Shirley Roberts
'Soller Shirley' Facebook page started fifteen years ago. The daily ramblings on events and life in the Soller Valley continues to this day. ‘Spotlight on Soller’ is a weekly page in the Mallorca Bulletin and has been for over 10 years. I Immersed myself in the Soller world I left London for. Every day I learn something new and tell the tale. I was part of three generational move to the Soller Valley and have had the joy of watching my grandchildren grow on this wonderful island. A previous life in journalism for the Times Newspaper, General Manager of a London Hotel and the creator of a start-up company, in North London (eventually sold to a PLC) sums up my life. I am now back where I started, writing stories every day and looking after www.sollerweb.com, Humans of Mallorca and Nan’s Day’s Out. I just love to tell a tale…
Spotlight on Soller: High energy and moving on
Summer is almost here and with the Soller train back, the town is open to visitors.
Nan’s days out to Pina
This week Shirley visits the small village of Pina where ‘Nomadlanders’ are buoyant.
Spotlight on Soller: All about the distance travelled…
Check out what's been happening in Sóller this week and how became ‘the’ live music venue of Mallorca.
Nan’s Day Out to Llucmajor
Our contributor Shirley visits Llucmajor, 20 km from one of Mallorca's best beaches, Es trenc.
Spotlight on Soller: The Fun Begins
The 2021 season has begun, as people are back and restaurants are busy in the Soller Valley.
Nan’s Day Out to the pla
Today Shirley explores a place in the middle of the island where time appears to have stood still.
Spotlight on Soller: Where are the guns and fire?
The slow start to the season begins after The Firo comes to its virtual end for another year.
Welcome to the new Anglican Chaplain in Mallorca
Interview with Dr Ishanesu Sextus Gusha, the new Chaplain of the Anglican Church in Palma.
Nan’s Day Out: To find the people
Our columnist Shirley visited a remote village with the most unique hydrological phenomenon in Mallorca.
Spotlight on Soller: All in the chatter this week…
The inhabitants of the Soller Valley begin to rediscover what normal life used to be like.
Humans of Mallorca lend us their Itinerant Art
Our Columnist Shirley Roberts interviews the masterminds behind ‘Itinerant art’ in the Soller Valley.
Spotlight on Soller: It’s off to work we go...
There is a lot of work going on in the Soller Valley world right now, preparing for the 11th of May, one of the most important days for the town.
Nan’s Day Out: to Sineu and Petra
This week Shirley visited the parish Church of Santa Maria, a must-see for many tourists visiting the area.
Spotlight on Soller: Snow in April in the Soller Valley
There is government talk going on right now about the rights and wrongs of imposing any curfew once the State of Alarm is lifted.
When tourism was young in the Valley
The menu in 2021 is Mallorcan Home cooking with recipes passed through the generations.
Countdown to Virtual Firo in Soller
The mood around the Soller Valley this weekend is like a deflating balloon.
Nan’s Day Out for Easter 2021
Mimi, my middle granddaughter was my companion as we pointed the car in the direction of Esporles.
Here comes the season
Easter is all over now and the visitors begin to return to whence they came.
Peggy Linggood – A Human of Mallorca
Life didn’t turn out as she expected when she came here...
Easter dawns with no parades
Easter expectations of ‘families’ home for the holidays’ have largely been dashed.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"