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…
HERE COMES WINTER – In Soller – on Wednesday 26th March The temperature is on its way down by 12 degrees from yesterday. SNOW will fall above 900 metres and a little lower down it will RAIN. Heavy bursts of rainfall are expected with hail stones mixed in. Due to start around midday today and…
Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 25th March 2014 Surrounded by oranges in all their manifestations we are almost blasé about picking one off the tree for a snack. Taking pictures of orange trees in snow or sun is a real pleasure and we have a range of super shots to brighten our…
Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 18th March 2013 The story broke this week of the new association of the Towns and in Soller’s case City of the Tramuntana. The developing story is to do with the UNESCO bandwagon which is finally getting underway. The Sierra de Tramuntana was awarded the UNESCO prize…
Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 11th March 2014 The weather is the weather and living near the sea we are used to the sudden changes that take our world from calm to mayhem. Nothing could have prepared us for the perfect storm that we were to observe this week and it all…
Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 4th March 2014 Sometimes I am challenged about the things I write about Soller and the questions send me scurrying back to my sources to check my facts. The lovely Dr George Giri who who has written the Rural Life page for this paper for many years…
There is a little list that emerges every now and then gently ribbing Ex Pats about their Majorcaisation (I’ve just made that word up). You know how it goes –You know you’ve lived in Soller too long when:You buy UHT milk out of choice at the supermarket You expect to have to argue about the price…
How big was an English penny or a halfpenny come to that? I can tell you because someone keeps dropping them on the entrance mat of our house in Soller. It’s not difficult to identify us in our street half way between Soller City and Port. We are the eccentric English who decided to…
The Mayor of Soller is on the election trail and visiting the important groups in our City. It is interesting that the first meeting that was reported on and photographed was of the ‘University of the Third Age’ in Soller. This is the unofficial title of the older age group who meet for many social…
The Hidden Valley is not so hidden this week as the eyes of the cycling world, TV and Film crews descend for the Cycle race of the year. Team Sky and the training teams of cyclists are joined by more competitors as they race around the whole island in daily races. Sir Bradley Wiggins is…
