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In this week's thrilling installment,.... - Nicole Kidman falls in love with the place, and vows to return. - Snow is on the horizon. - New controversy engulfs Spanish egg pie. - And two middle aged lads reach the Caribbean, the hard way. .... if you want to check out Dan & Ian's achievements after they completed their transatlantic row, not least beards that would impress a pirate,....

Happy New Year... again, Chinese one this time. Palma celebrates the year of the rabbit. It's been snowing, a bit, and some bicycling happened. ..... and we have a chat to the endlessly fascinating Paul Abrey. Former British Consul to the archipelago, now a big cheese in the movie business at Palma Pictures. .... and sad news to report the passing of long time Mallorca resident Donald Trelfor...

....Sant Antoni continues for another week, and we natter to two loonies rowing across the Atlantic, direct from their tiny boat somewhere in the vicinity of the middle of nowhere. Nicole Kidman hooks up with Morgan Freeman on the island, and the rest of the  Americans have finally figured out where we are. .... and as promised, a site for Brits to bookmark, the official site of the British Embass...

It's fiesta week, my hair caught fire, we blessed Basil the dog,... breaking news about what Morgan Freeman likes for tea, and a chinwag with Sheila from the Mallorca Toastmasters. .... There is yet another fiesta next week. San Sebastian, I can't keep up. If you want to join Sheila's gang at the Toastmasters, have a click here. https://mallorcawordsmiths.org/ Please follow MM on So...

It's situation normal for most of us, but if you live in Spain then you've still got YET MORE fiestas to go!  Oliver and Vicki talk about drunken Kings, celebs filming on the island and how scary the devils really are at the Mallorca fiestas.  Enjoy!  Please follow MM on Social Media: FACEBOOK PAGE https://www.facebook.com/MajorcaMallorca.es​ FACEBOOK GROUP https://www.facebook.com/group...

New Year Natter with Vicki and Ollie, Grapes, dolphins, sharks and park-on-the-other-side-of-the-road-day.  ...and your chance to participate in local democracy.... Register to vote here, if you are an EU citizen, you have until 30th January, or until 15th January for Non-EU citizens,  https://www.votebaleares.org/ Please follow MM on Social Media: FACEBOOK PAGE https://www.facebook.com/MajorcaMal...

We get to talk to Ian Bonsall from Renegade Martial Arts about his up coming charity Boxing event, and to Dani Rotstein from Jewish Mallorca about celebrating Hannukah on the island. Plus Vicki, Ollie and Gigi hit the streets of Palma to grab some festive churros and chocolate de la taza. Enjoy! Ian https://www.instagram.com/renegademartialarts/ Dani https://www.instagram.com/jewishmajorca/ Please...

Back by popular demand, (yes really), This week it's all a bit foodie. We've been foraging in the hedgerows and pastures of Mallorca with expert guide Uta. .. https://mywildgreens.com/ ... and caught up with Marc Fosh. Michelin starred British chef who has been part of the food scene in Palma for decades. He's got a charity single out with 14 other local culinary stars, all in a goo...

It´s cycling season in Mallorca, Vicki and Ollie talk about the pro teams and gangs of enthusiastic cycle tourists who come to enjoy the island this time of year. There's also some chat about how bloody awful the Spanish royal family are, and the continuing saga of Bolletonjohnson.   Are you planning to come to live in Mallorca? Want to know what it is like? Vicki McLeod and Oliver Neilson ho...

We are a bit miffed that there will be no St Antoni fiestas this year, but hey, we have tea and a fire and our health. This time around Vicki speaks to Sarah Oakley about moving to Mallorca, and setting up  a business. You can see more about Sarah and the Brave Bird Club here https://www.bravebirdonthe.net/ The Palma Photo Marathon details are here:  http://palmafotografica.blogspot.com/ Are you p...

This week we have an interview with the author Jan Edwards who recently published her first novel, Daughter of Deia. We chat about Jan's life in Mallorca, how she ended up here, what it is like living in rural Mallorca and a lot more... Hope you enjoy the episode! You can see Jan's work here: https://livinginruralmallorca.com/ https://eatdrinksleepmallorca.com/ Follow her on Twitter: @Ma...

We are back with what we have decided is season 3, episode 1 of our podcast. We chat about what has been going on, the festive season in Mallorca, what on earth does the King Emeritus think he is doing, and the €3m investment coming for the island.   Are you planning to come to live in Mallorca? Want to know what it is like? Vicki McLeod and Oliver Neilson host "Majorca, Mallorca", the f...

 This episode; news from Mallorca and Spain. Sources; The Guardian El Pais Majorca Daily Bulletin Are you planning to come to live in Mallorca? Want to know what it is like? Vicki McLeod and Oliver Neilson host "Majorca, Mallorca", the first English language podcast about the island and aim to tell you about their adopted home with humour, clarity and insider knowledge. Please follow MM...

This ep comes from the backyard, in the shade, whilst drinking gallons of water. It is hot on the island right now.  Today's subjects:   August in Mallorca   Ollie's admiration for Tom Browns Family Restaurant Pete and Tim and Jo, the Mallorca 360 Snorkel Challenge Joan Collins   Https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/2021/08/06/87829/remus-gala-charity-night-majorca.html Vaccin...

The virus rates in Mallorca have gone up, so we've gone back to the UK Amber list. Vicki and Ollie have a chat about what the hell that means for travellers to the islands and to the UK. FCO advice Spain https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain Email signup https://www.gov.uk/email-signup/?topic=/world/living-in-spain You can donate to the Snorkeling 360 Challenge here: https://www.gofu...

The British are coming! Green list frenzy and full airports? Definitely car hire prices have shot up. V and O get a coffee and chat about Pete the Snorkeller and Tim the Snorkeller who have gone off on an adventure! You can donate to the Snorkeling 360 Challenge here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mallorca-360-snorkel-challenge?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source...

Vicki and Ollie are back, again! Really, May has been a tough month for them: working hard hasn't left much time over for recording podcasts for fun... but they hope that normal service will be resumed properly sooooooonnn. In the meantime, please enjoy this episode which features coffee drinking in Port Andratx and tea drinking with Becky in Santa Ponsa.  Chatting about the current situation...

V and O are back after an unplanned break... aka having to earn a living....  Mallorca in May chat  The tourist season has definitely begun....  Restrictions in Mallorca:  From Sunday, May 23, the number of people who can be found in meetings and family and social gatherings abroad, both in private and public spaces, from six to eight. In private interiors, the limit of 6 will continue.  The mask...

Vicki and Ollie talk about the news in Spain and interview George Dudfield from SOPPA in Andratx.   Is our island increasingly a place of the “haves” and the “have nots”? Over in the Andratx area the site of some of the world’s most expensive real estate you’ve got to say that we might already have reached that condition. Certainly in the last year where there has been little work available you ha...

This episode V & O discuss  Having a birthday in lockdown  The death of Prince Philip and how the Spanish royal family are connected (the photo that Ollie and Vicki are talking about is here: https://twitter.com/YuiMok/status/1380617929562189838?s=08 The photographer is a chap called Yui Mok who takes extraordinary photos) The 4th wave of Coronavirus in Spain, and how the Balearics are affecte...

This week V and O talk to Dan and Emelie from Ses Rotes about their project to bring a traditional Mallorcan finca back to life, raise world class horses, and produce world class wine. There is also some incredulity about mask wearing on the beach, and a guest appearance from Samantha Briggs, not the CrossFit athlete, but the cat. https://www.sesrotes.com The Olive oil route can be found here: htt...

This week V & O meet Cat and Chris, and Rolo on board Florry the Lorry: a converted 7 tonne delivery van... in the interview we cover the story of why and how Cat and Chris decided to change their lives and how they are getting on with life on the road...   You can follow their adventures at  www.facebook.com/florrythelorry/ and @florrythelorry on Instagram or visit www.florrythelorry.com   Pl...

Vicki and Oliver get off the beaten track in Mallorca and go riding with the Natura Cavall cowboys! They chat to Lizzie Graham from Natura Cavall about her life in Mallorca and the mission and ethos of Natura Cavall...  Have you ever wanted to learn to ride? Are you a grown up and dream of getting on a horse and riding out over the mountains? Then Natura Cavall can teach you to ride. You can see m...

V and O talk through the week's news in Spain and how it affects the international residents. And it's a year to the day since Spain went into lockdown... Next episode features Lizzie and Natur Cavall ... coming soon. https://naturacavall.com/?lang=en Are you planning to come to live in Mallorca? Want to know what it is like? Vicki McLeod and Oliver Neilson host "Majorca, Mallorca&q...

An excited Vicki and Ollie take the dogs for a coffee! A bonus mini episode because this is an important moment in the lives of everyone living in Mallorca as cafes and bars were allowed to reopen yesterday, providing they had a terrace.  That coffee tastes GOOOOOOOD....  Are you planning to come to live in Mallorca? Want to know what it is like? Vicki McLeod and Oliver Neilson host "Majorca,...