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  1. Manners Maketh Mate

    30.4.2011Manners Maketh Mate

    Go into a British bar and you will almost certainly be addressed, if you are male, as "mate". What is it with these terms of familiarity?

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  2. Keep It Simple: Design

    29.4.2011Keep It Simple: Design

    "The Bulletin" has been re-designed. As part of a stable that boasts the Catalan daily "dBalears", which won an award for its makeover, the result of this re-design should be positive.

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  3. Zoo Time: El Clásico

    28.4.2011Zoo Time: El Clásico

    It was El Clásico on Wednesday night. Again. You couldn't avoid it or the boards that were chalked up outside bars. If there is one Spanish football match that tourists would know about and might want to watch, it is Real Madrid and Barcelona.

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  4. Nostalgia Trip: The wedding

    27.4.2011Nostalgia Trip: The wedding

    The wedding is nearly upon us and so is the street party. For the little Britons in Majorca.

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  5. Taking A Dive: Balcony-diving

    26.4.2011Taking A Dive: Balcony-diving

    Balcony-diving in Majorca is back in the news. And it is only likely to be more in the news.

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  6. Something To Remind You: Books

    25.4.2011Something To Remind You: Books

    It was St. George's Day on Saturday. Sant Jordi's day. It was also the day of the book and of the curious ritual of exchanging a rose for a book. What happens nowadays? Do Interflora and Amazon both deliver?

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  7. Always Take The Weather With You

    24.4.2011Always Take The Weather With You

    The weather in Majorca this Easter has not been great, but why do we get so worked up about defending the weather, and Majorca into the bargain?

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  8. In Praise Of Naffness

    23.4.2011In Praise Of Naffness

    Majorca has always had a reputation for naffness, one that has been decreasing, but what's wrong with naffness?

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  9. The Body Electric: Cars and energy

    22.4.2011The Body Electric: Cars and energy

    The use of electric vehicles in Majorca is planned to increase, but what about the energy to power them?

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  10. Feels Like Team Spirit

    21.4.2011Feels Like Team Spirit

    What is a team? There are plenty of so-called teams around which are meant to serve tourists, but are they really teams?

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  11. Hogging The Road: Motorbiking in Majorca

    20.4.2011Hogging The Road: Motorbiking in Majorca

    "This used to be a hell of a good country. I can't understand what's gone wrong with it." So commented George Hanson. The country, the countryside is different to that of America's "Easy Rider". Not so much has gone wrong with it. Especially if you're on a motorbike. It's probably the best way to see Majorca.

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  12. Half A Million Strong: Building Majorca

    18.4.2011Half A Million Strong: Building Majorca

    Half a million strong. Half a million more. That's the number of extra inhabitants the Balearics, which currently have a population of 1.1 million, could accommodate under current plans, most of them in Majorca.

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