A Humans of Majorca story By Shirley Roberts Years as the Entertainments Manager of the MS Europa allowed Brigitte to see the world. This was the ship voted ‘the best cruise ship in the world’ for fourteen years. Brigitte loves life and her philosophy of never working a day in your life has been put…
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…
Ten years ago this month Earth Yoga arrived in Santa Catalina in Palma. A yoga studio containing the teaching talents of Sandra, Jay and Katya. They had a vision for the Santa Catalina barrio and enjoyed the existing vibe. There were plenty of people around contributing to the yoga and meditation world. Many discussions were…
Our Humans of Majorca today starts with life in Liverpool in the 1940’s. Audrey and William represented the opportunities that the grammar school children of the era had. Accrington Girls High School for Audrey and the Liverpool Institute for William. This highly academic couple came from the cotton mills and the working background of the…
‘Tell me your story’ is an opening line of mine. I love to hear how people from all over the world found their way to the Soller Valley and I have the best job in the world telling others their tale. Recently I found myself in the charming company of a very happy couple who…
A Humans of Mallorca story Arrivals happen every day and local Estate Agents can give you the numbers on a month by month basis. The winter is when it all tends to gel together and all of a sudden you are living next door to an 80’s pop star. It’s only luck that makes you…
Interview of Shirley Roberts by Veu de Soller Shirley Roberts is a British woman in love with Soller. In 2003 she moved to the village, where she lives near her daughter, son-in-law and three granddaughters. She, along with Tracey Ivell, is the creator and writer of the “SollerWeb” website, read by thousands of people daily. It is an…
Sandra Hamill is a lady many know from her work with disabled travellers and her commitment to the Anglican Church in the Port of Pollensa. It was my privilege to talk to her this week in her office off the Port of Pollensa’s main square. She is a successful business woman with a string of…
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…
Eva Kircz and her exhibition in Can Prunera I am Jewish and have lived with the aftermath of war, loss and separation all my life. I was born after the war in Amsterdam to my mother who survived the war by just walking out. Then she just kept on walking. The rest of her family…
