The Ermita de Sant Miquel
I don’t know if you have noticed that churches, temples and mosques often share the same location, with centuries between them, often with one being built over the previous edifice. […]
Hail and Thunder
On the weather front, let me tell you that I witnessed some beautiful cloud formations and a rather splendid sunset last night. Shortly after taking the above photo near Inca, […]
Traditional Boat Builders
The world of boats in Mallorca is divided into two distinct hemispheres, and never the twain shall meet. There is the leisure boat, Sunseeker-type market, predominantly sailed by the affluent […]
The Aljub in Santanyí and the Ancient Art of Water Storage
The aljub is Santanyí is a particularly fine example of an […]
The Year of the Big Snow in Mallorca
Mallorca is back on Yellow alert today with more snow expected in the Tramuntana mountain range, but also at sea level from around lunchtime today. Temperatures will be below zero […]
The Caló des Mac
On my walk along the beach of Cala Llombards the other day, I happened upon the Caló des Mac, a fascinating spot of raw Mallorcan coastal rock faces. A Caló […]
Gay Mallorca
Doing a daily photo blog about Mallorca for almost five years inevitably turns you into an authority on things Mallorcan, or so some readers think. The secret is, I am […]
Cala Llombards
I am not one for going to the beach a lot during the Summer. It is just too crowded for me when everybody else is there and his or her […]
The Picudo Rojo Weevil Disaster
Over the last ten years Mallorca’s palm trees have been suffering from an invasion of the Picudo Rojo, a weevil or snout beetle known by its Latin name as Rhynchophorus […]
Dances With Bears
Els Óssos i en Joanet de l’Onso is the name of a group of six infant dancers plus an adult leader who are part of a newly formed folkloric act […]
The Snow of a Lifetime
Mallorca has just had the most snow I have seen in 25 years of living on this island. Newspapers reported that, at least in Palma, there has not been as […]
The Vandal Period
After the Roman period in Mallorca (123 B. C. until approx. 430 A. C.) the Vandals came (425 until 534). The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that entered the late […]
Book Geeks
Books have a funny effect on us. Ask your children or grandchildren about the effect the Harry Potter saga had on them, or The Chronicles of Narnia. Or remind yourself […]
Winter Has Come
AEMet, the Meteorological State Agency has issued an Orange Alert for Mallorca for today for all coastal areas and Yellow Alert for the island itself. Temperatures are expected to drop […]
Ruthless in Felanitx
The largest and most imposing tomb in Palma’s Municipal cemetery houses the remains of Juan March Ordinas and his clan. The Palma cemetery is well worth a visit and once […]
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 […]
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