Excitement overload - I finally got to do the trip that I wanted to do for the last 5 years - Ibiza! As a cherry on top, I got to do it with the most awesome party people I know, hence the title, 96 party hours, which I mean quite literally!
I gotta say that I was surprised (pleasantly) to find out that people do party 24/7 in Ibiza, it is not an exaggeration. We arrived at midnight to find streets packed with girls wearing bikinis (dressed for a club at this time of the night, not the beach), and you finish your party at 8 am with a breakfast before showering and proceeding to a beach to tan/sleep/party some more. I also found new appreciation for house music, as it turns out there are different types of house, some of which I like and some of which I hate. Lastly, I discovered that it is in fact possible to party 7 hours straight without alcohol - it must be the 'magic' pumping Ibiza atmosphere that keeps you going hehe.
I have a feeling that I will be using the word 'party' a lot in this entry haha. We arrived at about 11 pm - prime time to get ready for a party. You can literally see the party the moment you step off the plane, as we were greeted by hot girls handing out club flyer packages right at the airport. I already mentioned that we found hundreds of people on the streets when pulling up to our hotel: girls in bikinis, dresses that might as well be bikinis, frat boy types, and normal people like us ready to party haha. Destination number one was Amnesia's foam party. I must say this night turned out to be the best club party I've ever been to. Amnesia was divided into 2 rooms: one foam party room with hot girl dancers entertaining us through the night, and one gay room with the more 'alternative' entertainment acts (i.e. acrobats suspended from the ceiling, catwomen and lots of PVC to name a few). We fist pumped until 6 am which is when the real fun began. They started off easy-pumping enough form to cover people's heads, but next thing we know, sprinkles are on and foam is flowing from the ceiling until we were covered in it to the chest. Cherry on top - they switched to top 40, so the place got crazy with everyone dancing in the foam - best time ever! I'm including a link to Van's water cam video collage of the night that captured our good times! Anna and I finished the night by dining on some spaghetti and chicken at 8 am before retreating for a restful 3 hour sleep hehe.
Foam Party @ Amnesia
Foam Party @ Amnesia
The next day was spent tanning in the beautiful Ibiza weather - 30 degrees and perfect sunshine. We were staying in party central i.e. Playa de Bossa, so we were 'treated' to music blasting from 9 am to 5 am from the dj booth downstairs. This is what I mean when I say that the party is 24/7-it just moves from the beach to the club back to the beach. We decided to go to San Antonio to watch the sunset over dinner, which was to be our pre-party plan. The night turned out to be even better than we hoped - not only did we get to eat overlooking the sunset and oogling at hot models walking around and handing out merchandise to promote the clubs, but we ended up accidentally stumbling on an awesome DJ, Laidback Luke, giving a private performance at the beach club before headlining a party at Amnesia. It was awesome to watch him and we even got to take a pic with him. Totally am following him on Twitter and FB now hehe. I recommend to check him out! Anna and I decided to take it easy while the other went back to Amnesia for the Cream party. I say take it easy but we actually ended up walking and chilling on the strip until 3 am. We needed the 4 extra hours of sleep to be in good shape for next day adventure to the pretty island of Formentera.
The next day was all about getting away from the house music blasting Ibiza and visit the tranquil neighbouring isle. Formentera is about 30 min boat ride from Ibiza, however, we decided to cheap out on the boat (on top of missing one too) and pay half the price to get there in twice as long time. The boat 'drive' there was quite pretty - you pass a myriad of rocky islands with pretty lighthouses, and some ports to dozens of yachts (those must be the exclusive rich people's islands) before you reach Formentera's quaint and quiet harbour town that is your gateway to the beach. We had brunch at a local resto with beautiful sea views before heading to the furthest end of the island, as we were told that the further you go, the nicer the beaches get. The beach was very nice and crowded with hot Spanish people, and the water was warm and blue (a contrast to the beaches in Ibiza).
Having re-energized ourselves lounging on the beach, it was time for another full night of party at Space - the largest club in Ibiza. This night was a big one too because circa 40 Aussies (and a couple of honorary Aussie Brits) were flying in that night to join us. Spotting our craziest frames and taking pix with Playboy models along the way, we made our way through streets full of partying people to Space. I have to say that Space was my fave club in terms of music and energy - it was really easy to lose track of time and party until 6 am. Other highlights included seeing Faithless perform life, Anna almost losing her foot to a glass cut (I say this bit in a traditional 'Anna' exaggerated way lol), 8 euro Fantas, reuniting with the Aussies and actually getting some sleep.
The next day started as usual, with a visit to the beach where we brunched on seafood paella. It was our last party day and night, so we decided to go big by doing 2 parties - an evening beach party at Ushuaia and a night Hed Kandi party at Es Paradis. We hit up Ushuaia right after the beach, in our bathing suits and all. By the time we left, we were the most under- and un- dressed people there, which was both fun and hilarious. Ushuaia is a beautiful beach club with a stunning pool (that is unfortunately not for swimming), and pumping house beats. We lost track of time and had to rush home to get ready for the next party. In the scurry of things, we lost 2 fellow partiers to alcohol and had to leave them behind hehe (not naming any names here, but everybody knows! :p ). Es Paradis turned out to be another wicked night and also one of the coolest and most beautiful clubs I've ever been to. It had a central stadium style dance floor, so that people can stand and dance on different levels while seeing everybody else around them. Above the dance floor is an elevated platform where the hottest girls I've ever seen in my life do live performances: we had hot girls dancers dressed in all sorts of crazy outfits (incl. roller-skates), acrobats and contortionist performing tricks suspended from the ceiling or while trapped in a giant snow globe, a live performer, a cross dresser, and a hot blonde playing the sax to the tune of the beats. The rest of the club was decorated with moons and lips and unicorns and shoe structures and even a stripper pole inside a gazebo - all random and quirky things to be used as stages for performers or just for the audience's general amusement. They were also doing glitter tattoos, so of course Anna and I just had to get our faces painted (check out those pix). All in all, another fun night full of hilarious incident, concluded by a 6 am visit to Pepe's for some delish kebabs and best fries I've had in years.
Sadly, Sunday was our last day, and we made the best of our last few hours on the beach by renting 'water car' - a glorified neon yellow and orange pedal boats with a slide. With Vi and I as tireless drivers, we embarked on our water slide journey with Van, Andy, Jenn and Anna on board, picking up random passengers along the way and playing water bumper cars with other sliders. We almost lost Van twice - once was when he volunteered to pedal and began to get out of breath and make funny noises after about 3 minutes. And the second time when he spotted hot Amnesia girls walking along the beach to promote the club. He swam tirelessly to shore and ran after them to take pictures. LOL Van. Our stay in Ibiza was finished off with a big 'family' seaside resto Sunday dinner aka Jersey Shore style.
And for now, check out our party recap in pictures :)
Views from the balcony - the 24/7 party scene
Meeting the Ibiza sunset over dinner @ Cafe Mambo
- Happy reunion with the Aussies
- Party accessories du jour
Paella for breakfast
...and clubbing at Ushuaia instead of dinner
Street scene
Hed Kandi night @ Es Paradis
The king of glowsticks himself
Beach bumming in between the parties!
