June 2nd/3rd, 2024 Another lovely morning as we wake up to our morning songbird however it is our last one here so we say goodbye to the Bonavida Apartments and Alcudia Beach …. it has been a very enjoyable stay…but now we are moving to the south east coast to a popular seaside area called…Continue Reading “Puerto D’Alcudia to Manacor ….and onwards to Cala d’Or, Can Pastilla & Home”
June 1st,2024 We have deemed today as a sightseeing day so with breakfast out of the way it is time to get going…the goal is to drive to Arta and visit the Santuari de Sant Salvador, then head to the Castell de Capdepera and finish the day with a tour of the Cuevas d’Arta before…Continue Reading “Puerto d’Alcudia to Arta…touring Santuari de Sant Salvador, Castell de Capdepera and Cuevas d’Arta”
May 28th, 2024 Another lovely day (yup sunny and pleasantly warm) one which will be quite busy as we are heading to Alcudia on the northern coast of Mallorca however to get there we are taking the bus to the Estacion Intermodal in Palma. Then a bus to the airport where we are picking up…Continue Reading “Soller to Puerto de Alcudia, Mallorca…..from the mountains to the sea & beaches”
November 26th, 2024 Today we are heading back to the Serra de Tramuntana, where we are staying for two nights in the town of Soller… Since we are travelling by bus to Soller we head back to the Estacion Intermodal. Here we are taking a TIB Bus #204 to Soller a 45-minute ride away costing…Continue Reading “Palma to Soller, Mallorca…. a few nights in the mountains”
May 25, 2024 It is a beautiful morning with a forecast of sun all day and a high of 26C. Today we will be visiting two villages in the Serra de Tramontana a mountain range forming the northern backbone of Mallorca. Given the scarcity of parking, we have elected to travel by bus. Although there…Continue Reading “Palma to Valdemossa and Deia, Mallorca ….an excursion into the Serra de Tramuntana Mountains”
May 24, 2024 The weather is gorgeous, sunny and pleasantly warm. Our hotel is about a 20-minute walk from the Old Town along the waterfront…a really nice stroll. The plan is to visit the main sites and then soak up the ambience of the Old Town… The Cathedral-Basilica of Santa María de Mallorca, also known…Continue Reading “Palma, Mallorca…a whirlwind tour of the main sights”
October 31, 2017 The morning ritual continues: pack, eat, and walk to the bus station. It was sunny and warm, but now we are short-timers, as the trip is drawing to a close… All goes smoothly and we arrive in Malaga. The hotel is fine and very well located ……so another walkabout, we are however…Continue Reading “Nerja to Malaga (Overnight) then Gatwick (Overnight)….. finally Madeira Park, BC”
October 30, 2017 Granada was a very nice city to visit (the Alhambra being a must-do!!), the hotel functioned perfectly but felt rather cold….somewhat soulless in comparison with some of our other lodgings….in any event, another sterling day as we prepared to leave for Nerja. This is a resort town along southern Spain’s Costa del…Continue Reading “Granada to Nerja ….. and a full day in Nerja”
October 29, 2017 Another gorgeous day, breakfast at a local panaderia and with our major sightseeing goals achieved, we are simply enjoying this pleasant city. Today there is only the Granada Cathedral and the Royal Chapel to visit. The Cathedral is quite huge and extremely ornate … …checked out some squares and some good-looking restos…Continue Reading “Granada…..a relaxed sightseeing day”
October 26, 2017 A cool but sunny morning and as we were getting breakfast the manager popped in and told us breakfast was on the house…..so we went for the full, rather than the continental breakfast, and gathered our luggage, at check-out they asked if we needed a taxi …we said we would hump it…Continue Reading “Cordoba to Granada…..days 1 & 2 in Granada”