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?
**Weather Shift**: Image taken in Artà, showing the first clouds that signal a change in the weather with rain expected in the forecast
**Weather Shift**: Image taken in Artà, showing the first clouds that signal a change in the weather with rain expected in the forecast
Vunipola is expected to move to a French club.
Vunipola is expected to move to a French club.
Viewpoint
Speak the language
“Will Spain demand that all British workers moving to Spain speak Spanish...”
Spotlight on Soller
Coffee time chatter - Let’s have a chat, a moan or an observation…
Everybody has got something to say. It is the nature of conversation…
Health
Briton unknowingly spread virus to at least 6 people
He caught the virus in Singapore and travelled to France and Britain.
Weather
Good Morning from Majorca
It’s another scorcher but the wind has picked up again taking the edge off that lovely sunshine.
- Britons cash in on the outgoing Golden Visa in Spain to beat the 90 day rule
- After a holiday in Mallorca Richard Gere moves to Spain
- Laura Hamilton: “I’ve always loved Mallorca, I just wished I’d bought here earlier...”
- The 90 day rule does have some positive results in Spain!
- German low-season tourism in Mallorca set for a new record
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