Blogs from Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe - page 32

Apparently, BitBurger is the favorite beer in Germany. How do I know this? Well, we hopped on a ferry yesterday from Barcelona for the Baleric Islands, Mallorca and Ibiza. We were in Mallorca last night, along with about 200,000 german guys. Mallorca is German German German. I have to say, it´s a place to be avoided. I have nothing interesting or historical to say about Mallorca, it´s purely Germans getting VERY crazy. Early this morning, around 6:30 am we got on the ferry to Ibiza, and I´m happy to report that this island is much more cosmopolitan. We´re here for the weekend, and I think we´re just going to be laying out by the pool and taking it easy, so I dont have very much interesting to say. We´ve finally decided to go very large on ... read more

You know the good thing about traveling in summer time? All the festivals you accidentally run into everywhere you go. With all the food, fun and spectacle. You know the bad thing about traveling in the summer time? All the festivals you accidentally run into everywhere you go. With all the crowds, no beds available, and speculating if you made a mistake leaving home in the first place. But that passes and you remember that travel is never easy and rarely the same everywhere you go. Gotta love it. So I was in Ibiza and there happen to be a medieval festival/holiday. Not exactly sure what they were celebrating, but everyone was dressed up and selling good in the streets. Plenty of live shows in all the public gathering places. There is a castle here with ... read more

when we first arrived in europe we were quite excited, seeing as how much we love our own pups, at how people take their dogs everywhere. it seemed that dogs must hardly ever be left at home. and quite a few of these dogs aren´t even on leashes. you can whistle, hauller, snap, do a jig, and they won´t even acknowledge you. they look straight ahead and stay near their master, glancing up every once in a while waiting to instruction. there is however a flip side to these seeming love for the animal. there are few patches of grass in the cities. dogs do their business on the sidewalk. all of their business. anywhere on the sidewalk or street. so after a while, tony and i have developed this talent for avoiding such hazardous parts ... read more

Home from home. Mondrago and Marks Bar are almost as familiar as Twickenham and the Town Wharf. Been so many times now since 94, but still escaped the Caves of Drach ! Sangria, tapas, paella and mum's spag bol !... read more

Mallorca 2004.... read more