By Shirley Roberts ‘Nan’s days out’ have been a feature of my life since I became a ‘Nan’. I was very young at the time… My granddaughters, niece, nephews, Godchildren and other lovely friend’s children, have accompanied me on many of them. From trips to the Zoo in London, to the razzamatazz of Christmas Fairs…
New York , Los Angeles and Soller The journey of Don Krim – Counter Tenor To chat with Don Krim in Soller square is like so many Hidden Valley conversations. A meeting of interesting, eccentric people who have fallen in love with Soller and all it has to offer and is the tie that…
The hills are alive in the Soller Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 5th May 2015 Photographs by RACHEL FOX There is a whole world that lives in our mountains and I am not just talking about the sheep and goats. On first sight it is not easy to see the paths and…
Back to school and the start of the autumn term routine is just so hard for the children of the Hidden Valley and for the rest of Majorca. The twelve weeks of holidays where the learning experience has been far more beach orientated makes the discipline of this first term of the new school year…
Ronald was an adventurer from the Netherlands. I say was, because these days he is to be found in downtown Soller living a busy productive life. Even adventurers have to find their place in the universe in the end. He left his native Netherlands when he was 23 and headed for the world of South…
New season, new choices in the Soller Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 29th March 2016 The Soller Valley is buzzing with people arriving for an Easter break. The Hotels are spruced up and looking their best and the restaurants have fine new menus for this year. The overwhelming feeling is that the…
They have seen the world and are now very content in the world of the Soller Valley, in Mallorca. 5th August 2021 in Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts I would like to introduce you to Margaret and Chris Robinson of Puerto Soller. These days they are content in the paradise they have created for themselves in the…
A glimpse of the past in the Port of Soller that is rarely seen. Story courtesy of the Cultural Association of the Port of Soller A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE OCCUPATION OF A PORT IN THE MEDITERRANEANTHE PORT DE SÓLLER, The Naval Base in the Port occupied all the port installations, the Oratory of Santa…
Life’s a beach on Sunday Morning…Have a look around if if you are heading to the beach today. Apart from all the milky white new arrivals who are desperate for the sun there will be all the little children covered head to toe in the sun avoidance suits. The English visitors have this market cornered and…
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…
