Who else takes you ’round the world’ like TPOL? No one. In today’s installment, I share my journey from Malaga, Spain to another ‘country,’ Gibraltar, to add to my Where I’ve Been. The journey takes an hour and forty-five minutes in a Panda (see Car Rental Costa Del Sol: Next Time It’s a BMW).
Along the way, I passed through, Marbella, a wealthy town I would also visit on this trip. I knew nothing about Gibraltar apart from the following:
- It is a British Overseas territory.
- It’s home to many online gambling companies.
- It’s home to a big rock.
- You do have to go through some tolls but credit cards are accepted.
- You should park your car on the Spain side and walk across because it is unlikely that your rental is covered in Gibraltar.
- Be sure to make the right turn into the car park. Otherwise, you’ll find yourself in the long queue of cars looking to cross into Gibraltar. If you do, there is an opportunity to turn around.
Another Panda? 
Very cool seeing GB plates 
GB parking
$132 to get from point A to point B can’t be beat (see 
Present
Older and wiser, this time I indulged in the finer things including a Michelin restaurant (see 
I do not recommend buying over-sugared, suspect mojitos from vendors on the beach in Barceloneta. Go to Opium instead for comfortable seating and overpriced cava.
TPOL’s Tip: Opium is located at Pg. Marítim de la Barceloneta, 34, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
More expensive than Opium are the multiple chiringuitos on the beach. They weren’t this much when I came in 2011.
TPOL’s Tip: Make a reservation 
Hint: It’s in this square:
TPOL’s Tip: You have to be a member to enter this speakeasy. That requires providing false information to the doorman via his tablet.
TPOL’s Tip: 
I will give an honorable mention to Mosquito, an Asian tapas restaurant AKA dim-sum restaurant in El Born.
TPOL’s Tip: Mosquito is located at 
Burgers
Who doesn’t like a fatty burger with a glass of bubbles?
Tapas
As one who enjoys one too many, I appreciate tempering my temptation with tapas. Can Paixano has many on tap for the right price.
Day Drinking
Is there anything better than being buzzed in the day? The crowd at Can Paixano does not think so.
In addition to great company, the food was tremendous. Unfortunately for Mont Bar and the chef, I cannot describe how delicious the food was. Half of the ingredients used to describe what I was eating were foreign to me, despite being presented in English. Worse still, I know that these photos do not capture the art, sophistication, and extravagance of such a meal.
TPOL’S Tip: Skip the overpriced Wagyu but be prepared to deal with the waitress’s disappointment should you do so.
TPOL’s Tip: Do not order the wine pairing at a Michelin restaurant. You will get too hammered to enjoy the nuances of the food consumed.
All I could do was try to keep a straight face while the brigade of waitresses came by to explain what each item was. With each course, we were instructed in which order to consume each part of the composition. “We recommend you start with X and then follow it with Y.” I asked what would happen if I defied her orders. Would the common man miss the experience if he had the Y before the X? Would the waitress be offended? Would the chef be aghast?
It took until the second to last dessert for me to go rogue. My order of operations was wonderful, leaving me to wonder if it would have been better had I followed the instructions.
I told my producer that I was keen on buying the DJI Pocket 3. I Googled ‘DJI Pocket 3 Barcelona’ and in a a moment of serendipity learned of the DJI store in Barcelona.
Not worried about the ROI of this venture, I left the overhyped Barceloneta Beach beach (see 
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Disclaimer: If you’re reading this in 2025 and you still see that, then I have failed at this undertaking.
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