May 31 at 9:54 PM Summer is just around the corner in Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 2nd June 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox Three weeks are left to this academic year and the children are counting the days. As the exams come to an end schools try hard to keep the momentum…
I was transported into another world this week. One of female empowerment and the benefits of dance. One of the newest incomers to make a splash in the Soller Valley is Wendy Buonaventura and from her fabulous terrace with its 360 degree view of the Tramuntana mountains we had a dip into her fascinating life….
ALAN SILLITOE of Soller… Saturday Night and Sunday Morning – published in 1958 Alan Sillitoe was born in 1928 in the manufacturing City of Nottingham.The workers of that industrial place were to be the inspiration for many of his works. Alan Sillitoe came to live in Mallorca on the back of a Military Pension like…
The Soller Firo takes over the Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 12th May 2015 Photographs by RACHEL FOX This past weekend in Majorca there have been many events all over the island. Europe day, international football competitions and many more events besides. The Grand Opening of Son Amar for the summer season…
Soller moves into 2015 Published in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 6th January 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox Local news is often in short supply during the extended holiday period as it is assumed that people are too busy with their own celebrations to want to keep up to date. So in this context it is…
We all have the opportunity to be friends with the Police here in the hidden valley. The Soller Police have a face book page which they update regularly with masses of information and a translation of sorts. This means that we know when bad weather is coming or when a road is going to be…
What happened to the Class of 2015? By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 19th January 2016 Photographs by Rachel Fox The Soller Valley receives a new intake of individuals and families each year. Some of them have spent many holidays here before deciding to relocate. Others have arrived because they have…
Biniaraix celebrates their own PROFESSOR OF THE BLOOD -Jean Dausset The ‘Washing Square‘of the village is to be renamed ‘Jean Dausset Square’ in a ceremony tomorrow morning. This illustrious child of the village of Binairaixwas awarded a Nobel Prize in 1980 for his services to medicine. His speciality was in understanding blood and his work has had far…
CANYONING – today I have received inquiries about this sport and I have passed them on to our friends at Tramuntana Tours The following is reproduced from their website – Please contact them direct if you would like this thrill in your life!www.tramuntanatours.com Canyoning is a relatively new sport that involves walking, scrambling, climbing, jumping, abseiling and/or swimming through a…
The ‘Tribes’ of Majorca are the ‘Humans’ ‘Humans of Majorca’ goes reflective this week… The winter is the time that the ‘Tribes’ emerge in Majorca. The summer season is full of work for many, visitors for some and too much heat for others. Friendships get put on hold while the sun reaches its peak and…
