Richard Harding came to Majorca this week to celebrate his 80th birthday. Nothing unusual in that, you might think, many people come here for special occasions. What makes Richard stand out is how he was preparing to celebrate his special birthday. The celebration dinner was a given but a 3000 metre swim starting at 6…
RICHARD VINTON plays Port of Soller … Our favourite pianist Richard Vinton is appearing twice weekly in the Port of Soller. El Moll Bistro Bar have managed to secure his talent every Monday and Wednesday for the foreseeable future. Richard is known to many as the pianist that rocked ‘Come Fly with me’ Sinatra show…
Moving around the Soller Valley Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 30th June 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox The Fiesta of San Pere marks the change in the calendar that many people love in Soller. It is the sign that summer has really started and we can party and stay up late until autumn. …
Soller is not a village or town it is a CITY A straw poll of Soller visitors and residents were asked this week what they knew about the status of Soller. Is it a town , village or even a City? The answer to this like so many of Soller’s questions can be found in…
In 2022 Poetisa Fca Alcover is a Street to watch. By Shirley Roberts Pics by Gary Lloyd Rees Poetissa Fca Alcover is named after a woman – A poet and a very special lady of her generation. She died in 1954 and is revered in the Soller Valley This used to be the main…
The Chinese whispers of Soller Published in the Majorca Daily bulletin Tuesday 13th January 2015 Photographs by Rachel Fox This is the time that the rumour mill of the Soller Valley begins the whispers or in some cases the shouts. The list of hotels and their winter spend has been published and all can…
Back in the day – Soller reminiscences Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin The streets of Soller are full and the Port of Soller is jumping. The height of the season for the whole island and holiday memories are being made by the hour. Apart from the extremities of the weather I really love August…
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…
Eva Kircz and her exhibition in Can Prunera I am Jewish and have lived with the aftermath of war, loss and separation all my life. I was born after the war in Amsterdam to my mother who survived the war by just walking out. Then she just kept on walking. The rest of her family…
The carpet of spring flowers in the meadows and the fun of spotting the first blossom to appear on the Almond Trees is our serious pleasure. Winter has not got much of a grip on us yet in the Hidden Valley. The odd snow and morning temperatures of 0 degrees are soon replaced by brilliant…
