The ‘Concepts’ of the Soller Valley Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox & Sonya Canyelles Mas Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 7th March 2017 This is the time of year when the the winter efforts are revealed in all their glory. The work that has been going on behind closed…
Deirdre Quiery from Belfast to Soller… Deirdre Quiery is a testament to education, good teachers and a thirst for knowledge that enabled her to survive appalling sectarian times. Deirdre was a child of the troubles in Belfast and was educated in Our Lady of Mercy School in between 1968 / 1975. This was a catholic…
The Tunnels of the Soller Valley Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 28th February 2017 To live on the craggy coast of North West Mallorca is like existing in a secret garden of myths, stories and legends. It is no secret to say that pirates…
Look at the signs in Soller Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 21st February 2017 So much change in the air as the tourist season starts in Soller this week. The collection of Cafes that enclose our City square are all re opening and new…
Soller is the story this week Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 14th February 2017 It all kicked off in Soller when the E. U. decided we were worthy of attention. So many crucial world events being debated right now and the Soller train joined…
The weather photographer of Canada is in Soller… Gary and Kate Lloyd Rees are Brits who emigrated to Canada (through Gary’s work with Royal Bank of Canada) in 1998. When Gary retired from the Bank in 2010 they built a home in a small village on the shores of Lake Huron, Ontario, some 2 hours…
Tradition in the Soller Valley By Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 7th February 2017 Majorca is a very traditional island. In all towns and villages and in the City of Palma itself local and national commemorations fill the annual diaries. The City of Soller is right…
Luke Rhinehart of DICE MAN fame Lived in Deia when he wrote the book. He, and his family had many adventures living here and this story is Ann’s story from the sea… Ann Cockcroft is a brilliant author in her own right and Luke’s wife. www.sollerweb.com Luke Rhinehart In the summer of 1970, having just…
Roads and railways in Soller By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 31st January 2017 Photographs by Rachel Fox This week the state of the roads, particularly the mountain roads have been exercising us. The Coll Mountain road is closed because of the landslides caused by last weeks’ weather. The snow…
Winter Weddings in Mallorca By Shirley Roberts This beautiful island plays host to hundreds of weddings every year and is the venue of choice for people from all over Europe and beyond. They all know that unless they are getting married as Catholics they have to legally marry in their home country and use the…
