In Search Of Sunshine And Adventure... In PortAventura, Spain
Up until a few weeks ago, I had never heard of PortAventura.
Lloyd, on the other hand had (apparently a friend had visited recently and told him all about it) so when we decided to go to PortAventura for a party, I had no idea what to expect.
Now, the reason why you may not have heard of PortAventura when visiting Barcelona is because PortAventura is actually located in the resort city of Salou... (which is also next to the beautiful city of Tarragona).
PortAventura is just 1 hour away from Barcelona airport - which when you consider that it would take you 30 minutes to get from the airport to the Barcelona city centre, is pretty easy to get to! It gets even easier if you're staying at the hotel in PortAventura as they can help you organise getting yourself and your friends/family there!
Just in case you haven't guessed it by now, PortAventura is a theme park but it's not your average theme park and is so unlike any other one you've ever seen in Europe! (For starters - did you know the fastest and the tallest rollercoaster in Europe is here?) It is gargantuan, expansive and so unbelievably impressive as far as European theme parks go.
Coming from the UK, where the theme parks are either far too tame (perfect for families with really young kids) or far too small (i.e. amazing rides but only a really small handful of them), I always thought you had to travel all the way to Florida or the US in general if you wanted to go to a theme park that would impress you and keep you busy all day every day.
A couple of years ago, back when the four of us (myself, Lloyd, Georgia and Chris) had our 3-week road trip across America, we had our first "super-theme park" experience and even the most skeptical of us (Georgia) absolutely loved it!
We got queue jumps (so worth it), stayed at the resort and arrived at the park an hour before it even opened (one of the perks of staying at the resort). This experience in Florida totally blew our minds when it came to theme parks and so, despite not really knowing what to expect, I was raring to go when we go to PortAventura!
Thing is though, we arrived into Barcelona in the middle of the night - leaving London at 10.20pm and getting in at 1am. Thankfully, our driver (all sorted by PortAventura) was waiting and whisked us off to the resort.
After a quick check in (and a quick bite to eat), we flopped into bed - sleeping soundly till breakfast time the next morning.
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