Valencia

After the (realtively) quick tour around Mallorca, I found myself in Valencia.

Valencia was a destination I'd had in my mind for a long time. I had high expectations for this city, and I was not disappointed.

One thing that struck me most about it was the street art. Magnificent, gigantic pieces sprawling on entire 6-story building walls, or beautiful little ones, hidden around the corners. Walking through this city was like walking through a huge gallery, left to the visitor to discover by himself.

Around Mallorca

After Palma, I did a couple of towns around Mallorca, each for just one night.

First was the town of Manacor. I didn't really see much of the town, honestly. I arrived late and spend the evening speaking Spanish, as my host turned out to be a Spanish teacher. In the morning, we got on a car and drove to a hidden mallorquin beach.
 

Palma de Mallorca

I am a very spontaneous person. As mentioned in the previous post, a few months ago, while randomly browsing the Ryan Air website, I stumbled on an awesomly cheap ticket from Groningen to Palma de Mallorca.. and just bought it, with the vague idea of doing some sort of a trip starting in Palma.

And so, a couple of weeks later, after a frantic night of last-minute packing, emptying out my last room, saying goodbyes, and topping it all up with a cocktail party, I found myself on the Groningen airport, about to board a plane that was flying in a completely opposite direction of the one I always took.

On one hand, it was kinda scary - flying away to a country where you know no one, without plans, without a ticket back, depending only on a bunch of people you'v met on the internet (I did also mention in the previous post I had decided to couchsurf all the way). On the other, it gave a sense of freedom comparable to a bungee or parachute jump.

Anyways, let's get back to the point here - Palma de Mallorca, my first stop on the island.

Eurotrip

So I recently completed a 6-week trip along the south coast of Europe through Spain, France and Italy (and, quite unrelated to the south coast, Budapest).

In my next posts I will mainly be rambling about destinations from this trip.

Before I start, I'd just like to point out that this trip was easily one of the best things I've one so far. I really didn't plan and organize much - all I started with was a ticket to Palma de Mallorca, and a list of cities I wanted to visit. And the idea of couchsurfing all the way, seeing how far I'd go.

 This is the exact route, by the way:




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