The Georgie Insull Singers – an inside story… Published in the Majorca Daily BulletinSunday 2nd November 2014Photographs by RACHEL FOX Georgie arrived in Majorca after travelling the world with her naval husband. Teaching in Australia and other places the Navy took them to gave her vast experience of releasing musical talent in choirs and…
By Shirley Roberts The tales of the people who live and visit here are many and varied. Some are obviously here to make money in whatever way works for them. Scams, criminality and opportunism exist in Majorca just like anywhere else in the world. We all like to think we live in a world where…
Changing times – Soller style Written by Shirley Roberts Photographs by Rachel Fox Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 31st July 2017 Twenty years ago the Soller Tunnel opened. The road was blasted through the mountain and cars flowed freely as long as they paid the toll. This development was hugely controversial and…
Photograph by Rachel Fox At this time of year our thoughts and bodies are usually turned towards the beach. It is tempting to take a chair and sit with the gentle waves lapping your feet and the sounds of children playing. The overwhelming sense of fiestas and celebrations are making off with our plans and…
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…
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…
It’s all about the ‘Brand’ in Soller Published in the Majorca Daily BulletinTuesday 30th September 2014Photograph of Soller’s cobbled streets by Rachel Fox The marketing people are ever with us in fact I am one myself so I have a little understanding. To create ‘Team GB’ before the Olympics took years and expensive PR people…
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…
The life and times of Tomeu Deya Canals in 2023 By Shirley Roberts How many people in this world can trace their heritage back to 1561? How many people still live in the same village and work the same mill from those times? How many people started their education in the Institute in Soller and…
Soller is a unique place on the Island of Mallorcawith special praise given to its location, beauty and heritage. The number of return visitors to this location speaks for itself and sometimes the place reaches saturation point with all the returners and new visitors to the Valley. Soller is known as the place which is…
