Say Hello to Rachel and Sally… The fifth year of Humans of Majorca 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 on their faces. Let me introduce you to Rachel who hails from the Emerald isle. A…
It’s all about the Prawn in Soller Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 24th February 2014 Photographs by Rachel Fox Soller Prawns are up there with the best in gastronomic terms. They are pinker than the average prawn and almost red in colour and its all thanks to the sea bed around the Port…
EL TREN DE SOLLERHERE COMES THE TRAIN(reproduced from the Majorca Daily Bulletin – Wednesday 25th June 2014)‘El Tren de Soller’ is the title of the FIRST EVER MUSICAL ABOUT MAJORCA for a global audience. The Isla Theatre Project may only be a year old but it already ‘cutting edge’. The world premiere of ‘El Tren…
The latest summer festivals that are celebrated in the municipality of Sóller are those dedicated to its patron, San Bartolomé. During the days leading up to August 24 a great set of cultural, recreational and sports events are organized, in the Valley of the orange trees. One of the most interesting innovations is the celebration…
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…
At least they did till the Virus arrived… The poorest people are afraid of earning nothing and finding themselves in the ‘workhouse’. A hundred years ago in the UK if you couldn’t pay your way you ended in up in a segregated, slavery workplace institution. Your children were traded as servants or received apprenticeships they…
By Shirley Roberts In the writing I have done in my career nothing has caught the imagination more than the series of ‘Nan’s Days Out’ stories published regularly in the Bulletin. These true stories are all based here in Majorca and tell the tales of my days out with one, two or all of my…
The Soller Firo takes over the Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 12th May 2015 Photographs by RACHEL FOX This past weekend in Majorca there have been many events all over the island. Europe day, international football competitions and many more events besides. The Grand Opening of Son Amar for the summer season…
Nina, Matt and Glace moustache – a story of Soller country folk… Published in Majorca Daily Bulletin Sunday 3rd April 2016 The shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes in Stockwell, London in 2005 was the trigger that brought Nina and Matt to Soller. The horror of the killing and the aftermath for those living nearby…
What is a Compassionate community? 2022-03-24 Palma By Shirley Roberts Shirley Roberts A trip to Palma on the bus, experimenting for the day when it will be too expensive to drive the car. Soller buses are in good shape at present with a new fleet and an increased timetable. It is no hardship to use…
