Caterpillar Tracked Mechanical Donkeys
The ingenuity of humanity is quite mind-blowing. Does it not sometimes make you wonder how on earth these massive monastery buildings or defence towers were erected on relatively high mountains, here […]
Cala Deià
Cala Deià is a very picturesque, tiny pebbled beach near Deià. The beach is famous for its association with Robert Graves who came here for his daily swim during the […]
Majorca Observed
I went back to Deià the other day to take a friend from England to Robert Graves’ house, Ca n’Alluny, which was converted into a museum a few years ago. I […]
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in Palma
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier arrived in the bay of Palma de Mallorca last Wednesday for a three-day visit with some 5,600 sailors on board, including 2,400 Air Wing personnel. […]
The Festival Internacional de Música de Deià
The annual Festival Internacional de Música de Deià is in […]
The Iglesia de Santa María in Sineu
Today, Wednesday, is market day in Sineu. To my knowledge, this is the only market in all of Mallorca holding a license to sell livestock. You can buy horses here […]
Saint Christopher and the Car Blessings
According to the Catholic faith, Saint Christopher is the saint of safe travel. It is quite customary, here and elsewhere, to put Saint Christopher medals on display in one’s car […]
A Private Seawater Lobster Tank
Something like eighteen years ago, a friend of mine showed me a private property in Portocolom which was for sale. The house was amazing. It looked a bit like the […]
Commercial Fishing
We had fish for supper last night. It was quite scrumptious. Which brings me to today’s topic: commercial fishing in Mallorcan waters. It is quite a science. Or so it […]
The Torrent des Pareis Concert
The annual concert at the most impressive Torrent des Pareis setting will be given tomorrow, July 1st, 2012, by Cap Pela, a young Mallorcan rock band singing a capella, with […]
Palma Photo 2012
Palma Photo 2012 was inaugurated one week ago, June 21st. Twenty galleries and museums dedicate some or all of their exhibition spaces to photography. Some of the photographic work is […]
Ode to Joy
Tomorrow, we will be in for a treat. The Orquestra Simfònica de Balears ‘Ciutat de Palma’ will give a Benefit Concert at the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Projecte […]
Around the World in 587 Solar Days
A quite unique catamaran boat anchored in Port Adriano (Calvià) yesterday, the MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, the world’s biggest solar panelled boat. Tûranor means Power of the Sun in J.R.R. Tolkien’s […]
The Posidonia Seagrass Crisis
The Posidonia oceanica sea grass, also known as Neptune Grass, is under threat. This marine plant is of an utmost importance to the coastal ecosystem of the Mediterranean Sea and […]
An Early Summer Heat Wave
AEMet, Spain’s Meteorological Institute, has given a weather alert concerning an Ola de Calor, a heat wave. That’s early. The big Summer heat wave normally comes around July 20th, give […]
The Son Menut Stud Farm
A long time ago, in mainland Spain, the Carthusian monks were famous for their role in breeding the Pura Raza Española or Andalusian horse. Toni Barceló from Son Menut near […]
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