The Spanish Army
Yesterday, the Spanish Ejército de Tierra (literally, “Land Army”) made an attempt to recruit new personnel in Felanitx. I suppose that with La Crisis we confront a new situation in […]
Cumulonimbus Clouds
I would like to show you the image of some amazingly dramatic Cumulonimbus clouds that hung over Felanitx yesterday, an otherwise nice and sunny day. At least, Cumulonimbus is the […]
Take A Walk On the Wild Side
You may have read reports in your local (Mallorcan) newspapers that a new walkway has opened along Palma’s Dic de l’Oest (Dique del Oeste, West Pier) earlier this month. The […]
Día de las Mujeres
Today, March 8th, the world celebrates the Día de las Mujeres (International Women’s Day). Hooray! To mark the occasion, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró a Mallorca is putting on […]
The Keys to Happiness
The ancient Chinese schools of thought of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism may help us on the way to achieve happiness. Few Mallorcans have in the past sought solace from Far […]
Gone Fishing?
The fishing fleet of Mallorca consists of 34 fishing boats and trawlers. Most of the fleet is based in Palma, but there are a handful of fishing boats also in Andratx, […]
Early Springtime Greetings
Spring was in the air yesterday, at least where I live in south east Mallorca. Temperatures rose to 17º Celsius, even 18º in some places; the skies were blue and […]
Street Workers
In Sweden it is illegal to pay for sexual services, but not criminal to sell them. In Holland, prostitution is considered a job that entitles one to Social Security. In […]
The Old Jaia Corema Lady
The period of Lent, starting today (Ash Wednesday), is called Corema in Mallorca (Quaresma in Catalan, Cuaresma in Spanish). The word originates from the Latin word quadragesima, meaning forty days […]
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, written by the American author, Richard Bach, is a fable in novella form about a seagull learning about life and flight. Here in Mallorca we find ten […]
Top of the World
Roof tiles in Mallorca can leave an unforgettable impression, especially if you have a chance to see a roof top from above. Traditional Mallorcan roof tiles are called mission or […]
Top Gear
Regular visitors to this blog will have noticed that sometimes I offer photographic evidence of Palma de Mallorca’s insignias bearing a bat. Here’s another fine example, found on the numberplate […]
Spain’s Judiciary Crisis
Tough luck if you are getting divorced in Mallorca and were planning of having the acrimonious dispute settled in court today, once and for ever. Today this will not be […]
Gefilte Fish
Apologies for today’s misleading title. The fish shown here is, of course, not the Gefilte Fish. I do not know if there was a lot of Gefilte Fish in Spain […]
Mallorca Transport
Mallorca’s inter-urban trains and buses are associated with one another in a loose network of companies, called Transport de les Illes Balears (t.i.b.). As this is Spain, all transport in […]
Tomàtigues de Ramellet
If you have been living in Mallorca long enough, or if you are a frequent visitor, chances are that you have eaten some Pa amb Oli (more about Pa amb […]
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