Camí de Sa Volta des General: Summer Holidays
I love Mallorca any time of the year, every season has its peculiarities. In August, many shops and restaurants are closed for vacations. It’s the hottest month on the island and the locals too enjoy their time off on one of the island’s…
Street Art #19
Spaceship leaving Plaça Major, with unknown destination…
Recipe for happiness: Fosh Lab
**** Fosh Lab has only been a temporary project. In the meantime, it closed again.**** Probably nobody has influenced contemporary Mallorcan cuisine more than Marc Fosh. For over a decade he has run some of the most interesting restaurants, and…
You can leave your hat on: Marat Atelier
Want to meet the summer sun in proper style? Wear a hat. In the beginning, it needs some boldness to walk around with a headdress, and it might be a challenge to find the model that matches your type. But once you’ve found it you will not leave…
Mediterraneamente: Rock Beach
**** Rockbeach has closed its store again.**** My first encounter with the big signature crab was at Las Gracias. Marta is a great local trend scout and she likes to introduce young Mallorcan brands in her store. Now there was this iconic…
Catch of the day: Peix Vermell
**** Sadly, Peix Vermell does not exist any more. **** To be true – I’ve been cheating on marine life for many years, now. From „Find Nemo“ we know that fish are friends, not food. However, as an enthusiastic scuba diver I never had a problem…
Café con Joan Aguiló: King of hearts
Joan Aguiló about his way to become a street artist, finding places for his characters and what it’s like to paint in public. We must have moved into Carrer Can Sans about the same time, the old couple and I. Whenever I pass their picture on…
Grand Hotel Canamunt: Bocalto
**** Sadly, Bocalto has closed again. **** The contrast could hardly be sharper: Looking out of the large windows you see one of Sa Gerreria’s dilapidated, yet dignified medieval town palaces. The interior design however reminds me of the lobby…