Melons, Churches and controversy in Soller Published in the Majorca Daily bulletin Tuesday 14th July 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox The L’Horta area of Soller occupies a different place in the heart of the hinterland between City and Port. It is the place that the tram stops without ringing the bell and the place…
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…
Say Hello to Rachel and Sally… The fifth year of Humans of Majorca begins with the 2021 story of Rachel and Sally. They are two women who have started a business in a pandemic and have still got smiles on their faces. Let me introduce you to Rachel who hails from the Emerald isle. A…
Captain Thunder & Vintage Vespas ….on the road again Posted on August 13, 2014 Captain Thunder & Vintage Vespas at Belmond La Residencia On 6th September 2014 La Residencia welcomes the Borino Vespa Mallorca Club. Vintage Vespas will drive from Palma up to the mountains and visit Belmond La Residencia where Club members will be welcomed by…
Ca’n Quet occupies a place in Deia that is hard to beat. From their huge terraces the view across the Deia Valley is second to none. Surrounded by the mountains and looking over the fertile ground towards the sea it has become ‘the place’ for wedding receptions and parties. This was not always the case…
A few days of lockdown and talking to friends and family over the the world in the same position, leads me to this conclusion. The ‘Entitled Generation’ (that’s you and me) have developed a crocodile thick skin. We have all been conscious of those that have little and struggle but knowledge hasn’t put a halt…
A little reality check in the Soller Valley The sun is out, the sky is blue, people are on the beaches and life is good. At least it is if you don’t look too closely at the underlying problems that just won’t go away. Last Friday we had a glorious time in Soller. Sant…
Soller loves its mountains Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 16th December 2014 Photographs by RACHEL FOX The International day of the Mountains was celebrated by the United Nations last Thursday and the theme of Mountain Farming was announced for the coming year. Statistics poured from their offices and we learned that this is an…
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens A wonderful Christmas show in English for all the family.12th to 21st December 2014 Theatre Municipal Catalina VallsPasseig de Mallorca 9,Palma www.christmascarolmallorca.com An Isla Theatre Project
Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Tuesday 8th April 2014 The mountains and the seashore are our playgrounds here in the Hidden Valley but it isn’t quite enough. We need parks, meeting places, children’s playgrounds, running tracks and football pitches. In embryo we have them all but problems are attached to each one and…
