Written by Shirley Roberts – June 2022 Normal holiday life is back Every week is seeing new improvements as the season gets more established Fantastic views from the Hotel Jumeirah in Soller. | R.L. The weather is settled and all the stars are aligned for a good time. Just before the arrivals, the Town Hall…
Humans of Mallorca wake up to a whole new community… The time has come to be bold, get out of that front door and smile 2022-02-10 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts Since the evolution of Ex Pat arrivals in Mallorca the stories have struck a chord between amazing and boring. So many reasons why…
By Soller Shirley At the weekend the clocks went back, and a new season began in the Soller Valley. This is the one that takes some getting used to as it ushers in the new chapter of the year. Many local people have completed their summer contracts and November begins the month of holidays. Some…
By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Sunday 27th September 2020 Regular readers of my stories know the people who pop up. They get to know their names and tales. All of them have their six month experiences of a Covid world and how it has impacted on them. Humans of Majorca,…
Living in Mallorca is your choice… By Shirley Roberts A choice that hundreds of people make every year. The Soller Valley is high on the list of preferred places to live and settle. In the Soller Valley you will find many things including beauty, light, people who have made the same choices you have, business…
FORNALUTX AND THE BULL on Friday 5th September 2014 A BULL RUN will take place. FORNALUTX is one of the few places left in Spain permitted to have a Bull run. This is a tradition of generations which sometimes causes controversy. This is the picture of the Bull of 2014 courtesy of theVeu de Soller
When people relocate to Soller and it’s Hidden Valley they can be heard asking questions about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ areas to live. They know they want to be here but they can’t work out which is the posh end of town. Coming from North London’s, Kentish Town, I can take you down the streets that…
Photograph by RACHEL FOXAs you read this all plans will be made for welcoming or ignoring the arrival of the New Year. As I got married on New Years Eve I don’t have an option to forget the date and this year the anniversary is one with a 0 on the end. Where did all…
The Hills are alive in Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 16th June 2015 Photographs by RACHEL FOX The mountains that surround us in the Soller Valley have many tales to tell. If you look up to the Puig Mayor and the round white ball on top of it you might wonder why…
Two Humans of Mallorca who got to know one another here and found a common cause By Shirley Roberts 25th March 2021 Shirley Roberts The fifth year of Humans of Mallorca 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…
