The language of SollerPublished in the Majorca Daily Bulletin Tuesday 6th November 2012I love a good argument, an interesting debate and stimulating exchange of views. I have learnt not to take such discussions personally and accept them for what they are. To that end I am airing my ‘sitting on the fence’ contribution to the…
Here comes Autumn in Soller Have you got your bow and arrow? Did you know that the rules have changed and that from last Friday you can now use it together with a shotgun to hunt the partridge? Serious consideration has been given to this subject over the summer and an illustrious group of experts…
Back to school and the start of the autumn term routine is just so hard for the children of the Hidden Valley and for the rest of Majorca. The twelve weeks of holidays where the learning experience has been far more beach orientated makes the discipline of this first term of the new school year…
Autumn traditions in Soller Two thousand and fourteen children started the new school year in Soller at the end of last week. This is the reported school population of the Hidden Valley and the breakdown is very interesting. Five hundred and seventy attend the Institute which is the only public secondary school in Soller. Traditionally…
We all have the opportunity to be friends with the Police here in the hidden valley. The Soller Police have a face book page which they update regularly with masses of information and a translation of sorts. This means that we know when bad weather is coming or when a road is going to be…
On Saturday the fleet came in to the Port of Soller and we were there to see them. We stood on the mountain, below the lighthouse and watched as two grey minesweepers arrived in our town with the insignia of the British Navy flying softly in the breeze. They made a noise as they arrived…
Hidden behind the mountains of the Tramuntana and at the end of the tunnel lies our City. Soller, the gateway to the Hidden Valley in all it’s beauty. Not everyone is a fan, indeed many find the parochial charms very limiting. Phrases like ‘you can’t live on scenery alone’ are to be heard and also the…
When people relocate to Soller and it’s Hidden Valley they can be heard asking questions about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ areas to live. They know they want to be here but they can’t work out which is the posh end of town. Coming from North London’s, Kentish Town, I can take you down the streets that…
This is one busy City and what you see is not necessarily what you get. The sun is shining and sub tropical temperatures this week created the Foeng effect. I am not making this up it is the description of weather when the temperature rises to unbearable limits, in our case 36’2 degrees Celsius at 3…
The snow is so rare here in the Hidden Valley that when it sdoes happen we talk of it for years after the event. February 2012’s snowfall closed the Tunnel and trapped us for a few hours in our own strange winter world. It was beautiful and we will not forget …
