19 November 2013 Soller prawns and lottery winners are in the news Published in the Majorca Daily Bulletin onTuesday 19th November 2013By Soller ShirleyPhotograph by RACHEL FOX Does the name Yotam Otolenghi mean anything to you? If you are a serious foodie and read his columns in the Guardian it will. Famous for restaurants all…
Soller prawns and lottery winners are in the newsPhotograph by RACHEL FOX Does the name Yotam Otolenghi mean anything to you? If you are a serious foodie and read his columns in the Guardian it will. Famous for restaurants all over London and cook books which are at the top of everyone’s Christmas list. In…
Almost ten years ago Mark Armstrong, his wife and three sons found their way to the Port of Soller to start a ‘trouble free’ life in the sun and beauty of the Soller Valley. Their children had been brought up thus far in the once troubled province of Northern Ireland and they felt it was…
The Soller Valley does Shakespeare courtesy of ISLApublished in the Majorca Daily BulletinSunday 20th October 2013By Soller ShirleyWhat is it about my neck of the woods that attracts such talent? Is it the beauty, the light, the inspirational vibes or just serendipity? In our midst we have young talent who want to entertain the family…
The past few days have seen a dramatic change to the landscape of Soller. Not so many people on the beach and many more with heavy hiking boots and sticks ready to tackle the mountains. The hotels are still fully booked but the type of visitor has changed. The day trippers following the umbrellas of…
The magazine Marie Claire published an article last year on Malaysian cuisine and listed the top five Malaysian restaurants outside the country. Would it surprise you to know that Kopitiam in Soller is on that list? The only Malaysian restaurant in the Balearic Islands and one of the top five in the world is to…
It started with a kiss … A family holiday in Fornalutx at age 15 prepared Sue Lloyd Roberts for freedom and adventure. She didn’t register very much of the beauty that surrounded her as she was too busy having fun. The restrictive, proper boarding school of Cheltenham was her lot in life just then and…
Enter Lynne Franks world on the road to Deya via a three point turn conducted on the main road of the mountain. Stress enough before the climb to the 12th century monastery that marks her place in Valley. The home now of Bloom Retreats and a very chilled Lynne Franks ready to give me some…
Soller has a new celebrity. This one will be the icon of the Hidden Valley. More fans than even the most A list visitor and his Facebook hits are legend. Elmo is our four legged friend, the face of “Bullimoto” with a story to tell that will make you smile and cry in equal measure….
As our City fills with locals, visitors, holiday makers, tourists and strangers take a minute to consider this. The Spanish peninsula and its islands are foreign, in a sense in which France, Italy, Germany and Scandinavia are not. These countries represent near neighbours whom we have often talked with over the garden wall. This is…
