TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAINS DAY 2014 Theme: “Mountain Farming” Covering around 27 percent of the earth’s land surface, mountains play a critical role in moving the world towards sustainable economic growth. They not only provide sustenance and wellbeing to 720 million mountain people around the world, but indirectly benefit billions more living downstream. In particular,…
Natty & Marcos of Don Pedro in the Port of Soller Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Sunday 16th April 2017 I know Natty and Marcos because I met them as they arrived on the Repic Beach of the Port of Soller in 2013. They opened…
Written by Shirley Roberts I feel I am a lone voice for the Northern Irish Tourist Board. I have recently returned from an August week’s adventure there, in which I was one of very few visitors. How was it possible to drive the Ards Peninsular, alongside vast empty beaches and seal colonies and be the…
The statue of Our Lady of Fatima arrived in Mallorca on Thursday 16th October 2014. The statue is one of the twelve pilgrim statues of Our Lady of Fatima (representing the twelve disciples). The image of Mary was said to have appeared to two children in Fatima in Portugal – Francisco and Jacinta. They…
By Soller Shirley Hidden behind the mountains of the Tramuntana and at the end of the tunnel lies our city Soller, the gateway to the Hidden Valley in all its beauty. Not everyone is a fan, indeed many find the parochial charms very limiting. Phrases like ‘you can’t live on scenery alone’ are to be…
Deirdre Quiery from Belfast to Soller… Deirdre Quiery is a testament to education, good teachers and a thirst for knowledge that enabled her to survive appalling sectarian times. Deirdre was a child of the troubles in Belfast and was educated in Our Lady of Mercy School in between 1968 / 1975. This was a catholic…
The Three Kings arrive on 5th January every year Christmas is considered a religious observation in Soller and there is a huge Church attendance and family meal on Christmas Eve to celebrate. Spanish children expect a visit from Santa Claus but they know that the gift he leaves is just a little taster for what…
Back in the day – Soller reminiscences Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin The streets of Soller are full and the Port of Soller is jumping. The height of the season for the whole island and holiday memories are being made by the hour. Apart from the extremities of the weather I really love August…
SollerWeb statistics September 2016 – Listen LIVE to the Port de Soller Radio Programme – New customers – NEWS for 2017 View this email in your browser BOAT RADIO and SOLLER WEBcelebrate over 60.000 listeners in just 4 months! Sollerweb celebrated the launch of BOAT RADIO in July 2016 with the amazing PORT of SOLLER PROGRAMME featuring interviews by Shirley Roberts with the faces…
At least they did till the Virus arrived… The poorest people are afraid of earning nothing and finding themselves in the ‘workhouse’. A hundred years ago in the UK if you couldn’t pay your way you ended in up in a segregated, slavery workplace institution. Your children were traded as servants or received apprenticeships they…
