Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin -29th April 2014 Each new season brings the newcomers, the business ideas and new people here ready to make their mark for the first time. The Movers and Shakers arrive to have their Soller moment and we all watch with great interest as they try hard and either succeed…
Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin -Tuesday 22nd April 2014 What a different Easter it has been this year. The lateness of the season coming into the end of April guaranteed a weather pattern that its not normal for Easter. The hooded penitents often slosh about in rain and showers but not this year. The…
You know you’ve lived in Mallorca too long when you understand the importance of LACCAO in the National diet. Hot Laccao for breakfast, cold Laccao with ice when it gets hotter, Laccao mixed with brandy for certain occasions and many more manifestations. The factory making it is just off the airport ring road and the…
Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 15th April 2014 The orange blossom is in the air and as the sun warms it each day the scent is just glorious. The Easter brides choosing orange blossom for their flowers are a common theme here in Soller and it is no wonder. The scent is…
Lorraine O ‘Brien is a business woman, charity fund raiser, daughter, sister, lover and friend. This is a lady who has had three lives in one and has still got a lot of living to do. A person who has never lost sight of her roots and the people that made her what she is…
Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 8th April 2014 The mountains and the seashore are our playgrounds here in the Hidden Valley but it isn’t quite enough. We need parks, meeting places, children’s playgrounds, running tracks and football pitches. In embryo we have them all but problems are attached to each one and…
Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 1st April 2014 April sees the start of the ‘spring’ changes to the timetable of the Soller Tram and Train. The most important change to the Tram is that it reinstates the 7am service from Soller to the Port. This early tram takes people to work and…
A guide for 2014 The Soller methods of transport are second to none on the Island of Mallorca. Firstly they are run by a private company and not the beneficiaries of public subsidy. The Ferrocarril of Soller is highly respected for changing from a local transportation system to a high end tourist attraction. As the…
