A tale of two Humans of Majorca: David Hare and Neven Maguire

Neven’s Spanish Food Trails, Balearics 2021 are airing now on RTE 2021-09-30 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts David Hare and I sat in Soller Square this week discussing our obsessions with the Soller Valley. This place just gets some people and they end up spending most of their working lives promoting it. David has a house in Soller with…

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Humans of Mallorca met Tommy Carter – Winemaker of the Soller Valley

Tommy is a Human of Mallorca in every sense, except birth 2021-08-12 Soller Valley By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts When Mallorca was young, the land was divided into the Possessions of the Nobles. Allocations were made of the land according to how skilled the generals were in battle. In tourist times the island divided up according to the decisions…

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A full cast of ‘Humans of Majorca’

All about Martin, Graham, Conway, Robert and the Georgie Insull Singers… An end of season analysis is always fascinating.  For me and the group of people I got to know on arrival here twenty odd years ago, the analysis has a twenty-year tinge to it.    Children were born and are now old enough to have…

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A Christmas Cornucopia of Humans of Majorca

By Shirley Roberts On this the last Sunday before Christmas 2020 I can indulge myself in a little festive reflection.  The ‘Humans of Majorca’ are doing what they do best at this time of year.   This global term encompasses all who claim this title who may not live here year round.  We enjoy the company…

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