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”
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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”
May 22nd, 2024 We wake up look out the window and see solid rain > OMG are we lucky, it looks miserable outside and the original plan had us walking to complete the circle tour…however, we felt the connections to Gatwick would be somewhat tight…smart thinking haha! After a decent English breakfast, we finish packing…Continue Reading “Chipping Camden to Reading UK … Farewell to the Cotswolds & the UK and Welcome to Palma, Mallorca, Spain”
May 21st, 2024 This morning was rather brisk at 8C and cloudy, although the weather forecast is positive…so shorts it is. After a quick breakfast, we head out of Broadway along the Cotswolds Way…today will be a shorter day and we feel good even after our exertions yesterday. Leaving the Inn we take a few…Continue Reading “Cotswolds Walk Day 6 > Broadway to Chipping Camden”
May 20th, 2024 >>>Winchcombe to Broadway After an interesting and entertaining day yesterday, we are gearing up for our longest walk to date which will take us to Broadway. The day looks a bit cloudy but the forecast says no rain so we are optimistic our luck will hold. With another solid breakfast under our…Continue Reading “Cotswolds Walk Day 5 > Winchcombe to Broadway”
May 19th, 2024 >>> Guiting Power to Winchcombe Looking out the window it looks like we may be in luck as the morning while a tad chilly 8C is supposed to warm up to 20C under sunny skies quickly. We had enjoyed a good night’s sleep and a filling and very good English breakfast setting…Continue Reading “Cotswolds Walk Day 4 : Guiting Power to Winchcombe”