Mallorca
Travel Blogs from Mallorca, Spain and Canary Islands
Southwestern Winds
... just been in: her elegant streets and distinguished flair could turn anyone into a sybarite. We miraculously found a good parking spot and headed towards "Entretapas", a trendy place for tapas we had also savored in Madrid. We had a light lunch of salmon, ...
The Island of a Thousand Faces
... year and spend a night in this little town, maybe hike the mountainside. Next stop was a place I'd seen in endless postcards and posters of Mallorca. It seemed like the kind of place you can only dream of seeing, the kind of place that didn't even ...
Mystery Coves
... Mallorcan way. Still mesmerized by the serenity of this sanctuary on top of the world, we managed to pull ourselves away and head back into town. Ed and I had much packing to do and chores to finish. Our time in Mallorca was quickly coming to and ...
Off to the Mediterranean...
... who was very saddened by our parting, we boarded the plane for the 50 minute flight to Palma de Mallorca. Planes for some reason make me really really sleepy, and I was unable to keep my eyes open through most of the flight. Still feeling sad about ...
New surroundings
... we were but we made it in 5, we were so hungry. When we got there we were surprised to find that the Mallorca Sushi Club was designed and decorated just the same as the Buenos Aires Sushi Club, and had the same menu. Flashback! We ordered, and for ...
Leaving Mallorca
... is the word because it neither has a good or bad connotation, it's a neutral word which perfectly describes our stay in Mallorca. Balancing things out, there were many positive sides to this trip as there were negative. It wasn't easy but ...
Of Burglars and Supermarkets....
... Visa International and the Police was over and done with, we walked around old town Manacor, where the old cathedral stood tall and mighty. Surrounding the cathedral were empty streets filled with closed stores and bars. To take the edge off, I admired ...
Aquamarine Coves
... the poor lighting of the day, I beheld the turquoise water I had wanted to confirm the existence of. I had seen pictures and postcards of Mallorca before, but always thought the color of the water had been Photoshopped. How could water so clear and blue ...
Gypsies, tramps and thieves.
... the ship for cocktail hour, and sat around the pool listening to Natalie and the HALcats (Holland America Line) singing and playing a mixture of contemporary hits, while we drank our strawberry daiquiris out of brightly coloured, plastic coconuts. Bliss! ...
Palma de Mallorca
... get them a new one she said). The next day - Colleen and I had some amazing coffee and an ensemada ( a flakey pastry native to Mallorca) and then met up with girls to walk around the city. Jane showed us the downtown and shopping area. Cox didn't have ...
Mallorca - Tourist Haven
... of the island, and Palma was just beautiful and sunny. We shopped and explored and walked everywhere. The temperature was pleasant and luckily we timed ourselves well in relation to the siesta. Many businesses close in the afternoons (between 2 and ...
New friends and new experiences
... again tonight a big festival in Soller for the saint of fishermen. INTERVIEW WITH JULIUS ELLERMAN Age 11 Port de Soller, Mallorca, Spain Where are you from? Ettlinger, Germany Who do you live with? My parents and my older sister, Julia ...
Majorca - Chilling in Paradise
Now we are in Mallorca staying at the beach house of a work friend of my dad. Mallorca is an island off the coast of Spain. The house we are staying in is in the mountains looking at the harbour in Port de Soller. We have a pool and a great view. ...
Mallorca: Skase was really onto something...
... as I think 2 or 3 days per city is not really adeuqate...but here is what has been happening so far... MALLORCA, SPAIN I arrived in Mallorca and was greeted by a cheery Charlotte at the train station...(some of you may remember that Mallorca is where ...
Palma de Mallorca
... a tram ride here around the port but we decided we would head back to Palma and have a quick look at the Gothic Quarter and Spain’s second largest Gothic-style cathedral, La Seo. Greg and Lee dropped all of us off at the cruise ship and they went ...
Back to Palma--back, back, back to Palma
It's my fourth day here in Mallorca, and I am loving being back on the island. Miguel and his girlfriend Aina picked me up at the airport on Sunday afternoon, after I said "peace out" to Jon, and we parted ways. So far I've been living it up--Monday I ...
The start of Sharkita's big adventure!!
And at long last we are on our way ... can't quite believe we are actually starting this journey after all the work, planning, talking .... And we know we've been to San Telmo many times before but this time it is different!! And so good to have ...
Lug und Trug bei Air Berlin 1. Teil
Sevilla-Stuttgart Flugdauer 21 Stunden! Dank sei Air Berlin! Eigentlich haette es jetzt ans Boarden gehen sollen in Palma de Mallorca, aber zuerst heisst es, wir muessen noch eine halbe Stunde warten, dann heisst es noch eine Stunde... Boarding findet ...
A lazy day at sea
... ;at sea’ day for this half of the trip. We went for breakfast in the Vista to have a leisurely meal. By coincidence Philip and Anna arrived a little before us and when we went to our shared table they were there with a couple from Ohio. We were ...
West of Greenwich
... ; N 39° 38.9' E 01° 26.6' Heading into moderate seas and wind. Mallorca appeared from the clouds to port during breakfast and was still just in sight at lunchtime, by when Ibiza had appeared ...
Not Coming Home
Buenos Dias Family and Friends, Ten days into Mallorca and we could stay another twenty.We are thinking about living here. Today we found a beautiful house that would fit us perfectly and about ten other people. Everything is here that we ...
Mallorca, Spain
... of birth control was gone along with other contraceptives and more medicine. What a weird thing to steal. So, now I wait as my dear mother helps her darling daughter in need. On that lovely note... good bye from Mallorca and hello to ...
I have to drink beer in order to use this internet
... were getting snookered at the Internet pub just so we can write you'all. Let´s see, we in Spain on the beautiful and relaxing Island of Mallorca. Being both these qualities, it does attract alot of tourists, mostly Germans and Brits. And compared to ...
The Stories People Tell...
... their fishing boats, the captain thought it best that we didn't force our way through, but instead sailed to Palma de Mallorca and postponed Barcelona for a day. At breakfast we were joined by Aaron and Cortney, and (un)fortunately also by a couple ...
Meandering through Mallorca
... city. We had decided to do our own things today and compare notes in the evening. I didn’t really know anything about Mallorca except that it was a popular place for British tourists. We were in Palma, the capital, and found it a very comfortable ...
Visiting family and friends in Mallorca
Hola from sunny Mallorca!! I boarded a night ferry from Valencia to Spain on the 6th. The ferry was 20 euro more than flying (!!) but I love the water so decided to take the slow option. I curled up my sleeping bag on the floor and fell asleep and ...
First Annual Church Ball Championships
... through London to fly to Jordan and Egypt. We decided to hide away for a while so we headed to Mallorca, a sun-baked Mediterranean island off the coast of Spain. We booked ourselves into an all-inclusive resort in the small town of Cala D'Or for a ...
Finding Demian
It surprised most of our friends, family and followers that we ended our trip on the largest of Balearic islands, Mallorca. Chance to get sun, beaches and cheap tickets were too much allure for us to say no to. We found the island or at least our part ...

