Party-animal dad spent £25 jetting to Ibiza for 24 hours of raving
- 7 months ago
A party-animal dad spent £25 jetting to Ibiza for 24 hours of raving - with nothing but a change of clothes in a carrier bag.
Andy Armstrong, 63, had recently returned from a holiday to the Spanish island when he was egged on by his workmates to go back for a night out without paying for a hotel.
Andy - who frequents the holiday isle four times a year - accepted the challenge and bagged a Ryanair flight from Newcastle Airport to Eivissa Airport, Ibiza, for just £25, on August 21, at 5pm.
Armed with nothing but a spare change of clothes in an Asda carrier bag, he set off - touching down at 9pm.
The raver made his way straight to San Antonio - famous for its lively nightlife - for a pint, before heading to famous nightclub Pacha at midnight to party the night away.
He eventually left the club at 6am and decided to soak up the early morning sun while walking three miles to fancy hotel, Ushuaia, in Playa den Bossa.
After a quick one-hour kip on the sunbeds on the beach, Andy splashed out £50 on a slap-up hotel breakfast including - salmon, caviar, a chicken kebab and fresh fruit - washed down with fresh orange juice, champagne, and "lots of coffee".
It was then time for Andy to head back to the airport for his 13:30 Jet2 return flight - which cost him £130 - and he arrived back in the UK 24 hours after he left.
Andy, a steelworker on North Sea oil rigs, from Yarm-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, said: "I had just returned from a week's holiday to Ibiza and was telling my workmates all about it, and just happened to say that I could go for a night out there without using a hotel.
"They disputed it, and the challenge was on.
"I was familiar with Pacha as I had been the previous month to see one of my favourite acts - Fatboy Slim.
"I got changed and threw my travelling clothes in a bin in my trusty Asda carrier bag and went into Pacha and had a brilliant night.
"There was great music and great atmosphere - with a bit of a show from the different eras.
"Had a few beers at £13-a-bottle and a £23 gin and tonic, ouch.
Timeline breakdown of Andy's trip -
- Train from home to Newcastle Airport for 5pm departure
- Arrive in Ibiza at 9pm
- Taxi to San Antonio to meet friends who were on holiday for a drink and a bite to eat
- Around midnight, disco bus from San Antonio to Pacha in Ibiza town for Flower Power, a 60s, 70s and 80s night
- Leave Pacha at 6am and walk three miles to Ushuaia in Playa den Bossa
- Sleep on the sunbeds before breakfast at 8.30am
- Taxi to airport at 11am
- Flight back to Newcastle at 1.30pm
- Landing back in Newcastle at 3.30pm
- Train home
Andy Armstrong, 63, had recently returned from a holiday to the Spanish island when he was egged on by his workmates to go back for a night out without paying for a hotel.
Andy - who frequents the holiday isle four times a year - accepted the challenge and bagged a Ryanair flight from Newcastle Airport to Eivissa Airport, Ibiza, for just £25, on August 21, at 5pm.
Armed with nothing but a spare change of clothes in an Asda carrier bag, he set off - touching down at 9pm.
The raver made his way straight to San Antonio - famous for its lively nightlife - for a pint, before heading to famous nightclub Pacha at midnight to party the night away.
He eventually left the club at 6am and decided to soak up the early morning sun while walking three miles to fancy hotel, Ushuaia, in Playa den Bossa.
After a quick one-hour kip on the sunbeds on the beach, Andy splashed out £50 on a slap-up hotel breakfast including - salmon, caviar, a chicken kebab and fresh fruit - washed down with fresh orange juice, champagne, and "lots of coffee".
It was then time for Andy to head back to the airport for his 13:30 Jet2 return flight - which cost him £130 - and he arrived back in the UK 24 hours after he left.
Andy, a steelworker on North Sea oil rigs, from Yarm-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, said: "I had just returned from a week's holiday to Ibiza and was telling my workmates all about it, and just happened to say that I could go for a night out there without using a hotel.
"They disputed it, and the challenge was on.
"I was familiar with Pacha as I had been the previous month to see one of my favourite acts - Fatboy Slim.
"I got changed and threw my travelling clothes in a bin in my trusty Asda carrier bag and went into Pacha and had a brilliant night.
"There was great music and great atmosphere - with a bit of a show from the different eras.
"Had a few beers at £13-a-bottle and a £23 gin and tonic, ouch.
Timeline breakdown of Andy's trip -
- Train from home to Newcastle Airport for 5pm departure
- Arrive in Ibiza at 9pm
- Taxi to San Antonio to meet friends who were on holiday for a drink and a bite to eat
- Around midnight, disco bus from San Antonio to Pacha in Ibiza town for Flower Power, a 60s, 70s and 80s night
- Leave Pacha at 6am and walk three miles to Ushuaia in Playa den Bossa
- Sleep on the sunbeds before breakfast at 8.30am
- Taxi to airport at 11am
- Flight back to Newcastle at 1.30pm
- Landing back in Newcastle at 3.30pm
- Train home