Sports

The Annual UMSDT Madness

Someone, a while ago, started an extreme, long-distance mountain challenge event, somewhere in the Alps. A few dozen fanatics participated in that first endurance event, sometimes dubbed as sky-running. One […]

Automobiles

The Balearic Mountain Championship

The annual car race up the Sant Salvador mountain near Felanitx is the fourth out of six races making up the Campeonato de Baleares de Montaña 2012 (Balearic Mountain Championship). […]

Animals

The Slow Decline and Fall of Bullfighting in Mallorca

There was a bullfight event in Palma’s Coliseo Balear the other […]

Events

Mountain Olympics at the Barranc de Biniaraix

Whilst the couch potatoes amongst us, including yours truly, were busy watching the London 2012 Olympics on the telly last Sunday, a few hundred Mallorcan men and women (and children […]

Boats

The Dragonera Event

Sa Dragonera is a small and rather beautiful island, just off the coast of Sant Elm, at the Western-most point of Mallorca. In 1995, the island was declared a Parque […]

History

The Seven Year Itch

Rafa Nadal has done it again. He beat the seven-year itch and conquered his seventh Paris Open trophy at Roland Garros yesterday, Monday, after Sunday’s final had to be interrupted […]

Events

High-Tech in the High Mountains

My friend and loyal reader David commented on the breadth of the topics this blog covers, and that he never realised that Mallorca was so interesting. These kind words were […]

Events

Marathons, Triathlons and Ultratrails

For some reason or other, Mallorca has become a much favoured place to hold athletic races of the mega distance. The island capital organizes an annual International Half Marathon ‘Ciutat […]

Island

Cycling in Mallorca

I like to think that I know the astounding number of pleasant treats Mallorca has to offer to the resident or visitor alike but, do I really? Let’s take the […]

Bars & Restaurants

24 Hours in the Life of an Island

(near Felanitx, at 00:40:23) Twenty-eight years ago today, I orchestrated an exciting photo event in Los Angeles, California, in collaboration with one Red Saunders. Together, we edited the book that […]

Automobiles

The Morgan Plus 8

When I spotted this beautiful Morgan Plus 8 on Palma’s Via de Cintura last Thursday, the Rally Clásico Isla Mallorca had just commenced. Even though this Roadster is a vintage […]

Automobiles

Terms of Endearment

I am not really into cars. I never bought a motor vehicle until I was 38 years old, and that is almost 30 years ago now. I get quite emotional […]

Events

The Mallorca Tour: La Challenge Ciclista

Team Sky Pro Cycling is back in Mallorca blocking pedestrian crossings in Felanitx whilst preparing for the upcoming Challenge Ciclista Mallorca in Palma, starting this Sunday, February 5th. The Mallorca […]

Events

The Challenge Ciclista a Mallorca 2012

The New Year is only a couple of weeks away. The start of the Challenge Ciclista a Mallorca 2012 bicycle race in February (5th to 9th) is getting nearer, too. […]

Felanitx

Deep Water Soloing

Sadly, I am not into adventure sports. Actually, I am not all that much into sports per se. I do admire, however, guys like Simon Mautes or Dieter Breuer who, […]

Customs & Traditions

Trobada Internacional de Tir de Foners

The Iª Trobada Internacional de Tir de Passetja (1st International Meeting of Slingers) will be held in Sóller from today until Sunday. The main event and competition will be on […]

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