Diary
Dates: 20-24 January, 2025
Visa Process: None needed
Fun Facts
Population 1m (500k in Palma)
Notable Spain’s largest island. Speak Catalan.
Land area: 208.63 km2 (island)
Purpose: Updating simulators for work and maintenance
Arrival
Getting to Palma, Mallorca from the UK is both easy and cheap with lots of low budget airlines flying to and from during the day – more so in the summer of course.
If you come out of season then you’ll be able to get some really good deals. I once got a car for the week for £45(!).
Otherwise, this time, I took the shuttle bus and it was cheap and easy also. Directly outside of the arrivals with a machine to purchase tickets – with an option for English also.
Food
The food is one of the best things about Palma!
Iberian ham is a must and I also found a place called Ca’n Joan de s’Aigo which is a Majorcan family that’s been doing this for 3 centuries. Apparently the founder was shifting ice and then thought to start selling it as an ice cream. The real star is the hot chocolate though – yum, yum, yum!
Work
Working at a private university, ADEMA, in Palma which is a really lovely place for students with high tech equipment and attentive staff.
