Top Tips for Holidaying in Ibiza

So after recently returning from a holiday to Ibiza and severe lack of blogging, an Ibiza blog is definitely overdue and what better than to give a few top tips for holidaying in paradise.

One of the biggest, and most obvious, things that I learned whilst away is that you need to be prepared to spend money. Ibiza is an expensive area and in order to have the ultimate Ibiza experience, be prepared to pay 40 Euro for an alcoholic drink or 15 Euro for a bottle of water. Supermarkets can give you a better deal, but not in all cases. They are still crafty enough to charge you 3 Euro for a single packet of crisps because it is almost guaranteed that you will buy some crisps if you’re in a snacky mood, or just hungover!

Another big thing is pickpocketing. You need eyes in the back of your head and you need to be on the ball at all times. People go out to Ibiza with one thing in mind, to pickpocket. Waving your hands up and down in the air whilst dancing in a club is an easy way for them to sneak into your bag. And you don’t even realise it’s happening. But sadly, isn’t this the case for many places these days? Why people feel the need to steal from others is way beyond me.

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Ibiza is definitely the time where you can show some real sass. Telling people where to go, or where to stick their ‘Best Drinks offer on the Island’ becomes slightly more of a habit than a choice. It is acceptable and bearable to an extent but always have a couple of excuses up your sleeves, such as “I’m going home tomorrow” or even “I’m already going, see you there!”. The bottom line is don’t be scared to say no!

Apart from these, Ibiza is one of the most amazing places and has some of the most beautiful beaches and sunsets. It is somewhere that I would visit again, without a doubt. So if you haven’t done the Ibiza experience, make sure it’s on your bucket list!

Festival Season in Full Swing

With Glastonbury being the main talking point of the weekend, it proves that the festival season is certainly upon us and is in full swing. Endless acres of mud-ridden fields, littered with thousands of tents that all look the same. It certainly is the time of year where wellington boot sales are at their peak! So when someone mentions the word festival to you, the first thing that comes to your head is likely to be the biggest music festival that is Glastonbury. However, this weekend was also the talking point for an alternative genre of festival, the Goodwood Festival of Speed. A 4-day extravaganza accompanied by the world’s most famous cars and aeroplanes.

Each year the Festival of Speed grows in capacity and excellence and this year certainly did not disappoint. I was lucky enough to hear a first hand experience of the weekend and to hear about all the gossip from the biggest motor sport event in the world. Appearances from the likes of Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Sir Chris Hoy, Chris Evans, Rowan Atkinson just to name a few are a major contributor to the Festival of Speed and they certainly are not shy when it comes to showing their racing skills up the infamous Goodwood Hillclimb.

Sebastian Loeb had the fastest hillclimb for the weekend

True to form, Sir Chris Hoy was one of many that brought further action to the track with a crash that misplaced 5 hay bails from the edge of the track. Someone really needs to teach him how to manoeuvre the steering wheel when it comes to corners! Lewis Hamilton played to the crowd with a smoky donutting performance on his first track run and Mark Webber decided that he would fly over in a helicopter and show his face among many other famous faces. An aim for this year was for Sebastian Loeb to set a new record with the fastest hill climb since 1998. Although he narrowly missed this record by a minimal 2 seconds, he set the fastest time for the hillclimb for this year.

Being such a well respected event, it was no surprise that the Red Arrows made an appearance over the weekend, along with the European Fighter Jet and the Hunter and Canberra duo. The skill and accuracy that is required to put on such a performance as these pilots do is phenomenal. Exquisite lines and minimal room for error, photographs don’t quite do it justice.

The Red Arrows at the FOS

It is important to recognise that as well as contemporary cars, the Festival of Speed is home to cars from the ages and some of the most iconic motor vehicles. It is this element of the festival that adds to the natural heritage of Goodwood as an estate. The house as a main feature looked exquisite from photographs and the monument marking 100 years of Maserati was certainly a talking point.

So whilst festivals are a thing for the summer, it doesn’t always have to be about the music. The Goodwood Festival of Speed has been going for 21 years and is known as the biggest motor sport festival in the world. Visitors flock from Australia, Japan, Russia to be a part of the event and one of Lord March’s guests. So next year, make sure you’re one of them!