Why I'm Leaving Mallorca
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 พ.ย. 2022
- When I was moving to Mallorca 6.5 years ago, I planned to stay for 3-4 years and then move on. The moment the pandemic hit and things didn't go back "to normal" after the quarantine, I knew that I would have to stay for another year. With the slow vaccination and recurring restrictions, one year turned into two.
I can't complain about it because I had everything I needed. Even though the beginning was hard, I built a beautiful lifestyle with time. I made many friends, worked hard, explored the island, and started this channel this year. I made unforgettable memories.
But my drive to explore new places and learn new things didn't go away. It's still deep within me craving more experiences. In this video, I'm explaining why I'm leaving Mallorca and hope that my motives and perspectives can inspire you to introduce the changes you want to make.
If you want to connect with me:
IG: vogelthebir...
I am Mallorcan but I understand your point of view. After all, Mallorca is a small island, although it has everything to live on. Whenever I leave the island for periods of weeks or months I feel nostalgic for my island, "sa Roqueta" as we Mallorcans say. The longest period I have been outside of Mallorca was exactly 3 months, during which time I was in Ireland to immerse myself in an English-speaking place.
The important thing is not to regret the decisions you make.
Gracias por tu perspectiva Flavio. Yes, the island has everything to live on, I agree. It always depends on what you want and in which phase of your life you find yourself. Absolutely, the most important thing is to live a life without regrets. Abrazo
Beautiful words❤ agree 100%😊 Goodluck in your new chapter.
Thank you my dear ❤
Thank you for such insightful video! Very inspiring ☺️☺️☺️
Thank you my friend. I appreciate it!
Very inspiring video! Keep up the great work.
Thank you so much ShortyXXL!
your work is truly amazing!
Thank you so much Shn 🙏
thanks for sharing! I am feeling pulled to Mallorca to have a life immersed in nature.
You are welcome, Hilary. That's a life the island con definitely offer you!
I'm moving to Mallorca in 3 weeks after 7 years in London coming from a small town in Italy, for me the reason is getting out of my confort zone and grow as a person and in my professional life. What an inspiring video man, you left me in tears but full of hope!
Thank you, Carlo! I'm glad to hear that my video greatly impacted you. I'm happy for you. Mallorca is very different compared to the hustle and bustle in London. I wish you all the best and hope it'll be your happy place :)
I’m going to Palma in a few days and hoping to live in Mallorca longterm. I am a dual national (English/spanish). How are you finding it there so far?
I moved there in 2012, had my daughter there, but due to the Pandemic was forced to leave in 2021 :( I wish we could return, but right now, I need to be in the UK where the economy is better for us. I absolutely LOVE the island, but I felt my career was stagnating, so perhaps it was the push I needed.
I understand Emma. 9 years is a long time. Don't be sad that it is over, be grateful because it happened :) I've heard that so often from people living on the island after around 5+ years "I feel I'm stagnating here". Usually, you have two groups:
1. The tourists enjoying their time using the money they've made somewhere else
2. The locals working in businesses to serve the tourists.
There is not much in between. It is hard to make money on the island outside the tourist bubble. You can always go to visit :) cheers!
@@patrickvogel Thanks, Patrick :)
Good luck mate. All the best.
Thank you Jase! 🙏
Love this video!
Thank you Madelyn!
good luck!
Thank you Kim!
No me quedo claro porqué te vas …
Nos mudamos a Mallorca con mi familia en febrero.
Gracias por toda la información de tis videos👍🙌🏼
Saludos
Hola Martín, de nada. Gracias por saludar. Me voy porque la isla se me hace chica. Quiero explorar nuevos sitios, sentir la energía de otros lugares y su gente, aprender y desarrollarme como persona.
Alles Gute, hermano
Danke Grosser!
Do it whilst you’re still young enough. You definitely get more reluctant to change things when older.
Thank you. Yeah, that's what I think, too.
I also recently left Mallorca after six plus years. Sounds like you got a bit bored of the place. It´s a beautiful island, but I certainly did start to get fed up with certain things after about 2-3 years there. Well, there is a whole world out there, so enjoy your travels!
Interesting. We spent pretty much the same time there Queen Bee. Yes, it's true. I got bored with the time. I think it happens to many people. I agree with you, I think living there for 2-4 years can be enough, depends on the person and stage of life. Thank you so much! All the best to you as well!
@@patrickvogel Thank you. Yes, exactly. It does happen and it all depends on where you are at and what you need and your personality as well :) When I moved there, I thought I was going to live there forever. But I outgrew the place pretty fast. After about maybe 2.5 to 3 years, my eyes were opened to things that I realized were not by chance or once in a while, but that are ingrained and that would not change anytime soon and it took me a long time to accept that and make the decision to stop trying to live there. I may be back for a short visit, but that will be it.
@@QueenBee-mk8xm Hi, could you tell me what you mean by the things that you couldn´t change? I am an expat in Alicante (living here for 4 years now), and I wonder if I can relate, living in another city, but also in Spain.
@@maderein Hi, that´s interesting, because I am considering moving to Alicante! It would be great to have your views on living in Alicante as an expat. I went there a couple of months ago and really liked it. The main thing that made me think of moving there, was that the people were nice and friendly and had manners. This is unfortunately very rare in Mallorca. What I meant by the things that I could not change is mainly that, the high level of disrespect that has become so pervasive there. I encountered it literally everywhere I went all day long as soon as I left my apartment. However, it is sort of 50:50. So you can have one very rude and aggressive person that you come across (aggressive driver, waiter, bus driver, shop assistant, anyone) and then the next one could be nice or at least not rude, but 50% is very high compared to pretty much everywhere I have ever lived, and I´ve lived in quite few countries. The norm I would say would be that you maybe have one or two bad experiences in a week, not several in one day every time you go out of your home, but that is Mallorca. There is a very negative culture of disrespect that has developed and while many locals are highly xenophobic, ofcourse not all are, but it has a large effect on how you feel living there. Also, many expats who have lived there for a while start to adopt disrespectful attitudes and behaviours because it´s become normalized to shout for no good reason, swear at pedestrians, not follow rules or laws, and generally think that you are entitled to act however you like. I left quite a while ago now, but when I think about it, the same feelings arise. Beautiful place to look at, but ugly at the same time.
Fed up with what?
I’m going to Mallorca in a few days, hoping to live there. I’m staying in an airbnb in Palma initially. Do you have any advice?
Happy for you! Advice regarding what exactly?
@@patrickvogel mainly the best way to find somewhere to rent longterm? I am staying in an Airbnb for a month with a view to renting somewhere longterm. I am using Idealista to look for places but maybe there are other/better methods? Also do I need to open a Spanish bank account (I have a Spanish passport but no fixed address). Thanks.
@@WitsEnds You can use idealista and fotocasa. And then there is badi for shared apartments. Apart from that, you can look what agencies have. Not sure if you need a Spanish bank account. depends on the owner I guess. But there are many foreigners renting, I doubt that they all pay with a Spanish bank account. Hope this was helpful
Hi whats the song name at the beginning. Thx
It's "Michael FK - Vacuum"
@@patrickvogel Great thanks!
Do you regret leaving Mallorca? Hope you are enjoying your current life! Just asking as I’m considering moving there after living in London for 20 years...
Thank you, Alex! No, I'm not regretting it at all. In this phase of my live I don't want to live on an island. I've spent a long time there and I've done everything I wanted to do. I laid out my path there and going back is always possible (and easier now). But I want to walk new ones. It very much depends where you are at in your life and what you want. It's a lifestyle question. You can only answer it yourself :) Good luck!
@@patrickvogel Thank you Patrick!
Hi Patrick, thank you for sharing your experiences about living in (and leaving) Mallorca. I am in a process choosing either Mallorca or Tenerife. I really feel a pull towards Mallorca and would love to connect with someone living there (I have contacted some but didn't get any answer in return) to ask a few questions that I cannot find answers to online and via offices. Now I'm just taking the chance to ask you, if you happen to know anyone, or if I may contact you? Maybe not the usual thing to comment here :-) I wish you all the best for your journey, and to put another quote "Don't go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail" (Mark Twain) :-) Take care and enjoy it all to the fullest. Many greetings, Caroline
Hi Caroline, you are welcome. Thank you for sharing your plans. A pity that you didn't get answers yet. Send me a message on my Instagram @vogelthebird. Maybe I can help. Thank you, I wish you all the best, too!
same dilema here @caroline vera
i've already been in Tenerife this year and felt in love. Never been in Mallorca but it looks beautiful too!
I find your video,absolutely great! Is like you were reading my mind! I moved to Australia 🇦🇺 from Hawaii! Yes! Hawaii! And I used to live in Miami,Chicago,Colombia! Everybody thinks that places like Hawaii or Miami, are like paradise on earth,but No,they’re not! Hawaii,is like a third world country! Full of fools & violent locals! Miami is almost the same thing!( Now a very spencer place).Very soon,I’m becoming an Australian citizen,and yes,I got pull to a comfort zone! With a wife; an apartment,a dog,a car,etc. But I find myself looking through the same window every day & every night! @ night I always dream that I’m travelling somewhere! I don’t know where,but I’m travelling! I wish you the best with your life!❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing Fabio. I don't see anything bad about your lifestyle / current situation. If you love where you are and like your surroundings and everything that comes with it, that's great! And getting out of your comfort zone doesn't have to be travelling or moving to another country again. As I've seen you already did it often. But you know better. It can be something small as well. E.g. a new challenge at work or a new hobby. Learning something new. Australia 🌏🦘 is a great country. It's amazing that you achieved to build a life for yourself over there. Cheers!
I want to go and live in Mallorca with my 12 year-old daughter. Can someone give me an idea of what is the living like, the job opportunities, how to integrate myself and my daughter there, the people, thanks!
Low salaries, very hot in summer, overcrowded, very high rents! Good luck!
Hi Patrick, wo geht's jetzt hin? Nicht zurück nach De oder?
Ne ne, ich bin Rio :)
@@patrickvogel mega nice! Alleine oder mit Freundin?
@@demmis8733 beides :) erstmal ein Kumpel dabei, der geht aber nach 90 Tagen. Ich habe Visum bis Mai. Danach Mal sehen wohin :)
Sehr cool und motivierend!! Bei mir ist Mallorca seit Jahren im Hinterkopf und würde wir würden (Freundin) gerne mal länger dort leben…aber derzeit ist alles mit Job, zuhause, Haus und Familie und Hund schön wie es ist… in Österreich…schwierig da man oft daran trotzdem denkt…vielleicht mal 3 Monate als sabatical wenn für beide möglich… liebe Grüße
Danke Patrik. Ja, probiert das doch mal aus. Gibt nichts zu verlieren. Viel Spass und Erfolg!
haha I'm in the video ! :)))
Are you sure? Which second? You definitely would be if I would have some more footage of you mah boy!
That's my pájaro ❤️
Gracias princesa ❤️
Wow
Danke Anas!
A ver si nos vemos ahora que somos vecinos siome 😅
Ojalá amigo :)
...and you will be back. Trust me!
Ni dios lo sabe Luis! :)
@@patrickvogel Tienes razón, hermano. Sal, vive y disfruta mucho de la vida. Te deceo todo lo mejor. Un saludo
@@LuisErnestoSarabiaToledo Gracias! Igualmente!!