Press release from the Jumeirah – Port of Soller – 10th Septem,ber 2014Jumeirah Port Soller Hotel & Spa is delighted to announce the appointment of a new General Manager – Jordi Tarrida.Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, has announced Jordi E. Tarrida as the new General Manager at Jumeirah Port…
By La Palmesana Editorial Office-July 21, 2022 The vice-president of the Consell de Mallorca and executive councilor for Sustainability and the Environment, Aurora Ribot, and the island’s director for the Environment, Inmaculada Férriz, presented today at a press conference the new hiking route, the Route of the Lighthouses. Likewise, the route will allow contact with the…
The ‘Tribes’ of Majorca are the ‘Humans’ ‘Humans of Majorca’ goes reflective this week… The winter is the time that the ‘Tribes’ emerge in Majorca. The summer season is full of work for many, visitors for some and too much heat for others. Friendships get put on hold while the sun reaches its peak and…
By Shirley Roberts I am so aware, as I write this, that many readers wish they were me today. All three of my granddaughters are here in Majorca and all of us able to go out together. So many reading this are in the UK, Germany, Sweden and the USA. We all have different restrictions…
Town planning Soller style By Shirley Roberts Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin on Tuesday 22nd November 2016 Photographs by Rachel Fox Early photographs of the Soller Valley are a source of endless fascination and we love to see the way we were. Soller was privileged to have the skill, talent and sheer inspiration of…
The Big Yuyu – The Blues for the Soller ValleyThe odd word here and there and then the rumble – you know how it is in a small community. The word was out that there was a great blues band in our midst and gradually we all started making our way to their weekly gig…
Or maybe not… The blame game has started Trump blames the ChineseEurope blames AustriaSpain blames itself for not acting sooner The hindsight has started and in some cases (USA most noticeably) the law suits have allegedly begun. The blame throughout the world is also focused on those who should have ordered ventilators, protective clothing and…
Life was lived Mallorcan style, on the street 2021-12-16 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts Where is the pink Rolls Royce of the past with Cynthia making her statement in the resorts of the South West? Where are the larger than life personalities who hung out in the local bars of the island? Some you…
By Shirley Roberts These two talents open a joint exhibition on Friday 19th August 2022 at 8 pm in the Museum of Soller. Both famous in their own worlds, they work quietly in the Soller Valley emerging only when we shout from the rooftops that they must share their work. We are so privileged they…
By Soller Shirley I am fortunate enough to meet many people who tell me of their life experiences and stories. One, this week, has stayed in my mind, and I share it. My new friend told of an exciting family life, full of travel and adventures in half the world. The family unit was great,…