The Snow of a Lifetime
Mallorca has just had the most snow I have seen in 25 years of living on this island. Newspapers reported that, at least in Palma, there has not been as […]
Some Costa Concordia Implications
When the MS Costa Concordia suffered a tragic accident in Italy last Friday, a Friday the 13th at that, one did not immediately see any implications of the calamity on our […]
The Mysterious Obelisk Towers in Badia d’Alcúdia
If ever you walk along some or other stretch of […]
The Latest Addition to the Spanish Armada
Sometimes it happens that I get excited. This mostly happens when I get a chance to do something or go somewhere that I have longed to do or to go […]
The Yo-Yo of Politics
Politics is a funny business. Actually, I don’t think it is funny at all. It just seems funny, or ludicrous maybe, to witness the yo-yo effect of some local and […]
Salvem Portocolom
Many regions of Mallorca have been changed beyond recognition by the unholy alliance of avarice, concrete, development and growth. Only a handful of areas were saved in time, mainly thanks to […]
Caulking
There’s no point in sailing a boat out in the sea if the boat then sinks. To make sure this does not happen, one has to give special attention to […]
Contraband in Cala Murada
Cala Murada on the East Coast is as strange a place as you will ever find in Mallorca. When I first went there, some thirty years ago, elderly people sat […]
The Global Ocean Race
Last Sunday, six Class 40 sailing boats departed from the Real Club Náutico de Palma to embark on a Global Ocean Race around the world. The six double-handed teams (BSL, Campagne […]
The Lonja de Palma
Sa Llotja de Palma (Lonja; Lotge) was built between 1421 and 1447 as a maritime trade exchange centre. Construction was started by architect Guillem Sagrera from Felanitx. The construction period of […]
A Circumnavigation
Recently, I came across one of the best books that I have ever seen about Mallorca and I wanted to share my excitement with you. The large-scale, heavy book presents […]
The Copa del Rey
The 30th Copa del Rey will be held in the Badia de Palma (Bay of Palma) between July 30th and August 6th. This sailing event is one of the most […]
To See Mallorca From The Sea
There is no question that Mallorca is a very beautiful island. Mallorca seems spoilt for its richly varied landscape – mountains, hills, plains, bays, coves, beaches and caves. But believe […]
The USS Enterprise Visit
By the time you read this, the USS Enterprise (CVN 65) aircraft carrier may have left the bay of Palma de Mallorca, where she arrived last Tuesday with some 6,000 sailors […]
Safe Landings
I do not often go to Puerto Portals but, I was in the area a few days ago and decided to see if I could take a photo. After all, […]
The Umbilical Artery
Earlier this year, in January, the vessel Giulio Verne embarked on a mission. The boat was hired by Red Electrica to lay an electric cable, in fact three electric cables, […]
