Plenty of Water
Gorg Blau is a water reservoir that Mallorca’s capital city, Palma de Mallorca, relies upon for most of its water supply, together with the Embalse Cúber. Well, here’s the good […]
Rock Climbing and Abseiling
Last Sunday we headed to Cala Magraner on the east coast, not far from Porto Cristo, to do some abseiling. A good rock wall can be found in the Xorics […]
Off Season
When I first came to Mallorca, almost 30 years ago, Cala d’Or could perhaps accommodate some 5,000 tourists at any given time. Since then, beds on offer in this resort […]
Eco-Friendly
Mallorca is not really well endowed with dunes. The island proudly offers a multitude of beaches, mostly sandy, but beaches with dunes, only few. There are two stretches of dunes-y […]
A Winter In Mallorca
Amongst the loveliest sights that one can encounter on the island of Mallorca are the almond trees when in full blossom. Now is the time for these wonders of nature […]
Black Beaute
Two beautiful black swans live below the Palau de l’Almudaina, in Palma de Mallorca. You’ll find them on the way to the Ses Voltes complex – former army barracks (built […]
First Day of Spring
I know, the Spring Equinox is not due until March 20th this year. That’s another eleven weeks to go. But in Mallorca, the first signs of Spring can usually be […]
Peru Greets Mallorca
The Schinus Molle, also known as the Peruvian Peppertree (aka Californian Pepper, aka Pepperina), is a tree that is a native to the Peruvian Andes region. As luck would have […]
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 […]
The First Almond Blossoms
Only yesterday, I was talking about Winter and the first snow this year. Today I am happy to tell you about the first signs of Spring. Weird, really. When I […]
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, […]
Waiting for the Big Catch
With a bit of patience this man might be lucky and catch a big fish. It certainly is the right time of year. However, living on the island of Mallorca […]
Snakes and No Ladders
During a recent outing to the very inspiring Parc Natural de S’Albufera, I came across this little wriggly friend. The viper (Natrix Maura) was in full view, closer to me […]
Bird-Watching And Some
The wetlands in the Northeast of the island, between Alcúdia and Can Picafort, are called Parc Natural de s’Albufera. The park is well known as a bird-watcher’s paradise. But that […]
Birds on the Wire
The pigeons on the wire in the distance made me think of that old 1969 Leonard Cohen song, Bird on the Wire. I saw the motif when I was out […]
The Mallorca Photo Blog 