Hen Nights, Mallorca Style
If you spend enough hours at Palma’s airport like I did the other night waiting for a friend whose plane was delayed for two hours, you’ll be treated to all […]
The Torre de Cala Pi
The Torre de Cala Pi is one of three coastal defense towers in the municipality of Llucmajor, together with the Torre de Cap Blanc and the Torre de s’Estelella, and is […]
Cool in the Pool
You may be surprised when I tell you that we do not possess a swimming pool. We had guests staying with us the other day, for a week or so. […]
The Seduction of the Minotaur
You may not believe me, but I have been trying to get into the Colisseu Balear, the Plaça de toros (Palma bullring), for at least five or six years, to […]
The Breaking of the Fast
Recently, Mallorca’s 35,000 Muslims were observing Ramadan, 30 days of fasting, abstinence and prayer between daybreak and sunset. Last Saturday was the last day of Ramadan. On Sunday morning, one […]
Till Death Us Do Part
Death comes to all, but now, at a price. The recently announced hike in the rate of Spanish IVA (Value Added Tax) will affect some more than others. School books […]
Slumbering Beauties
I have occasionally been asked about, or sometimes even been criticized for, my intermittent reporting on matters of the Catholic church. There were suggestions that my blog entries on monasteries in […]
A Screech, a Bang And a Spin
Last night, having just finished a latish supper, our son was waiting for a friend to arrive. They were ready to go to some verbenas in Montuïri, a pueblo half […]
A Night at the Opera, Sa Pobla Style
It was quite unbelievable, extraordinary and praiseworthy. An annual Jazz Festival has been staged for the last 18 years in the deepest province of the island of Mallorca, in Sa […]
Fifty Grades of Shade
We have recently been sent a heavy humid heat wave from the African land expanse. The Agencia Estatal de Meteorología has seen itself prompted to issue a Yellow Alert warning of […]
Fra Juníper Serra, the Mallorcan Missionary
Fra Juníper Serra was born in the village of Petra on November 24th, 1713. Padre Serra was beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 25th, 1988. Mallorca is currently […]
Coca de Albaricoques
I know, I have left this a bit late as we now are at the tail end of the apricot season but, still. You must try one of the delights […]
The Festividad de la Mare de Déu d’Agost
Tomorrow, August 15th, Catholic Spain celebrates the Festividad de la […]
Capoeira in Palma
Every year in the Summer, one can hear some quick drumming in the centre of Palma, drum beats of what sounds like African rhythm. As one gets nearer to the pulsating throb, […]
The Sounds of Silence
Every now and then, you will come to understand that there is a handful of people, at most, that have shaped your life. Most often, such people are your parents, […]
The Slow Decline and Fall of Bullfighting in Mallorca
There was a bullfight event in Palma’s Coliseo Balear the other […]
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