3 posts tagged “ibiza”
A return to the White Isle after a years absence proved to be another stormer, but for a different reason to past years with us having a nice relaxing time in glorious sunshine, beautiful surroundings and quality food, and not getting out of my tree once.
Things didn’t get off to the best of start with ETA putting a bomb in Ibiza airport just after we arrived, so on the first night we got moved to a different hotel as the people in our room were delayed leaving. But Hotel Osiris made up for it by giving us massive family rooms and a 60 euro bar tab as a sorry – top marks to the management!
The hotel was at the start of San Antonio Bay on the shores of Es Puet beach, the scene of many previous holidays and many infamous incidents – eh Snoop?! With a good mix of families, youngsters and our “in between” age there was a good chilled out atmosphere.
As usual the weather was stonking and made all the more special considering the non-existent summer we’ve had.
Highlight of the holiday was probably a trip to Pacha for Eric Morillio’s Subliminal Sessions – I was a little apprehensive about going as I thought it would just be instantly forgettable US house but was pleasantly surprised to hear more edgy techie choons. Hed Kandi at El Divino was fun but I think the club's a bit overrated.
Predictably the holiday soundtrack included Hed Kandi’s lastest Beach House offering but other jems that peppered the week were surprisingly rocky in the form of The Gossip, Charlotte Hatherley and CSS.
I really look forward to returning again some day.
The last couple of weeks have just flown by in between work and trips to the doctor - I’m still on anti-biotics as the first lot failed to cure my infected elbow and I’ve been put on the antidote for Anthrax so if anything will kill it that should.
We fly out to Ibiza tomorrow night and I’ve barely thought about packing so the next 24 hours is probably going to be manic. Two lots of friends have been out there in recent weeks and reports are that things are as brilliant as ever, despite a massive police crackdown on some of the clubs – even forcing the temporary closure of Bora Bora beach bar and super-club Amnesia.
My illness ruined the pre holiday preparation due to the pain and lethargy but I managed to lose 12 pounds so I guess that can’t be sniffed at - my 19 pounds in 30 days target was a little overambitious and probably not particularly healthy.
The six pack will have to wait a bit longer to reveal itself…
Eivissa aquí nosotros venire!!
(thanks to The Treadmeister for photos from earlier in the month)
As another trip to the White Island beckons I’ve begun rifling through my music collection to dig out a few past musical gems, of which Café del Mar's Real Ibiza series has to be the most successful in capturing an alternative side of the island to the debauched hedonism.
Ibiza has been known for its boozed up chavs publicly disgracing themselves thanks to Sky One’s Ibiza Uncovered some years ago, but for anyone with an ounce of class who’ve been then the real spirit of the island isn’t hard to be found if you just steer clear of the usual slew of bars commonly found in most popular resorts.
The “spirit” I talk about is actually quite a contradiction in that it can be either out and out hedonism with the best DJ’s and clubs in the world, or a relaxing / laidback time spent in beautiful surrounds with music to match. These albums are classics in projecting the latter and have quite clearly been put together with this in mind rather than strictly a commercial venture. The barrage of chill out albums since churned out by other labels don’t even come close.
Included are chill out legends such as former Café del Mar DJ’ Jose Padilla, A Man Called Adam, Coco Steel and Lovebomb, Ibizzare and Afterlife along with more obscure delights that you wouldn’t otherwise find such as Groove Armada’s remix of Language Labs’ Burning Disaster.
These albums really set things off for me so far as falling in love with the island, and having made pilgrimages there for the last ten years a listen evokes a tide of cherished memories.
This entry is dedicated to the friendships that have endured over the years, formed directly and indirectly through Ibiza, and long may they continue. Bless you all and heres to another adventure this summer!
