Aparthotel & Hotel Isla De Cabrera Colonia de Sant Jordi

We woke up this morning to find ourselves just coming into Palma de Mallorca. Mallorca is the largest of the four Ballearic Islands – part of Spain and Palma is the capital. Very pretty little city and extremely well organized cruise ship dock – with ramps like at an Airport that you use to get yourselves into a covered walkway that takes you to the exit where you can pick up taxis or a bus into the town – ...

Just south of the town of Portocristo are the Cuevas del Drach, which are really four caves all connected to each other. This cave however has a large lake in it, called Martel Lake. It's large enough to ride a boat in and to see all the stalactites hanging from the ceiling. It’s a beautiful place ...

The night before all of the guests, Stee and I went to a dance club in Ibiza. We didn't arrive back onboard until close to 7 AM. We then began our cruise to Mallorca, the island just north of Ibiza. The crew had food for those who were hungry, but most of us went straight to bed.

Just after noon, around five hours later, we arrived off the coast of the playa ex pregons gran, a nudist beach just a few ...

I take a bus to the other side of Palma where there are some small, pretty beaches. Finding them is a little tricky but they are pretty, for city beaches and have a much more Spanish orientation. Some really nice beaches are supposed to be available but I lack the time to work them in (it is large island with slow transit).

My roommate and I go out for the night in Palm central. We walk around and find a little place on a side street ...

... afternoon at the beach back in Playa de Palma. It is so nice to have warm weather with sun. Quite a contrast from Scandinavia. This is an area full of German tourists. Mostly Spring break atmosphere. Apparently it is dominated by package deals. I have seen very few other nationalities here. As an indication, at the airport, Air Berlin dominated the airlines (even though this is Spain it is not Iberia or SpanAir).

... of Spanish. For a novice, this throws me off quite a bit. Luckily they all speak English but reading can be difficult although many places will have both languages represented.

By the time I am done settling in, I have just enough time for a quick walk along the beach. It is a long beach, 2km or so. It is reasonably pretty with palm trees. The street along the beach is full of bars, restaurants and tourist stores. Every block is a cookie cutter of the next. I crash early.

Neben dem spanischen Festland sind es vor allem die Inseln Mallorca oder Ibiza, auf denen man vor allem das hiesige Nachtleben voll auskosten kann. Menorca, aber auch Fuerteventura sind Inseln, die sich hervorragend für Familien mit Kindern eignen. Aber auch Lanzarote oder Gran Canaria offerieren einen optimalen Aufenthalt mit ihren wunderschönen und einmaligen Landschaften und der ...

... They walked along the Palma waterfront taking pictures and hunting for souvenirs. Our mantra in every port is "Magnets and patches and caps - Oh My!". While they were trekking, we were swimming in the ocean and enjoying the wind filling the sails. Kai and Steve were almost hit by a motor boat while swimming - America does not have a monopoly on idiots driving boats.

... from beach bumming. I had one last day to relax and now I have to head back to the UAE. I have a short flight back to Girona this afternoon and then have to make my way over to my hotel near the Barcelona Airport where I have an early morning flight tomorrow back to Dubai via Paris. Three weeks seem to fly by and don’t seem to be enough. At least I have 10 days off in both August and September and have my tickets already for Thailand.

... Flair mit Palast, Kathedrale und den vielen Torbögen und Innenhöfen scheint es hier nichts zu geben. Aber das liegt vielleicht auch daran, dass wir zu früh (nachmittags) unterwegs sind und außerdem den Ballermann nicht zu Gesicht bekommen haben. Aber ich denke, dass ist auch kein großes Manko. Unsere Seite der Insel gefällt mir jedenfalls besser, als das was man so im Fernsehen sieht.