donate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://expatmadrid.com/donate/</a></p><p>You can follow my new articles on Substack, I&#39;ll be writing there as well for a while: <a href="https://spaintogo.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://spaintogo.substack.com/</a></p><p>Book a cycling tour across some beautiful Spanish regions with Bike Tour in Spain, and tell Raul that Daniel from the Spain to Go podcast sent you (he&#39;ll appreciate the business)... Check out: <a href="https://biketourinspain.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://biketourinspain.com/</a></p><p>Have a good summer!</p>