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.
Did you know
Words and more
Bread is more than staple food: it can mean money, aterm young britons got from the United States in the early 1950s
Majorca Mallorca
Bridging Cultures- Bridging People
Participants are given 48 hours to write, shoot, edit and submit a film adhering to an as yet unannounced theme and rules.
Viewpoint
No name, no pint - no point
One thing is for sure, the UK is good for a laugh right now, which is very sad.
The Blog
Permanent teleworker tourism: new or old?
Bauzá was suggesting there could be "permanent tourism", and the Balearics would be one of the parts of the country most suited to this, because of its obvious attraction as a coastal destination.
Spotlight on Soller
June Glooms
The June gloom arrived in Soller last Friday night in the guise of the police looking for the loudest party in the world.
Humans of Majorca
Humans of Majorca surviving boating lockdown
My interest this week was centred on a group of people of the sea with different tales to tell.
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Newspaper
How to get your souvenir special
Find out how to receive a hard copy of our special supplement.
Food & Wine
White veal needn’t put you in the red
The blanquette de veau, a stew in a white sauce, is one of the classic dishes of provincial French cooking.
Gardening
Gardening In Majorca
The truth of the matter lies in the composition of the soil so to make a Hydrangea happy we must provide it with all it wants and that means starting from the bottom or simply put, the soil it prefers.
Food
Get cooking with the American chef in Majorca
These Chocolate Chip cookies are a little different than your normal ones because I add less sugar and use maple syrup and molasses instead.
Food For Thought
Foreign connections in Catalonian dishes
The flat greixonera that is best for this dish can be bought at weekly markets all over the island.
Gardening
Gardening In Majorca
May really is an active month in the garden with all those peas and broad beans ready for harvesting as well as sowing seeds and transplanting those seedlings that are large enough to handle.
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