Manacor’s Favourite Son
Rafa Nadal was acclaimed Hijo Predilecto (Favourite son) in Manacor, his birthplace, last Friday. The town’s statutes had to be changed specifically, as until now, such a distinction had only […]
Mountain Walks in Mallorca
December and the colder months of the year in general, may be the best time to explore some of the mountain walks and hikes that this gorgeous island has to […]
Growing Old Disgracefully
For the last four or five days there has been a constant hum in the air around Felanitx, in fact, around nearly all Mallorca. It wasn’t bees, it was bikes. […]
Adventure Sports
Quite a number of adventure sports can be enjoyed in Mallorca, such as archery, hiking, caving and speleology, canyoning, rock climbing, abseiling, diving, mountain biking, rafting, canoeing, kite surfing, parachuting […]
Death at the Halfway Mark
The TUI Marathon Palma de Mallorca was held yesterday, now in its seventh year. The event offered runs in six categories: the marathon (42.195 km), the half marathon (21.1 km), […]
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 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 […]
Mallorca Surf Action
For just a couple of days the beach of Can Pastilla turned into a bit of Venice Beach, CA. Or so the organizers of Mallorca Surf Action 2010 would have […]
Bolivia 2, Brazil 1
Ok., here’s my World Cup blog entry. It has probably been inevitable. I admit that the World Cup 2010 in South Africa is not strictly speaking a Mallorcan affair. But. […]
The Corrida In Muro
The pueblo of Muro (Mallorca) is in the middle of celebrating its Festa de Sant Joan. Or rather, has been celebrating. Yesterday was the last day of this year’s activities. […]
The Dragonera Kayak Event
The annual Volta a Dragonera en Piragüa, now in its 18th year, should have started this morning (09h00) from the beach of Sant Elm. However, due to adverse weather conditions, […]
The Manacor Grand Prix
Manacor is not only famous for being the birthplace of Rafa Nadal, the ATP number one ranking tennis player and five times Roland Garros champion, but also for its horses, […]
Snails And Horses
This weekend in Mallorca, you could either go to a snail race or a Grand Prix of horse trotting, all depending on your mood, your need for speed, or your […]
Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding in Spain is called culturismo or fisicoculturismo in Castellano or culturisme in Catalan. I am not quite sure how big a sport or movement bodybuilding is in Spain. Here […]
The Serra de Tramuntana Ultra Trail
The Ultra Trail Serra de Tramuntana started last night at 24h00 at the Pont Romà in Pollença, a Mallorcan extreme sport version of the Iron Man. 202 participants were at […]
Happy Birthday, Guillem Timoner
Guillem Timoner, six times Campeón del Mundo de medio fondo tras moto (Track Cycling World Champion, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964 and 1965) celebrates his 84th birthday today. Feliz Cumpleaños, […]
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