The 125,322,801.26 € Swindle
Every time I drive into Palma, I get annoyed about the massive new furuncle of a building site, at the end of the motor way, just at the entrance to […]
Death in the Swimming Pool
Now, with the swimming season about to start, a warning might be appropriate of the inherent dangers of swimming pools. Every year, there are some 80 children under the age […]
Coach Drivers United
The beginning of May is usually the start of the holiday season for Mallorca. A smaller number of hotels already opened for business at Easter but the majority of hotels […]
Light And Shadows
The island of Mallorca is not a very large place by any means, considering its land extension or the size of its population. But that’s only one side of the […]
Almost Back To Normal
Palma International Airport (PMI) was almost back to normal yesterday, thank you very much, as was most of the airspace in Spain and, really, most of air traffic in Europe. […]
The Rent-A-Car Business
Around this time of year, just before Easter or just after, one can see a large number of auto-transport trucks making their way from the Port of Palma to the […]
Sightseeing
On my last trip to Palma, I was surprised by the number of groups of, I suppose, tourists, all trouping behind a tour guide and one or even two men […]
The Capilla de Santa Ana
It is probably safe to assume that you will have visited the Palau de l’Almudaina in Palma, formerly a Moorish fortified palace dating back to the 10th century and the […]
Fira de la Flor d’Ametler
The very able Mallorcan country folk have created fairs and markets for just about everything Mallorcan one can think of: wine, sobrassada, olive oil, horses, honey, shoes, botifarrons, dogs, mushrooms, […]
The Train To Sóller
The Sóller railway offers a daily train service between Palma de Mallorca and Sóller. This tren with its old wooden carriages has undoubtably turned into one of the most successful […]
The Palace of Rey Sancho
The Palau del Rei Sanç (palace of Rey Sancho) forms the original part of La Cartoixa (Carthusian monastery) in Valldemossa, a pueblo in the Tramuntana mountain range with an altitude […]
Cigarettes For Europe
Smoking is a bit of a touchy subject here in Spain if you are a non-smoker. Even though a new law was passed here and came into effect on January […]
The International Forum on Beach Safety
Our illustrious Govern de les Illes Balears is in the midst of holding the II Jornades de Seguretat a les Platges (2nd International Forum on Beach Safety) at the stylish […]
The Real Cartuja de Valldemossa
Originally the Real Cartuja de Valldemosa (Royal Carthusian Monastery) was the site of a royal palace for Rei Sanxo I (1311-1324). In 1399 the palace was given to the Carthusian […]
Chiringuitos
Chiringuitos in Spain are a wonderful institution of almost iconic connotations. Beach life would not be what it is were it not for these wonderful beach bars serving cool drinks, […]
