We’ve finished our work on Mallorca – Terence shooting photos for three books, and me updating a travel guidebook. It was nearly seven weeks in total, and by the end of it Terence felt like a contestant on Survivor, desperate to get off the island. Did we not enjoy Mallorca? We did – absolutely – … Read more about Musings on Mallorca: part 1
As we travelled around Mallorca over the last (gulp) six weeks (a long time to spend on the one island), we spent a lot of time visiting Mallorca’s beaches – although sadly not spreading our towels out on them. Rather, Terence was photographing them, and I was checking them out for an update of a … Read more about Snapshots from Mallorca: silly inflatables
As we’ve spent a long time living in the Gulf we’ve seen a lot of kooky round- abouts. Al Ain in the UAE probably wins the prize for kitschiest with its giant coffee pots but Mallorca follows pretty close behind with some of the most surprising roundabouts around. One I like features a traditional stone … Read more about Snapshots from Mallorca: deckchairs and roundabouts
I love shooting signs on our travels. They reveal so much about a place, its culture, norms, codes of conduct and acceptable behaviour – all of which can often be in conflict, or at least very stark contrast to those of tourists visiting the place. Many churches (and mosques) throughout the world require modest dress … Read more about Snapshots from Mallorca: surprising signs
Can you ever get enough sunsets? I can’t. And it seems people in Mallorca can’t either. We spent a couple of nights at Port de Soller (from where we could see the sun setting over the sea from our terrace at the Hotel Esplendido), and observed the nightly sunset-watching ritual. Locals and tourists alike take … Read more about Postcard from Mallorca: savouring sunsets