Missing Mallorca but have little time? Then why not try a day trip? Briton Gina Rowbery, got her sister Toni to join her on a day trip to Mallorca and they had a brilliant time.
Gina told the BBC she was "massively surprised" at how much the pair got done in just six-and-a-half hours in Palma.
"We left the airport, caught a bus into Palma old town, saw the old streets and statues, a beautiful abbey," said Toni. "You've got the cathedral, you've got the castle (Bellver), you've got the seafront - there's just so much to do, she said according to a BBC report. "It was absolutely brilliant. It was worth every penny."
The large number of flights from Britain to Mallorca mean that it is possible to travel to the island from Britain and return in time for dinner.
Such trips have exploded in popularity recently - with one UK-based Facebook page growing from 3,000 members to more than 300,000 in the past few years.
Michael Cracknell, who runs the Extreme Day Trips group, told the BBC, it ultimately came down to affordability.
"If you want to go on a day trip to Edinburgh on the train, you're talking hundreds and hundreds of pounds, where you can go to Pisa or Milan with one of the budget airlines for about £20 each return."
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Wasn't a 'craze' something that happened in the 1970s.
Organ WelshmanLove it 100%
Just done the same in reverse,early flight,days cricket back at midnight with free bus to airport and back.
I've got a better idea, get off the plane at Terminal A, grab a maccy d's at the new place and return home without even passing through passport control. What an awesome day out. These people are brain dead and have IQ's lower than their air fares.
If you have a British passport it could take you over two hours to get through passport control. That’s each way. Yep - happened this week. Makes a nonsense of this story.
Speaks volumes for the ludicrous prices of taking a train in the UK today.