Jo and I spent our final four Mallorcan days in Palma de Mallorca, the capital city and home to around half of the island’s population of 900,000. In 2015 the UK Sunday Times named Palma de Mallorca the world’s best place to live – and I can sort of see why. It really...
Well I continue to surprise myself. Here I am in Spanish speaking Mallorca in the middle of a yoga and creative writing retreat. Attending, in addition to me and Jolanda, are Sylvia from Switzerland, Louise and Sophie from the UK plus our instructors Stella and Chris....
Jo and I are now two weeks into our stint in Mallorca. For those who don’t know, Mallorca is the largest of the Balearic Islands, is part of Spain and sits around 250km off the coast from Barcelona. Rather than heading straight for the Capital, and largest city, Palma...
It was 1990 the last time I was in Barcelona – with a group of kiwi mates in an old combi that belched smoke and frequently broke down (actually it ended its days only one week later in Madrid). Back then we camped somewhere on the outskirts of the city and...
Jolanda and I are now in Canggu on Bali’s south coast, just down the beach from Kuta, Seminyak and Legian but so much quieter and more laid back. Having said that, the rate of new construction in the two years since we were last here is noticeable. I fear that within...