A forty-five minute stroll along the coast and boardwalk brings a Malaga-goer to Playa Pedregeljo. A lively fishing village along a rocky coastline hosted plenty of beach front restaurants and not a slice of shade in sight. So after a few hours of ocean swimming, it was time for lunch at Gastrobar Sabores y Sensaciones….
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Caleta Playa- Malaga
Oh…the last day of vacation blues are always hard…but with views like these it seemed essential to have a final toes-in-the-sand sort of lunch to bid Malaga farewell. The many beachfront restaurants had various apparatus for grilling fish en plein air…Calete Playa opted for a small rowboat of hot coals. Lunch brought us (as always)…
Can Carlitos- Formentera
During our stay at Montesol Experimental, we were a stone’s throw from the ferries to Formentera, so one blissfully hot afternoon we enjoyed the open wind on the water and set sail. Ok, it was more like a massive barge with some seats on top, but the many yachts surrounding us, it felt rather glamorous….
Cafe Mambo- Ibiza
One sunny afternoon, we tired of creating stories for the pool patrons of our hotel and took a long, hot stroll along the beach to sus out the bar options for the evening, including the “world-famous Cafe Mambo” and slightly sleepier, “world-famous Cafe del Mar.” A fan of Defected, I suggested to the gentleman that…
Montesol Experimental- Ibiza Town
The gentleman took me for a surprise stay in the Ibiza outpost of one of my favorite hotel groups- Experimental. He claimed it was a late birthday treat which felt ridiculous and wonderfully indulgent all at once. Experimental’s hotel in Ibiza Town is in the storied Hotel Montesol building, so they kept with the name…
Chic- Ibiza Town
Upon arriving in Ibiza Town, we took a long stroll, taking in the colorful buildings draped in bougainvilla. A nice change from the somewhat studenty/clubby vibe of Saint Anthony. Turning left into the cutest restaurant we could find, we landed ourselves at “Chic,” which purported to be a little taps fusion spot. We’d hammed and…
Mi Nina Lola- Malaga
These views. What more is there to say? Teasing days in advance over long, hot sticky walks into Malaga… I couldn’t wait for dinner on a seaside cliff. She wanted; so she did…and all that… These details. This main. My heart breaks in the best way… “Fish and chips.” I’ll leave it at that… Then…
Puerto Romano- Marbella
After a few nights stay in Malaga, we took a cab along the cliffs of the coast to Marbella where we were dropped off at the most amazing resort/neighborhood, Puerto Romano. I’ve never seen such a beautiful place in my life! It was like a sprawling super, super large resort of Mexico, but with more…
La Bodega- Ibiza
After a relocation to Ibiza Town, much more my style than the dodgy St. Anthony, we tested La Bodega for it’s well rated tapas. The place was BUZZING! Communal tables and high energy waitstaff (think cut off denim shorts and light up headpieces on the men) in an echo chamber of a space of oddities…
Tapas- St. Anthony, Ibiza
With the need for a pre-dance party fueling (because that’s what you do at 40, as it turns out), we headed to the best rated Tapas spot in Saint Anthony, the brilliantly named, Tapas. We set off for a long walk on a rather dark road and eventually found this beacon in the darkness. It…