Goosie Goosie Gander
Last week, I had a stroll along the waterfront in Portocolom’s natural harbour when I stumbled upon a small flock of geese presumably of the Anser fabalis category. I assumed […]
The Mallorcan Mirador
A Mirador in Spanish architecture is an enclosed balcony. Balconies, enclosed or otherwise, were not really a traditional feature of architecture in Mallorca until about 1885 when, with the new […]
The ICAN Triathlon
Last Saturday, 290 madmen (including 18 females) participated in the first ICAN Triathlon event ever to be held in Mallorca, enduring a swimming competition of 1,9 kilometres in the Badia […]
The Gran Batalla de Raïm
Binissalem is celebrating its Festa des Vermar, the annual wine harvesting festival. Yesterday, the village youth of Binissalem got into a bit of a fight over some sour grapes by […]
Too Hot To Handle
I do not remember a fire in the town of Felanitx over the last ten years but, this year we had two. A few months ago, one mid-morning a friendly […]
The Night of the Wolves
Last night, the Nit de l’Art was celebrated in Palma de Mallorca. 33 galleries and museums participated, showing the work of a total of some 85 artists. Why, you might […]
The Església de Santa Caterina de Sena
The Església de Santa Caterina de Sena in Palma de Mallorca is a church dating from the 17th century, built in the style of Italian Baroque. The church is worthy […]
Sun Dried Tomatoes
There is no better tomato than the sun dried variety. Sun dried tomatoes add great flavor and intensity to many dishes and salads. If only they were more affordable. Actually, […]
The Grand Slam Boy From Manacor
Earlier this morning Rafa Nadal won his ninth Grand Slam title, adding the only trophy that he had missed so far to his large collection of prizes. By completing his […]
Education in Spain
This week, it’s Back to School again for Spanish youngsters. After a break of almost three months, Primary and Secondary School students are once again packing their school satchels and […]
The Diada de Mallorca
Whilst Santa Ponça is still busy celebrating its Festes del Rei en Jaume, Palma de Mallorca is in the middle of celebrating the Diada de Mallorca and the constitution of […]
Arachnophobia
Some Internet sources claim that as many as 55 % of females and 18 % of males are estimated to experience arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, here in the Western […]
Eid al-Fitr
This year’s fasting period is over. Today’s New Moon signifies the end of Ramadan in Mallorca and will be celebrated as Eid al-Fitr, the biggest Islamic Celebration Day in the […]
D-Day in Santa Ponça
Santa Ponça is busy celebrating the Festas del Rei en Jaume. This year is the 781st anniversary of Jaume I’s reconquista. September 9th, 1229, is said to be the day […]
The Conde de Barcelona Regatta
You would be right in thinking that this is a rather late reminder of the Trofeo Almirante Conde de Barcelona regatta having been staged a few weeks ago. The boat […]
A Day’s Fishing
On the walls along the rocky coast of Portixol on the outskirts of Palma we can find a large number of hand painted tiles depicting all the native fish that […]
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