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Ibiza summer season 2008 review
Alright then, here we go with another review of another season in the sun, on my favourite island in the mediterrenean sea…and probably in the world. make sure you sit comfy (and maybe have a glass of hierbas?), it’s gonna take a while. It is again a very personal review and even though it is a very long one with many things you’ve heard or read before, I’m sure there’s still some useful info for your next trip to ibiza…
My 2008 season was very similar to the one before in some points and totally different to summer 2007 in other parts. I knew it would be like that – first off, the only constant thing is change, and second, many friends who had been working out there much longer than I, had already told me about it by the end of last seasonl.
But just read on now, let’s take a trip through my summer 2008 in ibiza…let’s begin with a short overview of the months…
May…we love…rain?
I arrived in Ibiza on the 4th of May this year. Exactly one week later than in 2007, but it seemed early enough to me. I expected a very swift and easy start as I had already made some calls during the previous months and everything looked fine, but when I arrived, the first thing I did was learning a lesson: no matter if you did a good job last year: you cannot expect everything’s safe until you’re here. I had thought my job was confirmed and only got told when I arrived that my position didn’t exist anymore…So, during the first two weeks, I was busy with installing myself on the island again, searching (and luckily) finding a new job. Luckily, I didn’t have to bother about getting the N.I.E. number again and also the house issue was solved within about 12hrs after my arrival – great!
The weather, all through may, was generally quite ****. The winter had been much too warm and dry in Ibiza unfortunately, but now we got some bad weather including many really gray and wet days. May 2007 was much more solid weather-wise. But still, when I lied on the beach for the first time this season (Salinas, at Sa Trinxa, the beach still beautiful and far from really busy), slowly but steadily, the Ibiza-Groove came back. And also, every day during May, known faces from last summer arrived for another season (together with many new ones, of course). Welcome back everyone, it’s been a long winter without you! And then, also from mid-May onwards, clubbing slowly started. In fact, I love these early season parties, they’re quiet in a way, but you meet all the people again and you just have to look them in the eyes to see everyone’s SO ready to go for another summer…
May highlights
The medieval festival in ibiza town. Always really nice and something different just before the summer madness starts!
Seeing my fave bits of the island again when I had a car again from mid-may onwards.
The medieval festival…marks the start of the season
June…we love the start of the season!
Just a few days before june started, also my new job was kicking off. I was really eager to go for it. At first, I had been disappointed with not having the job I had last year, but by now, my grieving was over and I was sure it would be just as good as last summer, if not better!
As usual, only a day or two before Space Opening, suddenly the island was flooded by clubbers. Everyone went big at space and dc10 opening and after that, all the clubbers left again. Ibiza got really quiet again after the first opening-weekend. I know this isn’t something exceptional, but in my opinion, it just took much longer this year, until things really picked up this season. Even famous opening parties like Cream, Cocoon and We Love were definitely less busy than last year. But let’s talk about the numbers and my opinion about why it was a bit later...
The beginning of June was still so-so weatherwise (with some hard rain again on a few days), but then, from mid June onwards, the sun came out. And stayed. At that point, we had no idea we wouldn’t see any real raindrops until mid September!!! So finally we could hit the beaches when we had a day off and gain some colour. Nice! 8)
Obviously, with the clubs being back open and the parties having their openings, I was out a lot at night…just getting in form and in the mood for the season
!!!
June Highlights
The Openings: Space and dc10, Amnesia opening (till noon). Then We Love, Cocoon and Armada openings. Also matinée opening was fun (but read on for that). Casita verde. The final of the footie European championships and the fiesta afterwards when Spain won!!!
We love beachparties (if they happen)
July…we love the summer!
Summer in Ibiza!!! It got hot. Really hot already. but we loved it. The weather was perfect through all july. Work was good. The parties as well. It definitely felt a bit less busy though overall. But the VIBE was great in july. The last big nights opening (tiesto, cox) and the first absolutely rammed nights (cocoon).
July Highlights
Some great dinners with friends. Some great parties (the cocoon night with extrawelt and the one with Ricardo & luciano plus more great nights). An absolutely fun month overall. July, in my opinion, is still the most complete month for a holiday in ibiza.
Upside down sunsets rock!
August…do we really love august?
It’s August again. It was hot, it was full everywhere (at least until about the 20th, later it already felt a tad quieter again) including some of the nights being sold-out (supermartxe, cocoon). I was working A LOT in August (say between about 60-70 hrs a week), but that was ok. August is like that if you work there. And you know it’s only for one month. You know I am not a fan of August in Ibiza generally, but this year there’s one positive note I have for August: the weather was brilliant! No August storms, no rain, almost no clouds – paradise!
August Highlights
Like last year, armin’s 8hr solo at armada. And Dc10 re-opening on August 15.
We’re open again! (but just for a few weeks…)
September (and start of October)..we love the closings!
The worker’s month. The party month. The month when the most spotlighters hit the island. Can it be a bad month? No way.
September really was a great month again! Everyone worked less, partied more, enjoyed the last bit of the season. The weather was still great until about the 23rd and then it was quite bad for about a week, before the sun came back. But hey – everyone was partying anyway! I’ll say it again – if you only want to come to party (and don’t care about the weather) then come in late September / beginning of October, it’s the best month regarding the parties. the vibe is absolutely unique during the closings.
September / October Highlights
Dc10 on the 8th and especially on the 22nd. both these dates are amongst the best parties I’ve ever had. Armada closing. Having nice lunches and dinners with good friends. The spotlight reunion on the sunset terrace at we love closing. Cocoon closing. The closing period generally! Amnesia closing as a last big big bang – best party of the summer again!
I said stand back, we’re dancing…
On September 30, almost straight after cocoon closing, I had to leave ibiza because of work reasons in Switzerland. But then, on October 4, I was back for one last weekend and it was the best weekend of the season – read the complete rewiev here: http://www.spotlight-forums.com/showpost.php?p=1244979&postcount=38
Until here, the review is a bit shorter and maybe not as emotional as last year’s. but I still have a lot to say...
Alright then, here we go with another review of another season in the sun, on my favourite island in the mediterrenean sea…and probably in the world. make sure you sit comfy (and maybe have a glass of hierbas?), it’s gonna take a while. It is again a very personal review and even though it is a very long one with many things you’ve heard or read before, I’m sure there’s still some useful info for your next trip to ibiza…
My 2008 season was very similar to the one before in some points and totally different to summer 2007 in other parts. I knew it would be like that – first off, the only constant thing is change, and second, many friends who had been working out there much longer than I, had already told me about it by the end of last seasonl.
But just read on now, let’s take a trip through my summer 2008 in ibiza…let’s begin with a short overview of the months…
May…we love…rain?
I arrived in Ibiza on the 4th of May this year. Exactly one week later than in 2007, but it seemed early enough to me. I expected a very swift and easy start as I had already made some calls during the previous months and everything looked fine, but when I arrived, the first thing I did was learning a lesson: no matter if you did a good job last year: you cannot expect everything’s safe until you’re here. I had thought my job was confirmed and only got told when I arrived that my position didn’t exist anymore…So, during the first two weeks, I was busy with installing myself on the island again, searching (and luckily) finding a new job. Luckily, I didn’t have to bother about getting the N.I.E. number again and also the house issue was solved within about 12hrs after my arrival – great!
The weather, all through may, was generally quite ****. The winter had been much too warm and dry in Ibiza unfortunately, but now we got some bad weather including many really gray and wet days. May 2007 was much more solid weather-wise. But still, when I lied on the beach for the first time this season (Salinas, at Sa Trinxa, the beach still beautiful and far from really busy), slowly but steadily, the Ibiza-Groove came back. And also, every day during May, known faces from last summer arrived for another season (together with many new ones, of course). Welcome back everyone, it’s been a long winter without you! And then, also from mid-May onwards, clubbing slowly started. In fact, I love these early season parties, they’re quiet in a way, but you meet all the people again and you just have to look them in the eyes to see everyone’s SO ready to go for another summer…
May highlights
The medieval festival in ibiza town. Always really nice and something different just before the summer madness starts!
Seeing my fave bits of the island again when I had a car again from mid-may onwards.
The medieval festival…marks the start of the season
June…we love the start of the season!
Just a few days before june started, also my new job was kicking off. I was really eager to go for it. At first, I had been disappointed with not having the job I had last year, but by now, my grieving was over and I was sure it would be just as good as last summer, if not better!
As usual, only a day or two before Space Opening, suddenly the island was flooded by clubbers. Everyone went big at space and dc10 opening and after that, all the clubbers left again. Ibiza got really quiet again after the first opening-weekend. I know this isn’t something exceptional, but in my opinion, it just took much longer this year, until things really picked up this season. Even famous opening parties like Cream, Cocoon and We Love were definitely less busy than last year. But let’s talk about the numbers and my opinion about why it was a bit later...
The beginning of June was still so-so weatherwise (with some hard rain again on a few days), but then, from mid June onwards, the sun came out. And stayed. At that point, we had no idea we wouldn’t see any real raindrops until mid September!!! So finally we could hit the beaches when we had a day off and gain some colour. Nice! 8)
Obviously, with the clubs being back open and the parties having their openings, I was out a lot at night…just getting in form and in the mood for the season
!!!June Highlights
The Openings: Space and dc10, Amnesia opening (till noon). Then We Love, Cocoon and Armada openings. Also matinée opening was fun (but read on for that). Casita verde. The final of the footie European championships and the fiesta afterwards when Spain won!!!
We love beachparties (if they happen)
July…we love the summer!
Summer in Ibiza!!! It got hot. Really hot already. but we loved it. The weather was perfect through all july. Work was good. The parties as well. It definitely felt a bit less busy though overall. But the VIBE was great in july. The last big nights opening (tiesto, cox) and the first absolutely rammed nights (cocoon).
July Highlights
Some great dinners with friends. Some great parties (the cocoon night with extrawelt and the one with Ricardo & luciano plus more great nights). An absolutely fun month overall. July, in my opinion, is still the most complete month for a holiday in ibiza.
Upside down sunsets rock!
August…do we really love august?
It’s August again. It was hot, it was full everywhere (at least until about the 20th, later it already felt a tad quieter again) including some of the nights being sold-out (supermartxe, cocoon). I was working A LOT in August (say between about 60-70 hrs a week), but that was ok. August is like that if you work there. And you know it’s only for one month. You know I am not a fan of August in Ibiza generally, but this year there’s one positive note I have for August: the weather was brilliant! No August storms, no rain, almost no clouds – paradise!
August Highlights
Like last year, armin’s 8hr solo at armada. And Dc10 re-opening on August 15.
We’re open again! (but just for a few weeks…)
September (and start of October)..we love the closings!
The worker’s month. The party month. The month when the most spotlighters hit the island. Can it be a bad month? No way.
September really was a great month again! Everyone worked less, partied more, enjoyed the last bit of the season. The weather was still great until about the 23rd and then it was quite bad for about a week, before the sun came back. But hey – everyone was partying anyway! I’ll say it again – if you only want to come to party (and don’t care about the weather) then come in late September / beginning of October, it’s the best month regarding the parties. the vibe is absolutely unique during the closings.
September / October Highlights
Dc10 on the 8th and especially on the 22nd. both these dates are amongst the best parties I’ve ever had. Armada closing. Having nice lunches and dinners with good friends. The spotlight reunion on the sunset terrace at we love closing. Cocoon closing. The closing period generally! Amnesia closing as a last big big bang – best party of the summer again!
I said stand back, we’re dancing…
On September 30, almost straight after cocoon closing, I had to leave ibiza because of work reasons in Switzerland. But then, on October 4, I was back for one last weekend and it was the best weekend of the season – read the complete rewiev here: http://www.spotlight-forums.com/showpost.php?p=1244979&postcount=38
Until here, the review is a bit shorter and maybe not as emotional as last year’s. but I still have a lot to say...
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