Majorca Blog

Welcome to the MajorcanVillas.com Blog - written by Andrew Ede.  This will be updated all the time so please do check back frequently!

  1. Getting Shirty: Tourist dress protocol

    5.8.2013Getting Shirty: Tourist dress protocol

    What is appropriate dress for a tourist in supermarkets, bars or on the streets? And it is not just male tourists, those who dispense with shirts, it is any tourist who wears nothing on the feet.

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  2. The Dreamtime: Son Serra de Marina

    23.7.2013The Dreamtime: Son Serra de Marina

    A profile of the curious Son Serra de Marina in north-eastern Majorca.

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  3. The Myth Of The Record Tourism Season

    13.7.2013The Myth Of The Record Tourism Season

    Conflicting reports as ever as to the strength of the current tourism season in Majorca. Will it be a record season or won't it be a record season?

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  4. Majorca Is A Volvo

    30.6.2013Majorca Is A Volvo

    Where other destinations may live life in the fast lane, Majorca takes the middle lane, and this is no bad thing. Unlike other destinations, Majorca is safe and reliable.

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  5. Summertime: Classic summer songs

    18.6.2013Summertime: Classic summer songs

    Why are there no summer pop classics any longer? Partly because Ibiza and then Majorca produced a wave of so much music that they have got lost.

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  6. The Return Of Ivor The Alcúdia Engine

    6.6.2013The Return Of Ivor The Alcúdia Engine

    Several resorts in Majorca have little "mini-trains", ones that aren't trains really. Alcúdia used to have one. It lost it some thirteen years ago. Now, it's back ...

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  7. A Day At The Chemists

    28.5.2013A Day At The Chemists

    A chemists in Majorca can tell you a great deal about people from different countries.

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  8. Nude Majorca: Just don't tell anyone

    11.5.2013Nude Majorca: Just don't tell anyone

    Majorca has its first naturist hotel. But will anyone hear about it - officially?

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  9. Ordinary People: Tourist quality

    4.5.2013Ordinary People: Tourist quality

    Quality is an emotive word when it comes to tourists. It can imply that many tourists lack quality, and this means that they lack money.

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  10. Death, Taxes And Holidaymaking

    27.4.2013Death, Taxes And Holidaymaking

    Are taxes of different sorts threatening Majorca's holiday industry? Maybe not, if experience in Catalonia is anything to go by.

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  11. The Resilience Of Tourists

    20.4.2013The Resilience Of Tourists

    It takes an awful lot to deter tourists. Three years ago it looked as though something would deter them, but it was only a shortlived problem.

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  12. Losing Beaches In Calvià

    13.4.2013Losing Beaches In Calvià

    Claims of rises in sea levels and loss of beaches are familiar in discussions of the effect of climate change on Majorca. One town has looked at the issue more closely than others, but will anything be done?

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