2003-06-12UTC05:34:27Eating in AlcudiaPlaces we ate, while I remember... www.hotelbahiadealcudia.com where we were half board had a big buffet affair for breakfast and tea, and they were both a bit grim. La Traviata on Avenida de Mexico has aspirations, but was similarly awful, possibly ... 2003-06-11UTC10:40:50Holiday readingWhile I was away I read Matthew's Prize: Being the Tale of a Whitby Orphan Boy's Longing to Navigate the Broad Seas though I didn't know the title was so long at the time... it's about PIRATES, and it's quite good, if a bit of a blokey version of a m... 2003-06-09UTC10:12:52Thieving bastardsLook out if you´re coming to Majorca, the place is crawling with thieves. Actually no it´s not, but we´ve encountered a couple of criminal signs... saw a couple of kids trying it on by the pool of our hotel, ripping off tourist handbags, and noticed ... 2003-06-08UTC07:52:50Bahia De Alcudia"Guten Tag" as they say in Majorca... weather is fine, though we had one day of rain, food is shockingly bad, Clare got food poisoning one day. Not from the hotel though, we´ve not eaten much here. The guests seem to be about half English and half Ge... 2003-06-02UTC07:57:04AlcudiaOff to Majorca in the morning, for a week, staying at Bahia Alcudia... playing pool, by the pool, and drinking cheap booze here we come......