malibluemymind

Linguist and basketball columnist with a passion for fashion and traveling. Malibluemymind is where I share travel tips and fashion insights always from a personal view, plus daily outfit posts.

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Last Tango, then Paris.

9/4/2018 2:14 PM summermallorca

This summer I ended up visiting a small town in the north of Mallorca for a certain amount of times. I fell in love with this rural mountain town, full of cobbled streets and traditional Majorcan houses. Like I said in previous posts, this summer has been a blast. Most of the time I felt I was in a SATC episode, enjoying family time, shopping around town, driving to gorgeous beaches and sipping on wine or cocktails near the beach.

We did some crazy stuff, like driving all the way to the other side of the island just for a silly girl drama thing, which turned out to be a success haha, but let me tell you we really are drama queens (or drama seekers?)…

I also mentioned the summer was a parenthesis, a break from my city life, which I cannot leave for long –otherwise I get a bit stressed from not feeling the city stress. So when I got back to Barcelona, I spent a week in search of a new flatmate but still spending my days off at my parents’, since they were abroad and I preferred the fresh air of my hometown.

Now I can say I am fully onto my work and city life routine, which I sometimes complain about but I couldn’t live without, and so far I am loving my new flatmate, she is great! So now it’s all back to working 7-8h per day, doing the groceries, trying to be more regular at the gym, eating healthy (yeah right) and meeting my friends for coffee or wine.

Florals have been around my wardrobe for some months now, here I was wearing a maxi dress with my beige and golden wedges. Everyone loved the outfit though I must say it is strictly for summer!

xx
lau.

Summer break from The City

8/29/2018 7:53 AM summermallorca

This summer holidays were a parentheses in my life. It was a BREAK from THE CITY. Before getting on the plane I was quite stressed and torn in between work stuff and my apartment stuff that needed to be done. I was so stressed I had trouble sleeping for weeks and all I could think about were the upcoming holidays. It is true I need that kind of city stress to feel 100% me (whenever I visit a very quiet place, like Andalusia, I get nervous from not feeling any stressful vibe in town!), but boooy this was too much.

When I jumped on the plane I immediately fell asleep so all my worries were put on standby and did not want to think about any of these until I had to come back. Now, facing reality, I am again worried for some stuff though happy to have worked out half of it already.

I am trying not to worry too much (impossible) and have my social life back after the holidays, which were spent solely in Mallorca (while all the friends were traveling or in Barcelona), so this week I plan on doing stuff with my friends, visiting my parents, etc. while the apartment stuff is lying there like "this needs to be done", piling up together with more and more thoughts.

In short, this summer has been a blast. Not only I got to fully disconnect from work but I also spent a great time with my family, who I see once I year. From all the times I have visited my Majorcan cousins, I think this is the one I had the most fun, I mean, we mixed relax with adventure, leisure, and lots of gossip. I DID feel we were in a Sex and the City episode! I always said I wish they lived closer to me so I could see them more often, but truth is, whenever we see each other is not awkward at all and we start gossiping from were we left off, like friends from the same group.

Also, I had enough already of summer and this heat. I think it is now time for Autumn to step in, bring it on with the leaves on the floor, chilly evenings, cardigans and blazers, and the smell of chestnuts and sweet potatoes on the street while we rock our outfits with a Pumpkin Spice Latte on the hand (I know it sounds so typical). Believe me summer in Barcelona and the Balearic Islands can be tiring!

These pictures are from one of the most beautiful villages in Mallorca (I already talked about it here and here).

xx
lau.

Alcúdia

8/25/2018 10:05 AM travelsummermallorca

Weather: it was supposed to be rainy and cool but here I am with the fan pointing right to my face and all blinds closed so the sun won't enter the room.
State: between depression and insanity reminding myself these are my last days of holidays.

Even if holidays are coming to an end, I have tons of pictures from my vacation in Mallorca. This year we visited great beaches (here ) and charming villages . Alcúdia is one of those places I had always heard about, and of course I had been in its harbour and beach, but I never took the time to visit the town itself. Believe me, together with Valldemossa , this is one of the most beautiful towns I've seen in the island.

The historical area surrounded by walls offers charming cafés and ice-cream terraces with cozy decor all around, local stores and shops to find summer dresses and accessories and of course Majorcan specialities. A stroll around this pedestrian area will give you the sense of being in a medieval and stylish town.

What I specially liked about this beautiful town, apart from its appearance itself, is the feeling it shows when festivities are around. Decorations are set from wall to wall creating a kind of white ceiling. I searched for some info and found Alcúdia offers many music fests.

The festivities of the town, in June, offer many cultural activities as well as concerts around the streets, and there are more like those in July (Festes de la Mare de Déu de la Victòria) and Sant Jaume fests. If visiting Alcúdia in August, you might find "Concerts a la fresca", concerts and plays in the street and amphitheatre. But the one I would enjoy the most would probably be "Alcúdia Jazz", in September.

The day we went to my favourite beach, Formentor , the sky was turning quite dark and a storm was on its way so we decided to go somewhere else, so we headed to Alcúdia, where we were lucky to have some more sun and we totally spent the afternoon walking around, taking pictures and visiting every local store (we behaved properly, I only bought two bracelets!). I did not have any more clothes than those I wore at the beach, hence the two-piece set which is the perfect outfit for a beach day.

xx
lau.