By Shirley Roberts This is the invitation and mantra of this weeks ‘Humans of Majorca’. I took my place in the vicarage of Palma to come and see for myself what is going on here – right now. I have a love story and a series of events which brought my people to this place….
My Humans of Mallorca this week has a family tale to tell. Mum, Lisa and Dad, Terry met in exotic places after trawling the world as Engineers. Lisa was from England and Terry from Australia but their love story began in Sri lanka. Their engineering careers which set them on worldwide adventures meant that Macclesfield…
Today I am responding to kind readers who have asked me for ideas for a trip to London. My Nan’s Days Out take place in all sorts of sites from Majorca to Cornwall to London. London is the one many want to know about apart from the huge interest in our adventures round Majorca. London…
Balearic Day … Every year, around the 1st March, the Balearic islands organise activities around culture, sports and gastronomy to commemorate their Statute of Autonomy, proclaimed in 1983 and renewed in 2007. March 1st is the official day of celebration on the Balearic Islands with events and activities beginning a few days early and finishing…
The Soller Football Club ground is 97 years old this year – its birthday is on August 24th. The stadium was built in the centre of town about 5 minutes walk from the town square. Of course when it was built it was on the outskirts of town but these days the urban sprawl has…
We are in the heart of wedding celebrations in Majorca right now. All over the island people are gathering, combining summer holidays with weddings. The Wedding Planners of the island work amazingly hard in the heat to co-ordinate everything. My focus today is on the role of the Wedding Celebrant and what she or he…
‘The corporate banking world of the Royal Bank of Canada opened many doors for us and started us on our adventures away from the suburbs of Sussex. City of London opportunities meant that the hop across the world to Toronto happened at the time our children were grown enough to make their own choices. The…
The Soller Valley is a stunning area nestled in the Tramuntana Mountains. Soller is an Arabic name meaning ‘golden bowl’ in reference to the masses of Oranges grown in the region. Shirley Roberts writes a brilliant weekly column on Soller for the Bulletin covering many interesting topics. I am not looking to steal the limelight…
Time to think of others in Soller By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily bulletin on Tuesday 9th January 2017 Photograph by Rachel Fox No sooner had we enjoyed the arrival of the Three Kings and the presents when reality hit us with a bump. On Saturday 6th January 2018 our Town Hall issued…
A Soller Valley mini review of 2017 Photograph by Rachel Fox Memories, golden and sad moments make up all our lives and it certainly has been true for me this past year. The first story that has really amused me is all to do with speed. This story was given room in the papers and on…
