We are a bit obsessed with Topo Designs gear so needless to say we were super excited to find out that our pals at Moment Lens now carry their gear on their site. We have a 10% discount code for everything on their site, including all of the Topo Designs bags. In order to use our Moment Lens Discount code you have to do the following:
1 – Use our purchase link. Our purchase link is here and you have to use that link for the code to work.
2 – Enter our discount code at checkout. Our coupon code is our business name (mattervideo) and my first name (daniel) all together, all lowercase, without spaces. Our code only work’s on the Moment site (link from step 1). It won’t work on Topo’s site.
If that’s too confusing, shoot me an email (daniel@mattervideo.com) or send me a DM on Instagram and I will send you our discount code and purchase link.
We had so much fun in Barcelona (as you can see from the above video). Check out our family travel tips below, and read a bit about our trip. Check out some pics on our Instagram (@mattervideo) – www.instagram.com/mattervideo
In February we checked out Google flights and searched for the cheapest international nonstop flights from Oakland. Turns out Norwegian offers some amazing deals to Europe, so we booked 5 tickets to Barcelona. We spent a week eating our way through the Gothic Quarter and exploring the beautiful cityscape. We brought our 11, 9 and 4 year old and were also joined by our in-laws (parents, plus our brother and sister-in-law). If you are heading to Barcelona (solo or with your family), here are some things we would recommend:
Where to stay: Enjoy BCN – this property manager acted as a host and concierge(they arranged our transportation and helped us get football tickets). They were incredibly helpful and our apartment was amazing for 7+ people. They were super responsive to our emails and phone calls. We highly recommend them!
What to do: Go to a soccer/footbal/fútbol game. The FC Barcelona/Atl. Madrid match we saw (see video) will definitely go down as one of our favorite sports experiences ever. We paid around 185€ a ticket, and even though our seats were in the top deck we had an amazing view of the game. Plus, we got to see Messi (the goat) score a goal! Walk around a bunch. See the sites and be spontaneous.
Where to eat: Below is a list of some our favorite restaurants.
Tucco Real Food – Great Italian…you’re pretty close to Italy, once you’re there.
Demaisé – Cinnamon rolls. So many amazing cinnamon rolls. Maybe our favorite place we found
Mag by El Magnifico – Amazing coffee. Check this place out. Also, Nomad is worth checking out if you like hipster coffee.
Restaurante Somorrostro – Amazing paella and a really fun space. Must visit place, if you’re looking for seafood near Barceloneta.
Dux Bar – Incredible cocktails and housemade gin. One of the coolest bars I’ve ever been to.
Polo Loco – amazing popsicles (try the piña colada…not for kids)
Milk Bar – GO HERE FOR BREAKFAST! It opens at 9am and there’s usually a line. Order the Mediterranean toast.
Tapeo – Amazing spot for tapas (not super kid friendly).
Xurreria Laietana – fresh churros and chocolate made daily. Amazing place. Get there in the morning.
Tips: We made a list below.
Use Yelp. We Yelped every restaurant and ate at the top rated places in our vicinity for each meal. It didn’t let us down.
Don’t rent a car. The city is very walkable and public transit is super easy (even with kids). We did one of those super touristy on-and-off bus passes and use the metro for the football match.
Spanish is helpful (though they speak Catalan), but you can get by easily with only English.
Stay in the Gothic Quarter or the Born district. There’s nothing like it.
Well folks, it’s time for Cyber Monday deals. We tend to not go overboard on holiday spending, but we are always down for a good deal. Our pals at Moment Lens are offering 20% off all inventory on their site. The video above was shot entirely on an iPhone X with the Moment Anamorphic Lens. We love their products and if you use our discount code (here), you can get an additional 10% off! Full disclosure: we are brand ambassadors for Moment, but only because we love their gear so much. We don’t have any affiliation with any of the other companies listed below.
You can check out our Instagram on Monday for more. Here’s a link.
Here are some other products, companies, and gear that we love and the deals they are offering (list will be updated through Monday):
Video-related Gear
Instamic (perfect for portable audio)- Save 25% off your order with code FRIDAYMONDAY18.
Sticker Mule – Their deal is TBA, but we love their stickers.
W&P Design (our favorite in-flight beverage company) – Take 25% off with code HOLIDAYCHEERS.
Peak Design (local bag/gear company whose products we use regularly) – Site-wide sale through Monday.
Lume Cube (awesome/inexpensive, app-controlled event lighting) – Save site-wide. No code required.
