DISCOVERING PARADISE IN MENORCA
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2022
- How do you know when you need a holiday? Join us as we travel to Son Bou, Menorca Spain to find our inner chill. We will be exploring this stunning villa village, enjoying some local eats, hiking Son Bou’s trails to a secluded beach and attempting to chill the F out. Things are going to get a bit weird.
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IN OUR FOOTSTEPS:
Son Bou, Menorca (Google Maps) - www.google.com/maps?q=son+bou...
Casa Andres - / casaandressonbou
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DISCLAIMER: Topics discussed and information shared are based on personal experiences and opinions and are not intended to be viewed as advice, and may not reflect the experiences or views of others. Although I am not a historian, I do my best to fact check and share information as I have learned it on my adventures!
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Michelle Christine
(EP. 51)
I much prefer hiring a villa abroad than staying in a hotel. I know it's more work as in getting all your shopping etc, but it gives you independence.
Car hire is essential IMO.
I'm jealous after watching that..
Now that I’ve done the villa thing, I think I agree! Also wish we had rented a car while on the island so we could see more or Menorca - next time!
Hubby’s friends OWN an apartment in Son Parc Menorca - it is up such a steep flight of stairs that Sherpa Tensing is often found half way up, ready to help with the ascent by handing out climbing ropes and oxygen tanks and masks - 😳😫😵💫 but Menorca? What’s not to love about the island? There are so many beautiful, peaceful and tranquil beaches and bays to visit (the more “commercial” - avoid like the plague! 🫣) I spent my honeymoon there 30 odd years ago in a little place called Santo Tomas - only two hotels, a vaaast expanse of beach and a little rustic beach bar/cafe - that was “it” - returned to visit it 10 years ago - not so “deserted” anymore but still lovely, if you decide to venture out to Menorca again, see if you can hire a little car and visit around the bays that holidaymaking tourists do not seem to know about - you will see sea that is just so blue it looks fake and sand that is pure white. It would be so worth it! A two hour flight into a paradise 😍
😂 you had me at oxygen tanks! If we visit again we will certainly rent a car and take in more of the island! It was stunning and so welcoming. A great place to relax for even a weekend!
Loved this!!!
Was a great way to unwind (clearly I needed it lol)!
Ok here goes, France: Marseille,Nice. Spain: Cap Salou, Mojacar, Alcudia (Majorca), Gran Canaria, Barcelona, Valencia Gibraltar. Italy: Genoa, Florence, Pisa, Vatican City, Rome, Salerno.
Croatia, Portugal, Turkey: Antalya, Bodrum
Canada: Newmarket,ON. Domican Republic, Margarita, Tunisia, Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt).
Have spent many happy days and weeks across the length of breadth of Britain from Lossiemouth in Northern Scotland down to Land's End in Cornwall.
Recently returned from out first trip to the US (Vegas and NYC) with Jamaica upcoming next June.
Are these all places that you have visited, Lee?! Croatia is and has been on my list for a VERY long time; a place that’s generally not on a North Americans radar. I love Jamaica (hopefully) planning a trip there in a October! Have a wondering time!
@@ACanadianAbroadMichelle yes that's my travel CV (résumé)
Really enjoy her vlogs, one of the best
Happy to hear it John! I'm glad you enjoyed this chill-axed episode :)
Should have doubled down on the tea pot cocktail by drinking it from a tea cup! 😃
Now that would have made for some controversial content 😂
Yes. You're mad. The thing about Spain is you either act like British tourists (English bars, English food, racing around like crazy). Or you take note of how the inhabitants live, watch, listen, learn. If there are no locals about, there's a reason. If you are passing locals on the street, there's a reason. If you are the only ones doing step races, there's a reason. The thing is the Spanish have the highest longevity on the continent. There's a reason. The Spanish have something called the 'paseo'. Worth checking out. They also have something called 'hora de comer', 'siesta' and stuff like that. It kinda works. Plumbing is for plumbers. Taxis are a thing. You'll rarely see a sports clad, panting, sweaty Spaniard around. Not a thing. Still, each to their mad, crazy, incomprehensible thing, I suppose. Felices vacaciones.
In complete honesty, my idea of a perfect holiday is traveling somewhere unfamiliar where I’m immersed into the culture… where we were in Son Bou wasn’t overflowing with Spanish culture - it is villa vacation hub. It was all a bit familiar and yet completely different. However, the people were wonderful, the beaches lovely, and we had a great time! What’s at the top of your holiday destinations list (abroad or local)?
@@ACanadianAbroadMichelle Rural Spain, away from the tourist resorts; Extremadura villages through a dehesa and cites like Mérida, Galicia, Cantabria eating fresh fish, shellfish and imbibing cool and fruity vinho verdes, Gijón or Oviedo in Asturias for fabada and cider in villages of the Picos de Europa.