Blogs from Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe - page 14

Rosie and I headed off to the Decathlon store near Pont D'Inca to suss out the Geocaching unofficial event, after getting the instructions, we dashed off into Palma! Bellver Castle first, I literally ran 100 yards dashed up the steps counted the planks (part of the cache comp) then back to the car, it was like The Italian Job but in Palma!!! 5 caches later in 27' + we got back first so we won!!!! and the prize a 100 Euro GPS!!! Happy Days :) Then back to the appartment to get last minute rays before heading off to the Airport for flight home. A great break, certainly will be back!!!... read more

Aint life grand, spent most of yesterday on the beach, nice and sunny :) The girls were tired so Floss had them whil Sian and I went out for quiet meal, nice too! Rafa's been before and it was very nice, had a dricnk after in lao, trendy bar to watch the world go by. Most of the Gerrys were watching the football, (they won 1-0 against Austria, boooo) We went down to the pool this morning, then wandered off to find a geo cache spot, then splashed our way back along the beach!! BBQ and footy tonight (Italy V France)... read more

Sorry about this, I'm just updating my travelblog a bit... and I realised that I had not written anything about Mallorca. Mallorca as you will know, is one island of the Baleares in the Mediterranean Sea, and belongs to Spain. I've been there thrice over the years, and from time to another it had changed considerably. Now it is known as one of the main cheap and mass touristic destinations - it's next to Ibiza, says a lot... BUT there are still very local and tranquil places on the island, especially towards the North - mainly because the only airport is in Palma de Mallorca, in the far south of Mallorca. Thus all the cheap tour operators and "all inclusive" offers choose the bay of Palma as a destination - and only few tourists do have ... read more

well hello to all,we know it has been a long time since our last entry, so what better way to battle the hangover but to sit in front of the laptop and stare at this page...After our last blog we went back to the beautiful croatia and cruised from top to bottom over two and a half weeks.It was an awesome way to see a handful of the 1000 islands that stretch the coast.Our season finished in Dubrovnik so we hung out there for a couple of days before heading to Palma where we currently are,just coming to the tale end of our shipyard period.On our way to Palma we stopped and refuelled in Tunisia and took a couple of hours to have a look around.It was ramidaan while we were there which is when the ... read more

Landing in Dubai was nothing short of a surreal experience. I’m really not sure that the whole scope of this journey has really set in, or that it ever will. To me, I’m merely carrying on my life, now immersed and surrounded by a vastly different world and its plentiful and frequent new experiences. Dubai’s airport is a massive expanse, and though I’d imagine it to be usually bustling with people, Ramadan this month means that it is more than half empty. Less than a quarter full, even. It’s about a 7 minute walk from tarmac to passport control, and the attendants behind the desks have no facial expression and don’t even bother speaking to you, except to ask your country of origin and the reason for you entering their country. It’s a further 5 minute ... read more