Espanya Go Home
Quite a large number of people in Mallorca would like to be independent from Spain. Often these people are the older ones, or they belong to the younger generation. Their […]
A Taste of 1984 …
A total of 24 CCTV surveillance cameras have been installed in Felanitx by mayoress, Catalina Soler, over the last few weeks. Big Sister is watching you. As it turns out […]
A Night in Heaven
If you ever want to get away from it all, I suggest that you spend a night or two in one of Mallorca’s many monasteries. Like this one, for instance, […]
Going With the Times …..
Santanyí in the south east of Mallorca is celebrating its patron saint today, 25th July: Sant Jaume. When we first came to live in Mallorca, 20 years ago, we settled […]
War and Peace
Most Spanish towns and cities have statues and memorials for their war dead. The battles won, or lost, most often refer to the victims of the Civil War, 1936-39. The […]
A Day at the Races
There are two race courses for horse trotting on the island of Mallorca, one in Manacor and one in Palma. The photo was taken during the warm-up; the actual race […]
Mysterious Ladies in Waiting
Something mysterious was going on in Palma’s Borne yesterday. An exhibition of some 15 large scale sculptures from the series Les Ménines by the Spanish artist Manolo Valdés (Valencia, 1942), […]
Resting in Peace
I like cemeteries. They tell you a lot about the culture and the traditions of a place. In Spain, the final resting place is overground. Like these ones, to be […]
Small is Beautiful
I find it pleasing to the senses to see things like they were in the past. Like this one, with two pumps probably one of the smallest petrol stations on […]
One Way to Spend Christmas
Everyone would assume that one could only take a photo like this one during the summer. Not so in Mallorca. This photo was taken on Christmas Day, last year. The […]
Happy Moments
This happy couple was wed at Nuestra Señora de Gracia monastery, on top of the Randa mountain, a few days ago. I hope they had a happy honeymoon. Best wishes. […]
Eight Weeks to Go
The annual grape harvest is only about eight weeks away now. The biggest wine making area in Mallorca is in Binnissalem, but the Pla i Levant comes a close second. […]
Vamos a la Playa
One of the nicest beaches in Mallorca, in my opinion, is the Platja d’es Trenc in the south of the island, near Sa Rapita. The island in the background is […]
Sunset in Mallorca
Last night I saw this amazing sunset over the Tramuntana mountain range in Mallorca, Spain. The photo was taken on top of the Randa mountain, near Nuestra Señora de Gracia […]
Your Little Orange Friend
Living in Spain, this orange Butano bottle becomes your indispensable friend. You need Butano on a daily basis for cooking, for heating and for your warm water. The photo was […]
Cumulus Vobiscum
I saw this gorgeous Cumulus cloud hanging over Cala d’Or, Mallorca, Spain, yesterday. It made my day. The photo was taken in the village of S’Alqueria Blanca. The date: July […]
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