Blogs from Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe - page 5

Just four days after arriving back from Ibiza, I was off to Spain's other famous island in the Balearics; Mallorca. I had also watched many a Wild On (with Brooke Burke) and Booze Britain episode featuring this tourist favourite and once again I was finally fulfilling a teenage dream by coming here. Except, that I'm not a teenager anymore, so I was definitely not going to mix it up this weekend with a bunch of British teenage yobs emptying their stomach contents on a beach in Magaluf - there is more to see and explore on the biggest island in the Balearics, which I was determined to do. After Ibiza had left a massive hole in my bank account, I was trying to do things a bit cheaper here - thus the decision to catch an ... read more

After a great internship in Paris it's time for my next adventure! This time with a good friend, Yoran. From September until February we will be studying and living in Palma de Mallorca. In this first blogpost I'll tell you about the whole process of searching a room, arranging the Erasmus grant and my first experience in Palma, enjoy! Application process As a part of our studies International Business and Languages Yoran and I had to study a year abroad to develop our cultural awareness and to learn Spanish. Already in November/December 2014 we had to choose three universities where we'd like to go study. We both really liked Palma and heard good stories of this university so this became our first preference. After two months we got an email from the Hanze University that we'd ... read more

We have a cocktail party at 11am to meet the captain today, we slept in till 10am, rats missed breakfast, got dressed in our casual but tidy went to the Top Sail Lounge for vodka martins, salmon, salami and caviar canapés, no don't have to worry about me wanting that again I can't see what all the fuss is about, we had quick chat with the captain, Lexie asked him couple of questions but he has limited English so didn't understand, we had photos taken. It was raining, thunderstorms again. We arrived at Palma da Mallorca at 2.30 pm but we don't leave port until midnight so we got changed and got a shuttle bus to the port of Mallorca, another beautiful place, we arrived and hired Segways then the rain came, it was wet but ... read more

How time flies, another month has gone by with no blog. We have been busy though, our busiest month for visitors since we set sail back in June. We have really enjoyed seeing our sailing life through others’ eyes. Sailing is certainly highs and lows in the Med. A lot of motoring when there is no wind and we potter along, drink in hand, then other days, out of nowhere the winds pick up and we have a spritely glorious sail. But there are also some rough days with buckets of water hitting us in the face, lunch at 35degrees and the odd green faced friend. Luckily regardless of the winds, most days are sunny and hot – which helps. Being cold and wet sucks on a 12hr sail. It’s fair to say we have had ... read more

Catching up on Blogs - moreover a record for H&H for the future - and realised we had missed this one from last summer! Headed out there a bit too early this time around - the weather was nice, but swimming pools and sea hadn't quite warmed up! A nice little break, but learnt a bit about holidays with kids. All inclusive deals are great - but the novelty wears off after a few days (we were there for 10)! Eating is a huge part of a holiday, and without the need to go to restaurants or cook there seems to be something missing! Kids clubs are good - but they need to be at the same time - we spent most of our time working out when to drop off and pick up (H&H ages ... read more