By Shirley Roberts The North West coast of Majorca holds many treasures. From Valldemossa, the coast road to the Port of Soller is a journey of the world. Take that turn and the delights which Arch Duke Luis Salvador of Austria found here all those years ago remain and have been extended. The Archduke was…
By Shirley Roberts The tales of the people who live and visit here are many and varied. Some are obviously here to make money in whatever way works for them. Scams, criminality and opportunism exist in Majorca just like anywhere else in the world. We all like to think we live in a world where…
This is a community event and celebrates every part of Soller Valley life 2022-03-31 Palma By Shirley Roberts with pics by Jane Winckles, Gary Lloyd Rees and Pere Bota Shirley Roberts Visitors and residents of Mallorca know very well how much fiestas and historical celebrations mean to the community. Every Village, Town and City has…
What is a Compassionate community? 2022-03-24 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts A trip to Palma on the bus, experimenting for the day when it will be too expensive to drive the car. Soller buses are in good shape at present with a new fleet and an increased timetable. It is no hardship to use…
This family have come from Harare to take their place in the Anglican Church in Palma 2022-03-17 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts Every new person arriving in Mallorca has the potential to make a difference. This can be for themselves, their families, their adopted new community or even the political stage locally and nationally….
Plus doing much for the Victims of the War in Ukraine Meanwhile, on small island Mallorca what are we doing? 2022-03-10 Palma – Written By Shirley Roberts plus all photographs by Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts There is only one subject on our lips this week and we deal with it in our own way. Some…
The season is a good one for Calçots this year 2022-03-03 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts Last Sunday dawned bright and beautiful and everyone just wanted to get out. The cars driving into the Soller Valley, as I was going in the opposite direction, were a steady stream. We are a day trip location…
Humans of Mallorca investigate Time – Sundials In Spain What’s the reason for the differences? 2022-02-24 Palma – Words and pictures by Gary Lloyd Rees Gary Lloyd Rees Gary Lloyd Rees is the ‘writer in residence’ for this article. A Human of Mallorca who leaves the snow of Canada for a few months a year…
Humans of Mallorca wake up to a whole new community… The time has come to be bold, get out of that front door and smile 2022-02-10 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts Since the evolution of Ex Pat arrivals in Mallorca the stories have struck a chord between amazing and boring. So many reasons why…
The two years of Covid has been a leveller and the effects are now being felt 2022-02-03 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts Choice is available to those with money and there are plenty of them in Mallorca. For the overall benefit of the island our rich friends are extremely important. They have enough to…
