Marc Martinez / A chef of Fornalutx By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Sunday 13th March 2016 Marc is one of the children of the Soller Valley who watched their grandparents prepare food works of art. His Solleric family owned the Costa D’Or Hotel in Lluc Alcari near Deia which has been…
Captain Thunder & Vintage Vespas ….on the road again Posted on August 13, 2014 Captain Thunder & Vintage Vespas at Belmond La Residencia On 6th September 2014 La Residencia welcomes the Borino Vespa Mallorca Club. Vintage Vespas will drive from Palma up to the mountains and visit Belmond La Residencia where Club members will be welcomed by…
Almost ten years ago Mark Armstrong, his wife and three sons found their way to the Port of Soller to start a ‘trouble free’ life in the sun and beauty of the Soller Valley. Their children had been brought up thus far in the once troubled province of Northern Ireland and they felt it was…
The story of the indomitable Elena Davis has been told a few times in the past. Usually as she approaches yet another milestone birthday! Here we are again for soon in 2015 Elena will be 100 and is looking forward to the celebrations she has planned for this special day. My Elena is a…
By Shirley Roberts Majorca has over 70 vineyards to its name and the autumn wine festivals are memorable. In my world, in the Soller Valley, vineyards are rare, which is why we are all watching the developments of Cas Fiols Wine. This virgin vineyard is in Biniaraix and winegrowers are watching the work. This week…
The sweet taste of success in Soller Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 20th December 2016 A new publication is available in Soller this week with a lot of publicity being given to the authors. The subject matter is also conducive to conducted tours of Soller…
By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Saturday 3rd October 2020 Humans of Majorca each have a story to tell of their experiences this year. Today I am looking at some of the business stories which affect our world in the Soller Valley. Successes and failures abound and all of them have…
LIFE, come and get it in Mallorca By Shirley Roberts In the fast changing, multicultural world of Mallorca new people and influences are a fact of life. Each plane load of travellers brings those who stay awhile, longer than they expected, or for ever. Mallorca has that pull on people because it offers so much. …
The power of the Soller Train Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 13th October 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox I took a day off this week and focused all my attention on a happy little six year old. My granddaughter goes to a local school in the Port of Soller and they…
By Shirley Roberts And all other small towns… The Hallmark Movies on TV are sugar sweet and will hardly win any Oscars. There’s a ‘small town’ theme running through most of them. The hero or heroine has left for the big City for education or a fine job and said goodbye to small town roots. …
