Gardening
Gardening In Majorca
The month of September can be a really busy time of the year here in this climate, warm rains and still long sunny days still encourage growth.
Environment
Revealing the economic benefits of Marine Protected Areas
The Balearic Islands have a network of marine reserves and protected areas whose value and benefits have often gone unnoticed.
The Blog
It’s tough being a demon
Dimonis de sa Pedrera is one of 35 demons’ gangs in Majorca which are affiliated to the Federació de Dimonis, Diables i Bèsties de Foc de les Illes Balears.
The restaurant review
Juanjo’s secret is in the spicing
A few years ago Juanjo shunned all dairy products and other foods connected with animal life and made Bon Lloc into a full vegan restaurant.
Food and wine
Raor season off to a super start
There was no official raor season in Majorca until the year 2000: people fished for them in August and continued to do so until the raors buried themselves in the sandy seabeds to hibernate for the winter.
The Blog
X Maria virgine, gaudete!
The saga of the potential Maria de la Salut no-confidence vote has attracted a good deal of attention in the local media.
Food for Thought
This is best way to cook mussels
Mussels are so plentiful and cheap that they are sometimes called the poor man’s shellfish, a distinction that once belonged to oysters
Frank Confidential
Water, water everywhere! Plus - the 'raves' in my valley
I had started to notice that late at night our valley above Andratx town was alive with the sound of music and motorbikes.
Words and More
Did you know
People who say that money doesn’t bring happiness are often those who don’t have any to spare.
The Blog
Whatever happened to the resilience?
The situation is currently “disastrous”, but “we all agree that next year there will be a rebound effect, if confidence recovers”.
Spotlight On Soller
The new start begins
The talk this week has been of starting a Bridge Club and we need a teacher as most of us have never played. Volunteers please contact me at the Bulletin.
The restaurant review
Better kind of fish and chips
When I saw the dish on the Rambar menu last week it couldn’t have been listed in a more concise way: “fish and chips”, it said and gave a €15 tag.
Food and wine
Llampuga beats lightning this year
The five principal centres for catching and eating llampuga are Majorca, Ibiza, Malta, Sicily and Sardinia.
The Blog
All the world’s a theme park
Assuming that travel does return to normal, there remains the sheer voracity of tourism, an industry which is unquestionably vital for economies and is estimated to be worth (along with travel) 8.9 trillion US dollars at a global level.
Frank Confidential
Majorca and the 'second wave' divide - plus, getting the kids back to school
Rather like the United Kingdom, Spain has got itself in an awful knot over whether and when schools should re-open to pupils and students.
The Blog
The Council presents ... a low-key observatory
The observatory will be an “important” tool for “positioning Majorca as a sustainable, safe and modern destination and one of quality”.
Gardening Tips
Gardening In Majorca
The winter vegetable garden can be planted up now, carrots, beetroots, celery, leeks turnips and radishese are a few.
The restaurant review
Another four 10S at the same place
Top marks at a Japanese restaurant in Palma.
Weather
All you need to know about the weather in Majorca
On Friday the humidity dropped compared to the extreme heat we felt yesterday.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- 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"
- Mallorca needs to remember price is king
Viewpoint
Majorca has got in shape
One good thing to have come out of this pandemic, from what I’ve seen, is that more people are getting fit and healthy.
Humphrey Carter19/07/2020 02:05