Music for Milk By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 9th August 2016 As the beautiful summer life of the Island of Majorca continues it masks some real life problems. The school holidays that last for over twelve weeks traditionally have a nutritional problem which affect the lives of many hundreds…
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…
The mighty Soller Orange Published in the Majorca Daily bulletin on Tuesday 21st April 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox The oranges of the Soller Valley are unique as the micro climate they are created in provide the sweetest fruit. It is possible to buy completely untreated oranges in some local outlets and this is…
Photograph by Rachel Fox A tantalising glimpse, a snippet of a story and then it all comes tumbling out. That is reality of life in Soller in June as the summer gets into full swing. A story came my way about the developments up at the Santa Maria d’Olivar Church on the road between Soller…
My Humans of Mallorca this week has a family tale to tell. Mum, Lisa and Dad, Terry met in exotic places after trawling the world as Engineers. Lisa was from England and Terry from Australia but their love story began in Sri lanka. Their engineering careers which set them on worldwide adventures meant that Macclesfield…
A guide for 2014 The Soller methods of transport are second to none on the Island of Mallorca. Firstly they are run by a private company and not the beneficiaries of public subsidy. The Ferrocarril of Soller is highly respected for changing from a local transportation system to a high end tourist attraction. As the…
250,000 kms versus 30,000 kms… A coffee chatter gossip built into a bigger story as more people gathered. In my years of running around Mallorca in an increasingly battered car I have clocked up 250,000 kms. This represents my life here from school runs to wedding venues, to hospital vigils, to client meetings, to interviews,…
We said good bye to Elena Davis 1915 to 2016 By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Thursday 7th October 2016 On Thursday 6th October 2016 over fifty people gathered in Soller. We were following the express wishes of Elena Davis who died a few weeks ago. Elena was 101 and everyone thought…
Des Mitchell just loves the music Written by Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Sunday 18th December 2016Photographs from Radio One Mallorca There are big names on Majorca and some of them have a world wide resonance. Des Mitchell is one of those people. He is a class act DJ with passions for…
The green shoots of recovery in Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin On Tuesday 18th October 2016 Photographs by Rachel Fox The landscape has been parched and the grass had turned to straw. The streets were dirty because power washing was banned. The water shortages of late summer turned off the water in municipal…
