Ibiza and Formentera

This past weekend I visited the Baleares with my friend L. I thought that the much heard of island Ibiza would be the highlight of the trip. But as it turned out, I ended up having a wonderful time in Formentera, a relatively untouched island close to Ibiza.

There were 10 people from my Santander project who had planned the trip. The rest of this project team is from the Madrid office, I am the only one from Bcn. Madrid people stay up late after work and get in early ...everyday! (superhumans). When we coordinated in Ibiza, L and I were told to meet in the Privilege parking lot at 1am. My jaw dropped. Apparently thats when the clubs get going. L and I hired a scooter and explored the island on it all day. My fave part was these salt deposits. Would have been better to rent a car actually, since at night, in my mini-clothes, I was pretty chilly on those scooter rides. So we met the rest of the group and tailgated outside the supposedly amazing club but were way too exhausted and not in the mood to pay 100€ at almost 2am when the gang finally decided to enter the club. Turns out the electronic scene is neither of our thing. We said bye, left for the hotel and decided instead to wake up before noon and explore the island (good thing we didn't fall asleep in the parking lot, I was seriously exhausted). 

A few do's and don'ts while in Ibiza:

• Do stay in Sant Antoni if on a budget, but bring ear plugs. Otherwise you're better off staying in other quieter parts of the island like Santa Eulalia. If in S. Antoni, most likely no one in or around your hotel will plan to sleep at all. You'll be surprised to learn that people visit Ibiza without hotel bookings. Yep, they sleep on the beach all day (geez).
• Do visit the flea markets.
• Don't miss the sunset from Café del Mar in Sant Antoni.
• Do try to visit Formentera while in Ibiza. The access is only through a Ferry called Balnearia which takes you there. You can take your rented cars/scooters with you to Formentera on the ferry which is nice. 
• Don't forget to go to a bar/restaurant called "Tiburón" when you're in Formentera 

Back in February, in Laos, at the Luang Prabhang night market, there was a long sit anywhere you like dinner table with all veggie street food. I met a guy there who after an interesting conversation told me "if you ever come to Formentera between May and August, come to Tiburón and ask for XYZ" and I actually remembered his name and looked him up, and sure enough he was there (what a small world!) and hooked us up with the best table and as a result we got a front row view to one of the most beautiful sunsets ever! Did I already mention that Formentera is the best part about Ibiza? Forget the rave clubs, this little island is the place to be. Can't wait to go back.