❣ Travel Tip: If you’re planning a trip to Ibiza, make it a two-for-one, and take the morning ferry to Formentera, explore the quiet island, and return on the evening ferry to Ibiza. Formentera is simply beautiful and is a must-see. Some form of locomotion besides walking will help you cover more of the island during a short day trip. Rental shops (for bikes, scooters, motorbikes, etc.) are just a short walk from the port, so you can rent a bike on your way in and drop it back off near the port on your way out. Easy peasy! If you visit during the peak season (July-August), consider booking your roundtrip ferry ride and rental in advance online. There are some moments in life when you know that you are experiencing a near-to-close paradise. For me, that was Formentera, Spain. As you know from my previous post, I’d been in London for a couple of weeks and decided to travel to Ibiza. My Airbnb host in London highly recommended that my travel partner and I go to Formentera once he learned of our upcoming trip to Ibiza.
And as nature would have it, we met Minnie, a fellow traveler, at our hostel in Ibiza. After attending a yoga retreat in Ibiza, she had a rental car and was ready for adventure! She also planned to visit Formentera and offered my travel partner and me a ride with her to the ferry dock, which made our journey much smoother.
The ferry ride to Formentera was stunningly beautiful, like so beyond beautiful. However, speaking of firsts, I experienced a very unpleasant first on the ferry ride to Formenterna: motion sickness. It was a whole hot mess of a feeling! Luckily, I didn’t vomit or have any outward projections of sickness, although I felt super queasy and unwell. Jeez.
Once the boat docked, I felt completely fine. And everything instantly was all good again…
Minnie proposed the brilliant idea of exploring Formentera by bike or scooter to maximize our limited time there. So with my cute lilac rental bike, the island became mine. Check out the video; it’s yours too now!
I rode for miles but my eyes, mind and heart did most of the work. Formentera was not to be missed. It just felt so calm and untouched, and I felt completely at peace.
Bike rental: €8
Ferry from Ibiza (round trip): €19.95
Experience: priceless ✨
Prices are for day-of bookings in 2017. Book in advance for better rates. Prices subject to change.
As you can see, Formentera is stunningly beautiful. It was my paradise.
Others seems to agree. According to Travel and Leisure, Formentera is for lovers, yachters, hippies, sunset cocktails, sunburned nudists (oh) and more!
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Enjoy your journey!
“The peace within oneself creates the peace outside of self. When the outside matches the inside, there’s balance. And from there, you can see your beautiful paradise — the one you’ve created from within. I chose peace and there it was. Thank you, Formentera.” 🌻P.S. Thankfully, the ferry ride back to Ibiza went completely smoothly. It was a bit chilly but no motion sickness!
P.P.S. After experiencing motion sickness for the second time years later in Brazil, I finally discovered the cause of my experience with motion sickness (being on my phone while in very unsteady motion) and how to avoid it (put the phone away!).