Coastal Mallorca: photo via hereFor the past month we have been trying to put together a road-trip through Germany and into Poland. The logistics of the trip were getting too complicated, so we decided to look online for some great all-inclusive last-minute vacations. In the Netherlands, people get many more vacation days than in North America. For example, the base-line number of paid vacation days is 21 days (and that is just for an entry-level position!) As you spend more time in a company, or hold a higher ranking position, your vacation days can amount to 6 or 7 weeks, or even more. When looking for a last-minute vacation through Dutch travel sites, I was astounded by the amount of vacations listed for 22 days. There were plenty of all-inclusive deals, at a 4 star hotel in Turkey, Tunisia, or Greece, for roughly 450 euros for 22 days! Unbelievable! We actually had a hard time finding vacations for only 4 or 5 days, and they ended up costing more than if we fled the country for almost a month!
Last night, after searching for 3 hours, we finally booked a great vacation that I'm super-excited for. We'll be going to Mallorca (Majorca), a small Spanish island in the middle of the Balearic Sea, for 4 days.
Mallorca is located just off the eastern coast of Spain: photo via hereWe're staying in Santa Ponsa, right on the beach, and have a semi-inclusive deal which includes breakfast and dinner daily. The last time we went on a sunny "vacation" was two years ago, when Gabriel took me to Cuba. Since then, we've been throughout Europe, but haven't had the opportunity to lie on a beach and swim in the ocean. Malta was beautiful in December, but it was still pretty cold and we needed to wear jackets and jeans. I'm really looking forward to experiencing some hot weather (which has yet to show up in the Netherlands) and eating at cute tapas bars on the island! The island forecast is showing 86 degree farenheit weather with zero percent chance of rain for the whole time we're there!
Today I'm off to find some cheap holiday clothing, and begin making my packing list (I'm obsessed with list-making...) We're leaving in 6 days!
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I am officially completely and utterly jealous!
Enjoy! I really look forward to your photos & reading all about it! With the way the weather has been playing hide & seek lately, this is definitely a tempting plan ;-)
Have a nice trip.
Look fwd to read about it when you are back.
Thank you for following me! I look forward to hearing about your life in Holland... I'll be getting my Dutch fix through you this year as I don't think my husband and I can make it over there until next year now :(
Have fun sorting out your holiday clothes!
Saskia x
That sounds like SO much fun! :D Love that picture!
Wooooooooo...I can't wait to read your adventure! Where did you get the good deal, if you don't mind me asking?
sound like so much fun! I'm super jealous cant wait to see all your photos and read all about it!
Have fun! I'm sure you'll see plenty of Germans there, so it'll be like driving through Germany, but with sun! ;-P
sarah - i'm jealous of you in japan too! one day i will make it to asia.....
isabella - just as soon as the nice weather rolls into town, we have to leave...that's always the way, isn't it lol?
~lopa - thank you! i'll be sure to post lots about it!
saskia - thank you for stopping by!
heather - thanks! i'm hoping for some pure relaxation by the beach...
bluefish - well, we ended up booking our flight via transavia.com, which is a lowcost dutch airline carrier. we found our hotel via priceline.com, but then ended up calling the hotel directly and got an even better deal! all of the cheap all-inclusives to turkey, etc we found on arke.nl, sudtours.nl, and cheaptickets.nl...and a few other random ones i can't remember...just search "zonvakanties all-inclusive" in google haha!
CAC Muffin - thanks! i'll be sure to post lots of pics!
spotted sparrow - yes i've heard that it's a major tourist destination for british people and german people! that was like in cuba, everyone at our resort was from germany!
so exciting!! and i need to move there just for all the holiday time!
Have an amazing time in Mallorca! I just got back from spending a week there with some friend. Beautiful weather and wonderful beaches! Although, I heard that I missed some great weather here in the Netherlands while I was gone! Have fun!
Only 21 days of paid vacation? And you say they have even less vacation in North America? Wow.
Here in Denmark the vacation law says everyone has a minimum of 5 weeks paid vacation.
Most have agreed to 6 weeks though.
No matter how long you have been in the company or what your ranking is.
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