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DAY 82:  FINALLY, PARADISE!

7/8/2014

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Saturday, July 5 (Mallorca, Spain) – Although I had been planning to take it easy the final month of my travels, to unpack my suitcase and spend a full week or two in a few select places, I have found myself on the move like before.  There are just so many places to see, and the more I think about going home, the more I want to pack in before I have to leave. 

However, I am spending six full days in Mallorca and I want to treat myself at the last hotel I will be staying at on my travels.  (I will be staying with cousins and then friends from my travels for the remaining week and a half after Mallorca!)  My first hotel, on the southern coast of Mallorca about 20-minutes (driving) from the city of Palma was not much of a treat.  It was fine, it was clean, it was literally on the beach.  But my room was teeny tiny, I looked into other peoples’ windows, and it didn’t quite feel like the relaxing atmosphere I had envisioned (except when I snuck into another hotel’s beautiful pool area).  The place was definitely budget-friendly, and at any other part of my trip it would have been perfect, but no.  I deserve a little bit of luxury!
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My beer, my face, my hotel.
So today I made a move.

Some people I have met throughout my travels recommended Alcudia to me.  It is a region in the north part of the island with incredibly beautiful beaches and a mountain range.  I did a lot of research and finally settled on the JS Alcudi Mar hotel, which is on Muro Beach.  It is only a little more than an hour away from my last accommodation, but it feels like a different country.  As I walked into my room and saw the sea through the sliding balcony door, I couldn’t stop smiling.  THIS is it, my time to relax and recharge and do all the mental rest and exercise that I have been wanting.  It will only be three days, but in Stacy’s world, that is more like a week anyway.
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View from my balcony!
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Playa de Muro
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View from my balcony at sunrise
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And it’s not as big of a splurge as you may think… For under $100 a night, I not only have a nice, clean room, I have a balcony overlooking the sea, a 2-minute walk to the most gorgeous beach, a big pool, helpful concierge, oh, and FREE breakfast AND dinner!!!  On top of that, there is a gym, a 1-Euro laundry machine, and a spa – and I am treating myself to a massage in 20 minutes (only 45 Euro for an hour!).  Yay for Alcudia!!

Oh, and I have a fridge so I picked up some provisions at the supermarket including a bottle of Spanish white wine.  Salud!
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    Hi! I'm Stacy, a 28 year old Manhattanite who quit her job to go on a 100-day journey across the world.  Follow me as I hot air balloon in Turkey, hike the Todra Gorge in Morocco, horseback ride across Ireland, and take part in all the other active adventures I can find!

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