30th July 2021 Written by Shirley Roberts Mimi Dean is a Solleric and has played football in Soller since she was five. The Football Club of Soller has always allowed girls to play in the same teams as the boys. As they get older the rules change and girls usually head off to a women’s…
Secar de Real is a newbuild town which arrived at the same time as the industrial estate and the new hospital 2021-07-29 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts The drive from Soller the Son Castello Industrial Estate is one straight road. Soon to have a new roundabout which will slow the traffic. This is to provide access to…
This is one of those perfect locations for autumn or spring 2021-07-22 Palma By Shirley Roberts Unspoiled and old fashioned beauty Shirley Roberts Early day discoveries in Mallorca remain our favourite places there are some which can be accessed very easily, others take the 90-minute route. On a small island 90 minutes takes you a really long way, often driving…
Two Humans of Mallorca who got to know one another here and found a common cause By Shirley Roberts 25th March 2021 Shirley Roberts The fifth year of Humans of Mallorca begins with the 2021 story of Rachel and Sally. They are two women who have started a business in a pandemic and have still got smiles…
the Linggoods relocated to Mallorca Shirley Roberts on 1st April 2021 Written by Shirley Roberts Our Peggy was one hundred years of age this week. Some of the Georgie Insull singers, with whom she used to sing, were allowed to sing to her. ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘For She’s a Jolly Good Fellow’ and the piece de resistance….
Vall I Art deserves its place next to the Museum of modern Art By Shirley Roberts on 29th April 2021 By Shirley Roberts The Port of Soller has created its first space for ‘Itinerant Art’. The site is around the Antoni Montis roundabout in the Port of Soller. Local man Tofol Colom is the first artist to place…
A Humans of Mallorca story by Shirley Roberts Joe Walsh Tours was established in 1961 and was at the forefront of the development of tourism to Mallorca. They brought thousands to the island in the early days on specially chartered planes. The fun packed tourism of the 1960s’ went well with the expectation of the…
Joan Bennàssar. The Road to Lluc. Shelters of Love and Good Will 2021-07-05 Palma By Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter “On the right side of love is the Beloved and on the left side is the Friend;and this is why, to reach his Beloved, the Friend has to go through love first.”Ramon Llull This last year a strange enemy has burned…
A Humans of Mallorca story on 12th July 2021 by Shirley Roberts ‘Where have the mermaids gone?’ I was asked today. I was at the Museum of the Sea in the Port of Soller taking pictures for an article. I got talking to a very happy couple celebrating their wedding by clicking a padlock to…
