A Humans of Mallorca story By Shirley Roberts While the government are extremely busy resurrecting tourism and urging us on to shop, the people wait. Another month passes for those who have completely slipped through the fiscal net. Another month passes for those who don’t know what date their benefit will next be paid. My…
A Humans of Majorca story May 24th 2020 By Shirley Roberts Every part of Majorcan society and life is living their dream or should I say nightmare in the lockdown. Beauty is all around us and the air and sea are cleaner than they have been in a generation. Benefits are promised but some have…
A Humans of Mallorca story By Shirley Roberts This is the story of an apartment block in L’horta in Soller, half way between Town and Port. This was a typical new build block of the area. Started with money, vision and good intentions. Half way through the process the money ran out and it remained…
A Humans of Mallorca story By Shirley Roberts Recent history fascinates me as we all jog along, not even realising we are making the history of tomorrow. Today’s story is all about a group of people who arrived in the Soller Valley around the year 2004. This was a disparate group of young people who…
The tide is out but I’m going on… By Shirley Roberts God and the ethics of the virus have been doing the rounds. Last week it was conspiracy theories and now the God debate has started. The Pope gave a message about the virus in St Peter’s Square, considered significant and important at the end…
A Human of Majorca By Shirley Roberts Most of us in Majorca know Bianca. She is one of the beautiful faces behind Radio One Mallorca. At least she was, until she gave up her flat, left her job and headed off with a backpack into the great unknown in December 2019. Hang on a minute…
A Humans of Mallorca story By Shirley Roberts The Anglican church in Mallorca is busy working behind the scenes to keep its presence warm and effective in the Lockdown. Not easy when both the Anglican Vicars recently left their posts on the island for ecclesiastical pastures new in the Diocese of Europe. The congregations in…
Today I bring you the words of Gary Lloyd Rees, a regular swallow from Canada who joins us annually. Kate and Gary are a lovely couple who bring a great camera and add to the Soller Valley photographic collection each year. They have an interesting story to tell and are honorary Sollerics. We are delighted…
Waving at us today from their Corona Virus Lockdown are Madeline and Ian from Matlock and Solleric in Soller Pat and Malcolm from East Anglia and Solleric in the Port of Soller Margaret from Oakham and Camp de Mar Cheryl and Clive from the Port of Soller Debra and Simon from Soller Kate and Gary…
From 26th March to 6th April 2020 Continues an observation of the Corona Virus Lockdown in Soller, Mallorca. Omnibus Edition ONE from 13th March to 25th March 2020 can be read on https://blog.sollerweb.com Written by Shirley Roberts Good Morning Brave New World Thursday March 26th 2020 We are in for a rainy day. After nearly…
