My Column
Brainless professors
It’s good to get some laughs during lockdown. It certainly beats the relentless drudgery of the day to day corona news.
Frank Talking
Shame on the lockdown 'grasses', the Groundhog Day effect and Comedic Coppers
Have you ever seen the film Groundhog Day? Well, for many of us we are living that film...
Nautical Notes
Green, brown and red – Balearic seaweeds
We can learn lots about the state of marine ecosystems throughout seaweed.
Food
Get cooking with the American chef in Majorca
Today I show you some of the tricks of making a delicious tasting Paella. Starting off with a good Caldo to a Sofrito. And how to add the finishing touches.
Food & Wine
Summer’s fruits are on their way
The apricot, albaricoque in Spanish and albercoc in Mallorquín, is one of the summer fruits most associated with Majorca.
The Blog
Things We Miss ... Or Don't
A Majorca summer without the daily delivery of their Instagrammed delights and minus the intrusion of the lenses of the paparazzi? Unthinkable for some; a bonus for others.
Food For Thought
Pasta dishes for confinement days
The most satisfying dish I can make in 15 minutes consists of any of the many varieties of imported Italian pasta.
Focus On Cars
The Open Road
It is fascinating to see what petrolheads are up to whilst confined at home.
My Column
Pursued by the Guardia Civil
I will probably get a huge fine, which I suppose I deserve, though I wasn’t likely to infect anyone by driving along the sea-front and returning home.
Gardening
Gardening In Majorca
During the period of the waxing moon, we are told it is time to graft some fruit trees like plums, peaches and almonds, that is to say, those trees that have fruit with large stones as opposed to pips.
My Column
Freedom?
I was confused about the one km radius edict. Did that mean that I’d have to run around in circles for one hour?
Wild Majorca
Behind the scenes with a birdwatching pioneer of Majorca – Part One
This two part special article is a behind the scenes look at the Albufera and the dedicated people that put their hearts into giving us all the memories and pleasures of the Albufera.
Decades of History
We Are The Champions
In the second look back at the Bulletin's almost sixty years, we highlight how sport has been covered in the paper's pages.
Food and wine
Simple food can be ever so trying
A good plain white rice should be cooked through and should be dry and fluffy with every grain separate. How many of us get it like that?
Did You Know
Words and more...
The young have their own slang because they don’t want old people (that is, their parents) to even get a gist of what they are saying to each other.
Spotlight On Soller
Local News From The Soller Valley
There is light at the end of the tunnel but no-one can give us a time frame right now.
Once lockdown ends, will you come on holiday to Majorca?
Should the Balearics lift the tourist tax?
Vunipola is expected to move to a French club.
Vunipola is expected to move to a French club.
- 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
Did You Know
Words and more..
The Spanish word for being legally bound to stay at home is ‘confinamiento’, which translates neatly into ‘confinement’, an old word that covers this situation.
Andrew Valente06/05/2020 04:01