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Serra de Tramuntana, Oct 2011 – Day 6
Coast north of Port de Sóller Saturday 22 October Our last day, and we decided to explore the coast the other (northern) side of the Port. A final ride on the tram took us down to the start. A steep … Continue reading →
Serra de Tramuntana, Oct 2011 – Day 5
South of Port de Sóller Friday 21 October Almost all the bus services on Mallorca radiate from Palma but there is one service which follows the mountain road, running from Port de Sóller and Sóller via the popular walking areas … Continue reading →
Serra de Tramuntana, Oct 2011 – Day 4
Mirador de ses Barques & Bàlitx Thursday 20 October Encouraged by yesterday’s walk we decided to try another route starting with a good uphill section. The Mirador de ses Barques is actually just off the main road, but you can … Continue reading →
Serra de Tramuntana, Oct 2011 – Day 3
Sóller to Deià Wednesday 19 October With both of us feeling stronger we decided to follow the popular route from Sóller to Deià. There are actually two established routes: we opted for the higher path rather than the lower. Our … Continue reading →
Serra de Tramuntana, Oct 2011 – Day 2
First some explanation. The plans we had for scaling the 1000m heights and striding along the high ridges of the Serra de Tramuntana had had to be scaled down. Two weeks before we set off Jonathan phoned to say he’d … Continue reading →
Serra de Tramuntana, Oct 2011 – Day 1
Sóller Monday 17 October The idea was for Jonathan and me to go for a walking holiday in October. Somewhere with a good chance of fine weather, comfortable accommodation, and with interesting but not too strenuous scenery. The hilly part … Continue reading →
White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
I regret to say that I don’t think this book is worthy of the Man Booker prize it won in 2008. I can only think it superficially ticked enough boxes to persuade the judges – first novel, non-white, non-English author, … Continue reading →
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
I was given this book in an Italian restaurant and Pizzeria in Oxford on World Book Night. It’s not easy to write a book convincingly in the first person, but Mark Haddon has managed to do it well in this … Continue reading →
The Good Life by Dorian Amos
Subtitled "Up the Yukon Without a Paddle" this book is one of those "We wanted to get away from it all and although we hadn’t a clue what we were doing we somehow managed to survive" stories. And frankly it’s … Continue reading →