Vacation - Island of Mallorca

This years vacation leads us to the Island of Mallorca, Spain. All these years I've listened to how great a holiday on this so called "17th state of Germany" would be. So I wanted to find out myself what it is all about. Also, Mallorca is called the party island in particular the city of Palma de Mallorca, Ballermann (beach), however we looked for a different spot and booked accommodation on the east side at Cala Millor.

Traveling for almost 12 hours we finally arrived at our destination just before midnight in Cala Milor where we enjoyed a quick midnight snack after checking into our hotel. Who would have thought a trip from Germany to Spain takes halve a day, well....it can only get better. After a good night sleep we decided to take it slow, after all....we are on holidays. So we decided to hit the beach as well as checking out the pool area at the hotel. The swimming pool and area was pretty great, clean and quite compared to the beach which was unspectacular and packed with people, I guess I'm still spoilt by the vast, white beaches in Australia...nothing compares to these.

Nevertheless, we had a wonderful first day relaxing, swimming, enjoying food and checking out the shopping mall as well as the beach promenade. We better take it slow the first couple of days before my parents & brother with kids will join us here at the Sabina Hotel for my BIG 40th Birthday bash.

My first European holiday - Spain

After more than a decade I'm finally going on a holiday within Europe, not visiting anybody but just enjoying a holiday to relax, refill my batteries and also enjoying some soccer as the European Championship is happening at the same time.

So, lets go to Spain! Ok, Spain consists of a big mainland as well as lots of islands and the one I wanted to visit is the tiny island of Menorca, the island next to the party island Mallorca. After a comfortable flight I arrived in the morning in Mao which is on the East Coast and I had to travel on the bus to the West Coast which only took an hour, that's how big the island ist, roughly 60 km from the east to the west.

The hotel was a bit disappointing as well as the food that was served, however I could go just anywhere to find delicious food and gorgeous beaches with white sandy and turquois waters. Did I mention I brought my own beach umbrella to Menorca, to protect myself from the sun, because "nothing is healthy about a tan", this phrase still sticks, Aussies will know it!

Exploring the island via car and bicycle was a great idea, and let's be honest catching a Taxi is so affordable to get around, why hoping on a bus! I was swimming up north, downs south, on the east and west coast, did some snorkeling and enjoyed fabulous beaches delicious food and enjoyed treating myself like a princess.

At the end of my stay there was a big festival called "Sant Joan" in Ciutadella, the 2nd largest city of the island, that was celebrated for the past 500 years or so. People from around Spain travel to Menorca for this special occasion and the main attraction are dancing horses as well as horse & knight competitions which take place each year.

After 10 days the holiday was coming to an end, and what can I say....what a fantastic trip, lovely people, gorgeous food, lots to offer for everyone there is something. All I can say I have no hesitation to come back here for more or recommend it to others.