Route GR 221
It may be too chilly now with the prevailing winds to embark on a lengthy hike down Mallorca’s Ruta de Pedra en Sec (Dry Stone Route) at this time of […]
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 […]
Sa Rua Carnival Time
The mad season in Mallorca is in full swing. It’s carnival time. Last Thursday was called Dijous Llarder, meaning the first day of carnival. Sa Rueta is celebrated then in […]
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 […]
The Club de Los Poetas
On a walk along the beach in Cala Pí de la Posada the other day, I discovered the Club de los Poetas, quite by chance. I have no idea what […]
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 […]
One Mountain, Three Monasteries
The table mountain of Randa is really more of a large hill with its height of 548 metres. The location feels like a very powerful place indeed. The mountain is […]
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 […]
Increase in Legal Immigration
With all the bad news we had recently, how about a piece of good news, for a change? Thousands of legal immigrants have arrived on the island, the Conselleria de […]
The Catalan Atlas of 1375
During the 14th century, Mallorca was particularly renowned for its cartographers, mapmakers and makers of portolan charts. The most famous ones were Abraham Cresques and his son, Jafudà (shown in […]
The Lighthouse of Cap Blanc
Mallorca as an island always depended to a large extent on its seafaring skills, and still does to some degree. An inevitable part of such abilities were, and still are, […]
The Puig del Calvari in Felanitx
One of the most alluring places you will possibly find in Mallorca is the site of the peacefully quiet chapel of the Calvari atop of the Puig de Sa Cista […]
The Tremendous Tamarisk Tree
I just love the Tamarisk tree, one of the best features of the Mediterranean landscape, in my humble opinion. The Tamarisk plant belongs to the family of Tamaricaceae; it grows […]
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