Travel tales - Spring 2023

The first week of June is behind and only today did I take the first dip to the pool or "loose my winter coat" as we say in Finland! We are a month late with starting the summer season this year due to the very cool late spring here in Belgium. Admittedly for us, this has not been really an issue given the opportunities to travel to seek the sun ourselves in the pas 6 months: Alps in carnaval, Lanzarote at Easter, Palma de Majorca and Orléans in May and Lisbon in June..The kids have had new holiday planning from school this year and we have been grateful to follow them through. We were pleased to have seen Lanzarote before Majorca, given the impressive contrasts both of these beautiful islands offered. Lanzarote with its rugged, lunar-like, volcanic paysage and Majorca with the lushness, hills and beautiful white sandy beaches. We stayed in Lanzarote in an appartment in the capital by the beach and realized it was a very good choice given the authenticity and local life compared to the busy vibes of the saturated hotel chains in the South. Food was absolutely brilliant and very affordable and we all enjoyed the fresh sea food and ice cream to the fullest! The wheather in March took us also by surprise, as we got to enjoy Nordic summer temperatures of 23 degrees celsius. The highlight of the vacation was the celebration of our baby girl's fifth birthday, which will certainly stay in our memories❤ The following month went by in a flash at work and school routines and thus we did not have much time to prepare for our May holiday in Majorca. What a positive surprise ! Beuatiful lush nature, pittoresque hill-top villages with authentic artisanal crafts. The people were - as everywhere in Spain - very loving towards our children and family. This time we had given in to the kids wish to stay in a hotel, although we did hire a ca and moved around a lot, they got to enjoy the pool and kids disco in the evening. Our favorite spots turned out to be Pollenca and its Sunday market to celebrate the Mother's day, Fornaluxt, Alcúdia beach and Portocolomn. This island is definitely worth a return trip!