Above Palma Shots

Leaving Mallorca for Barcelona yesterday we took an amazing flight path along the coast so I snapped a few pictures. Really no context here, I just really enjoyed the view so I rebelled against the order to turn off my electronics. Such an anarchist. Yea, that's me.

Hopefully at least one other person will enjoy these. As always, click to see all the pictures.

Mardavall Cliff Videos

I wasn't sure if anyone would be interested in these, but I saved some videos for myself.

I took a few videos while I was down on the cliffs just to capture the natural sounds. I wish I could figure out a way to make this an audio loop. I could make my own nature sounds music. You may want to avoid these if you're already tired, they will put you over the top.

Check out the three videos after the break...

Cliffs of Mardavall

The southwestern coast of Mallorca is a mix of beach fronts and cliff drop-offs. The St. Regis is lined by a cliff so of course I took a walk. Obviously it's very rocky, but there are also some formations that jut out into the water so you can actually walk into the Mediterranean.

Going out to the cliffs and into the water was definitely my favorite thing of my time in Mallorca. I can't really convey the feeling, but it's so quiet and you just hear the water hitting the rocks, true serenity. I could have stayed out there all day, but alas this beautiful tone of mine tans too easily.

But enjoy the pictures and really make it a point to come experience this for yourself. I loved it!

La Seu - Catedral de Mallorca

I spent a good amount of time walking around Palma yesterday and it was a beautiful day. Restaurants and people everywhere, really clean city, and just a great vibe. We were surprised at how busy it seemed, but being in the middle of it you could lose all concept of being on an amazing island in the middle of the Mediterranean.

But, the star of the city is undoubtedly the Cathedral, which is by far the largest structure on the island and probably the largest structure I've ever seen in real life. We didn't make it in time to go in, but I snapped some shots from outside. There's no way to capture the scale of this place, but it's pretty incredible.

The St. Regis Mallorca Mardavall Resort

Hotel #1 on the itinerary is a stunner and should be hard to top. One of the few hotels around Palma de Mallorca that is actually on the beachfront (cliff front). Starwood really outdid themselves with this one, here's a few pics. I'll keep updating this post with pictures as I get around some more.

Makes me wonder, as usual, why would anyone ever waste money and time getting Marriott points?!? You know who you are. Move over to Starwood, we welcome you around the globe with properties like this...

Who loves clouds???

Every time I fly (even after all these years) I'm amazed by how majestic the clouds can seem. So calming and the scale just puts things in perspective for me. Anyone else? No? Ok.

Here are some pics anyway...

First travel day in the books...

We made it to Mallorca!!! After you add in the layover time, it really gets up there, almost exactly 24 hours from the time I woke up in Atlanta until I arrived at my hotel in Mallorca. So after a customary 4 hour nap, I'm up and ready to go!

Before I head out to dinner I had to post about quite the travel day that ended with this view....

Time to Fly - Travel Day

Packing down to the wire this morning, so no time to post. Very happy with my packing skills; one checked bag for clothes, one carry-on with only shoes, and one cool, slim-fit (oh yea, they exist) backpack with all of the electronics. No need to congratulate me, I'm already proud enough. Ha.

Chris is joining me for this leg of the trip and we made it to the airport on time and just arrived at JFK to connect to Madrid. We were both able to be upgraded for what will mostly likely be my only taste of first class this month, on the shortest leg of the month. Complaining??? No way!

Packing Time - Day 0

Less than 12 hours away from my first flight of this long month and the packing is pretty close to complete. I'll pack the electronics and entertainment up in the morning and hope everything fits in my new backpack. I was hoping to just take these essentials but I got a little past that.

Even better would be a couple white tees and these pieces. What else do you need right?

Giving up for now though, I'll update this when packing is complete and it's time to hit the airport. Goodnight!

On to the next one...

Sooo yea, cheers to my 2nd Chromebook of the week! I tried to be happy with the one I had, but it wasn't what I wanted and you all know how I am. I was able to find the Silver WiFi version and have it sent overnight. Just in time! Definitely meant to be.

So the white one is gone and here is my new baby that I'll be keeping around. Definitely happy, back to blogging now.