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  1. I Don't Belong Here

    26.9.2008I Don't Belong Here

    Integration. It is the Holy Grail of the expat, or is it? And how much is this largely unattainable state the problem of the media?

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  2. A Licence To ...

    22.9.2008A Licence To ...

    Using a mobile phone may lead to a run-in with the local police, but is everything in order if they stop and ask?

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  3. The Catalan Debate Goes On

    18.9.2008The Catalan Debate Goes On

    The memory of one of the most famous figures in Majorca's history is invoked as a means of promoting Catalan. But would he have approved?

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  4. Closing The Door

    8.9.2008Closing The Door

    The Spanish Government has tightened the rules on immigration, but it faces a longer-term problem of increasing population, not least in Majorca

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  5. Think I'll Buy Me A Football Team

    3.9.2008Think I'll Buy Me A Football Team

    The goings-on at Newcastle United may give Real Mallorca's potential now owner food for thought. Meanwhile, unemployment and falling house prices confirm the slide towards recession

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  6. I Had To Chase The Sun

    31.8.2008I Had To Chase The Sun

    It can all seem a dream. A life in the sun. A better place and a better future. But then reality kicks in

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  7. House Of Pain

    29.8.2008House Of Pain

    The property market has all but ground to a halt, with the number of new mortgages in the Balearics lower than all other regions in Spain

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  8. Catch The Wind

    26.8.2008Catch The Wind

    Has windsurfing had its day? Everyone's taking to their kites as the kitesurfing craze fills the skies around Majorca.

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  9. A Crash Too Far

    21.8.2008A Crash Too Far

    The Spanair airline appeared to be in a nosedive; that was before yesterday's crash in Madrid.

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  10. Careful What You Wish For

    16.8.2008Careful What You Wish For

    Wealthy foreign property purchasers may suggest things are fine for Majorca, but could they be storing up some problems?

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  11. Living Together In Perfect Harmony

    15.8.2008Living Together In Perfect Harmony

    Integration. "The intermixing of persons previously segregated." "(Psychological) the combination of the diverse elements of perception etc. in a personality." The Concise Oxford. Does the British expatriate integrate or does he just treat Majorca as a home from home?

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  12. Shattered Dreams

    14.8.2008Shattered Dreams

    The holiday is over, and it doesn't feel right. The holiday blues

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