Laura S Atalaya
Travel Blogs from Ibiza
First stages of planning
Before I start, I've never written a blog in the past and maybe I would be not as articulate as most, but hopefully I convey and let the world now what I'm experiencing in planning my trip for 2013.
Next year I will be 37, so at this stage in my life it is something that I always regretted not doing when I was younger, so I decided it is now or never, Carpe Diem !
I am 36 and never been much on confidence, ...
A city with lots of Palm Trees
... which forms a belt around part of the old central city. Impressive, even to Floridians like us.
We climbed to the top of the Basilica of Santa Maria de Elche, the site of the annual pageant honoring the assumption of the Virgin Mary. The drama dates back to the 15th century and is performed each August in the church. The view from the bell tower ...
Cats and more cats
... lighthouse and remains of a Charles 111 Torre were. See photos.
Away in the distance towards the mainland we could see Alicante slowly disappearing under a huge storm cloud and could hear thunder, so having ended the walk we went back onto Dunikolu and missed the rain by a few minutes. While we were back onboard one of the Ferrymen was feeding the fish from the quayside with bread. We could see them jumping so I wandered along to watch him ...
Still here in torrevieja
Hi everyone
We are still here in Torrevieja waiting for a weather window to move on. The winds have been howling and the rain beating down on us on and off since we returned. Interspersed with this has been lovely sunny days...like today. We are hoping to move on at the weekend.
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Palm Trees Galore
Elche is a nearby city. A lot of my friends who I've met here live in Elche and go to school in Alicante. I have wanted to see Elche for a while now and randomly decided to go. Only one friend could go, we haven't really bonded, so this was a nice time to get to know her better. I ...