Part 2
Mon 22nd: arrive
Tues 23rd: kevin & perry at Amnesia
This was a cracking night. Arrived before doors open as wasn't going to stay late.
The club looked tidy and in order, I for some reason expected it to be a bit tatty with running cost issues I've heard about.
The outdoor smoking area is amazing. Last time I visited it was just fenced off carpark
Musically I actually enjoyed the warmup 1st act in main room. The rest was pretty good, although I hear later in the night it went a bit pap.
Met a guy also called Mark, and we had a blast. Proper good vibes. He does it as a pilgrimage to his best friend who both saw the film and said one day they will go to amnesia together. Sadly his friend died of cancer before they could 
. Proper choked me up this did. But feel super happy that we met up so he didn't rave on his own. 
By about 2am the crush got mental. Took a good 10 mins to reach the terrace toilets. A lass came out cubicle of mens with powder all over her nose. Security are like "your nose love", she was oblivious 
. Ibiza at times cracks me up 
At this point we went outside to meet up with some other people. - funny story, "where are you"
"Outside"
"WHERE???"
this goes on for about 10 mins until I decided to do a 360 video to locate us..... at which point we noticed the massive red phone box with "MEETING POINT" on it 
I left around 2.30am as had cocoon later that day.
Wed 24th: 528 [cocoon]* - all areas open
I went to this more to see rest of 528 and how it compares to old zoo. Not a lot changed as far as I could see except pool no longer available.
Met stivi and el_loco briefly, which was good. Didn't manage to meet anyone else such is life
Musically it was a bit out on the edge of what I like (I'm more progressive, or even trance), but good to bop along to.
Around 10pm I pulled the rip cord as was tired from little sleep. (Hotel curtains are not blackout, so 8am full sun and awake).
Thur 25th: pacha [defected]
This was supposed to be a rest day but Jay from here convinced me to go 
We got there around 1am ish i think and had a look around the club. Showed Jay the garden, (which he couldn't find again after I had left).
Musically it was very different to what I had experienced the previous trip. A bit more African beats and underground I'd say. So didn't quite hit the spot, mainly cause my expectations where different.
We found a good spot, on the stairs to the left going up to what is the funky room. However it was all roped off for vip. But that area has toilets and a little bar, which made logistics easier.
Getting across the dance floor to the bars near the entrance was a bit of a mission at times.
Pacha is one of my fave clubs. But defo take ear protection as its proper loud.
People stood in dj area with heads 6" from the main speakers must be clinically deaf now!
The air conditioning also works well, one of the few clubs where you don't end up a complete sweaty mess 
Fri. 26th: children 80 HRH closing
I went on this mainly because its a 2 min walk from my hotel and 20e.
I was surprised at how much enjoyed it! People watching is amazing at this event. Was a bunch of Chinese grannies proper boping along to it all.
Unfortunately half way through it got proper rammed and nightmare crush at times. Apparently the queue to get in was massive.
I also noticed how much Spanish, esp the women smoke! As a non smoker you really notice it when 3 people right next to you are smoking. But i guess thats outdoor events for you!
I left around 10.30pm to go and get some sleep
Sat. 27th: Ushuaia [ants]
Wasn't planning on doing this either, but fellow solo traveller wanted to go, and i thought as nearby, why not.
Mistake was to get <6pm tickets, so we arrived around 5.30pm. ... this made it a loooong day to get to the 11pm finish (see worst night below)
Sun. 28th: pikes [sundays] + Ushuaia [armin closing]*
Popped to pikes early on Sunday for a chill. Staff are good and ended up chatting to a group who where going to go to pacha for camelphat later in week, and I suggested keep in mind they 50e vip upgrade if gets too crushed, amongst the other random crap you talk about with new people 
I left around 6pm to get back to hotel for food, quick change then armin.
Having learned from ants not to go too early, I arrived around 8.30pm, when it was already dark.
I really got into the music as much more on my theme (see best night). There where about 4 other solos from group there, but we never managed to find each other. Guess they need a phone box too
Mon 29th: 
DC10 [circoloco]
This also was on a whim. I bought the ticket while boping to avb.
I met up with a crazy Australian, Dan (well originally from uk) guy and we went in taxi together. We also ended up meeting others from solo/WhatsApp groups and having a great time.
Well after 20 minutes of
"where are you?",
"the light tree".
"WHERE ARE YOU???".
"THE LIGHT TREE! I'M LITERALLY HUGGING IT!!!
After music stopped in garden I made my retreat. Mainly cause I can't hack late late nights much now. Esp sober, and inside is too much of a crush for me. But this turned out to be a genius move on my part.
The rest who stayed got flooded in and had to wait until the discobus made it through at 7am 
Tues 30th: cova santa [piv closing]*
Storms moved this.
Oct
Wed 1st: cova santa [piv closing]*
This got moved due to weather so unfortunately I could only stay until 10pm as flight early next day.
Me and dan went together in taxi again and ended up meeting another bunch of random people who we had a great time with.
Musically was a little tepid imho, could have done with pushing the envelope a bit to keep it interesting.
Left 10pm which was a shame. Would have liked to done the inside club bit.
Great review, a real shame about the flooding though but at least you won't regret the birthday treat!
I think you can appreciate the vibe a little more with such a gap between trips, but if I compared it would be quite a stark change, vibes are much lower nowadays, but that's a multifaceted discussion in general and also societal influenced too. For some of the best vibes the ITE is definitely a good one, good time for people to appreciate what they have left of the summer and an older age bracket that remember the times(many before my time) that were even more hedonistic./friendly. The sunset I did at Mambo was one of the busiest I'd been to in years and the crowd remained a lot longer too, in recent years the pattern of people mingling on the rocks for 1-2 hours after sunset have gone but considering sunset was 7:45 and the 'main' act was 9pm it held strong until after 10. I met a nice girl down there and we were there until almost 11 I think, was nice to be there long enough to have a closer look at the DJ booth area as I never bother.
As for your comments about the phone booth, I've always known it was there and people have referenced the meeting point but each time I go I erase it, I was outside a good 10 minutes knowing exactly where you were stood but still couldn't find you until I saw you start filming
. It did prove to be a great meeting point as I've became good pals with the girl(and mates) that we met there, lucky timing. RE Pacha - Firstly it was always gonna end in me getting lost even though I know where I'm going, it's something that only ever happens in clubs when I walk off alone. I enjoyed Mk's set, but as you say, there was a little afro-house mixed in early(which I think I a littler over-excitedly told you is my running music so was therapeutic
) and it was very underground until he pulled out a few of his older classics, very minimal of his recent stuff.
Nice that you managed to get in a little of everything in to your trip, some very wholesome parts compared to mine as we were chatting about what we were up to, quite the juxtaposition. Hopefully this summer has reignited the itch/scratch cycle and our paths will cross again!
