Category: Landscape
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November Jaunt to Palma and the Beach
After years in Northern Kazakhstan braving extreme winter weather that often started toward the middle of September, I really appreciate the mild Spanish winter weather. In fact, here in Mallorca it’s mild and often super sunny. In November Anna and I went down to Palma on the train with our bicycles. First we pedaled from…
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Bellver Castle, Palma, Mallorca
Summer — like the much-maligned international tourists about whom so much media attention here, and in other popular holiday destination cities of Spain, has been paid — has descended on the island of Mallorca. On one hand the arrival seems to have happened instantly; on the other hand, the build-up of heat and sun, and…
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Train and Tram to Sóller and Port de Sóller
Sóller and Port de Sóller are popular tourist destinations in Mallorca. And for good reason, they are both absolutely beautiful towns, steeped in historic architecture and landscapes. When we first visited Mallorca to prepare for our move here, we heard so many people say that they loved these towns, that we knew this was a…
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Pueblo at Sunset
In Andalucía in Southern Spain, there are incredibly beautiful villages, Pueblos Blancos, filled with white painted buildings and homes in the mountains. Built over centuries, the location of the villages perched on mountainsides provided protection and security in extremely culturally divided times. Today they are vibrant and historic places where people live and work. They…