A Stroll Along the Ramblas
The Ramblas in Palma de Mallorca cannot compete with the more famous ones in Barcelona if you know what I mean. However, both of them are well suited for a […]
Christmas Shopping
The days and weeks up to Christmas turn into shopping madness everywhere, including Mallorca. Most shoppers on this island go to the island capital for their more serious shopping. The […]
Citizens Advice Bureau
El moli d’En Polit is an old corn mill in Manacor that was lovingly restored to its former glory, in 2001. Today the old mill functions as a citizens advice […]
Honey is Good For You
The village of Llubí in the central plane of Mallorca celebrated its annual Honey Festival the day before yesterday, the VIII Fira de La Mel 2007. Mallorcan honey is quite […]
Greetings From the Silver Lady
Not many Rolls Royce motor cars find their way to the sleepy town of Felanitx in eastern Mallorca. And why should they? The one I spotted the other day was […]
Hoorray for Clementines
The good news about winter time is that this is the season for oranges, mandarines, tangerines, clementines and satsumas. There are Spanish oranges of this year’s crop already in the […]
Yesteryear
If your heart is into old things of Yesteryear, you might check on one of the many flea markets that the island of Mallorca holds, every week. You may not […]
Watch the Traffic
You may be slightly surprised – I certainly was – to read in the National press yesterday that authorities in Spain assume that 30,000 persons drive their vehicle without a […]
Making News
When I started this Photo Blog the intention was to offer you a daily photographic impression of life here on the island of Mallorca. Reviewing my first 165 entries, I […]
Long Shadows
A few days ago, the midday sun in Mallorca was actually still quite hot. We had to move our table into the shade when we had coffee in the bar […]
Martes Y Trece
Be extra careful today. Friday 13th, i. e. a day to you and me of supposedly bad luck, is not the same in Spain. At least not on the same […]
Paying Our Dues
November is the time to pay our dues. Once a year, the local Ajuntament (town hall) in Mallorca expects us to pay up the amounts due for IBI (equivalent to […]
Little Piggies Crawling in the Dirt
Sebastià, our local farmer has been breeding little piggies ever since we knew him, which is twenty years by now. I had to think of the Beatles song, Piggies, when […]
Autumn Leaves
Thinking of an island in the South, a Mediterranean island, one usually thinks of Summer, hot weather, the beach. One would not necessarily think of Autumn. Well, Autumn is here, […]
Fishermen’s Wharf
A traditional Mallorcan fishing boat is called Llaüt. In the old days these boats would be moored in garage type boat houses, like these seen here, during the winter times. […]
Not a Single Starbucks
One of the good things about Mallorca, in my humble opinion anyway, is the absence of Starbucks coffee houses. Instead, Mallorca takes pride in a plenitude of bars, restaurants and […]
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