Mallorca, Spain Travel Blogs

Southwestern Winds
Oct 20, 2006 (39 photos)

So enough of the tragedy. After the robbery incident, it was high time we start enjoying ourselves, specially for Ed's mom who had traveled all this way to relax and have a good time, not to mope around as we had done the past two days. Taking ...

The Island of a Thousand Faces
Oct 21, 2006 (62 photos)

... 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 seem real, like ...

Mystery Coves
Oct 22, 2006 (31 photos)

After our previous mountain tours we all wanted some relaxation Mallorca style: at the beach! Ed's mom still had not been able to enjoy the cerulean sky and the shallow aquamarine waters of the Mediterranean. Even though colder winds had settled, the sun ...

Off to the Mediterranean...
Jun 19, 2006 (6 photos)

... saying goodbye to Sophie, 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. ...

New surroundings
Sep 22, 2006 (10 photos)

... from where 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, ...

Leaving Mallorca
Oct 24, 2006 (1 photos)

... 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....
Oct 19, 2006 (8 photos)

This morning we all decided we weren't going to take things so seriously. We had already gone through the worst part: finding out we had been robbed and all the hassles that came after that. Now we just had to accept it and deal with the rest of the must- ...

Aquamarine Coves
Jun 20, 2006 (7 photos)

... 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 actually exist? I ...

Palma de Mallorca
Nov 5, 2006

... 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 to go ...

Mallorca - Tourist Haven
Sep 24, 2006 (10 photos)

We finally decided to brave the hour bus ride and make our way to the main city on the island, Palma for a day of shopping. The weather was supposed to be overcast on our part of the island, and Palma was just beautiful and sunny. We shopped and ...

CIDADE DE PALMA
Aug 24, 2007 (5 photos)

CIDADE DE PALMA

New friends and new experiences
Aug 23, 2008 (5 photos)

... 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
Aug 22, 2008 (5 photos)

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...
May 15, 2007 (15 photos)

... 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 ...

Back to Palma--back, back, back to Palma
Jul 26, 2006 (7 photos)

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!!
Sep 12, 2009 (1 photos)

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
Oct 7, 2005

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 ...

West of Greenwich
Dec 14, 2008 (3 photos)

... ; 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 also. I ...

Not Coming Home
Sep 15, 2007

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
Oct 31, 2005 (13 photos)

... up to a monastery for more gorgeous views. The next few days were spent happily following him to all the many beautiful areas in Mallorca. Our Days slowly fell into a pattern of playing the game of house. Craig was out the door at 9 am, I wished him a ...

La Cartuja de Valldemossa
Jan 10, 2008 (2 photos)

... , an introduction to the places that witnessed French writer George Sand and Polish composer Frederick Chopin's stay on Mallorca. The celebrated couple resided in this Mallorcan village during the winter of 1838-39. Its landscapes, peoples and customs ...

I have to drink beer in order to use this internet
Sep 9, 2007

... 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 ...

Visiting family and friends in Mallorca
Sep 6, 2005 (30 photos)

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 ...

The Stories People Tell...
Oct 26, 2005 (15 photos)

... 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 ...

Finding Demian
Jun 26, 2006 (1 photos)

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 of ...

pics
Sep 13, 2007

Hi gang, here´s some photos from Italy, and France. Hope you enjoy them. Aura

First Annual Church Ball Championships
Aug 1, 2005 (2 photos)

... 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 week ...

Little Island getaway
Apr 8, 2005 (5 photos)

... up my backpack once again and headed to the port of Barcelona. I took an all night ferry across the Mediterranean towards Mallorca, the largest of the Balearic Islands to the east of Spain. Of course I wouldn't dare go to Ibiza without Jesse Warford, so ...

Six 'P's down, 15 to go
Apr 16, 1999

Hey, I'm alive! We did get going at about 1.15am, I fell asleep and when I woke up we were near Palma. With about 10 minutes to go before we dock, I haven't thrown up once - fingers crossed. It's an overcast day in Palma with the sun making a valiant ...

Frist entry: test
May 19, 2007

So... there's always a first time, ands some tests right?