Family Planning
Matters of family planning would not appear to be of a major concern in the animal kingdom, at least not in the realm of beetles and insects, or so it […]
Suerte
I could not resist taking a photograph when I saw this horseshoe converted into a handle at a local barn door. In Mallorca, horseshoes are not seen as good luck […]
Cockfights in Mallorca
The other day I went back to a place in Manacor where I had watched a cockfight some 30 years ago. Cock fighting is a blood sport between two roosters, […]
Art And Artists
Some people claim that there are about 7,000 artists making their living from art in Mallorca. One has to assume then that Mallorca is an island where art and artists […]
The Palma Boat Show
The XXVI Saló Nàutic (Salón Náutico) Internacional de Palma is in full swing now. Some 160 exhibitors present more than 300 boats on Palma’s Moll Vell in Paseo Maritimo until […]
The Wild One
Two or three dozen Harley-Davidson riders came to Felanitx last Sunday and proudly presented their Fat Boys, Evolutions and Twin Cams to an eager audience of motorcycle starved Felanitx youngsters. […]
Unpredictable Weather Patterns
The weather forecast has been somewhat unpredictable of late, at least here in Mallorca. A week ago or so it seemed that we were heading for Summer but not surprisingly, […]
The Mallorcan Land Tortoise
Three species of indigenous tortoises exist in Mallorca. The Testudo hermanni (shown here) is a land tortoise and can be found in the eastern parts of the island, in particular […]
Older Than Methuselah
Ca La Seu is a shop in Palma’s old town, joining on to Plaça Quartera in the barrio of sa Gerreria, selling espartería (i. e. baskets, espadrilles, straw hats, mats […]
The Sunna Mosque in Felanitx
The new Mezquita Sunna Felanitx has been a long time in the coming, but now only very little is needed for its completion. In fact, prayers were held in the […]
The Pollença Wine Festival 2009
The Bodegues Miquel Oliver in Petra have lots of reasons to be cheerful. Three of their wines (Syrah Negre, Ses Ferritges and Aia) were awarded amongst the highest laurels in […]
The Diada de Sant Jordi
Both, William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes happen to share the same day of their demise on April 23rd, 1616, almost four hundred years ago. To commemorate the two immortal […]
Guided Walks in Palma
If you have not done any of the guided walks in Palma as part of the tours organized by the Govern de les Illes Balears, I suggest that you partake […]
Ramon Llull’s Cave
The Santuari Mare de Déu de Cura is a monastery located on top of the Randa mountain in the municipality of Algaida. It is considered an eminently Llullian site (Ramon […]
El Rey Del Clay
Rafa Nadal, the 22 year old from Manacor, Mallorca, made it into the history books once more. He became the first player to win five Monte-Carlo Masters titles in succession […]
Western Sahara News
The people of Sàhara Occidental (Western Sahara) lamented their plight last Friday in Palma de Mallorca as well as in other Spanish cities, including Madrid. Sàhara Occidental is a country […]
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