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Seasonal suffering

by Georgina Bromwich on 15. Feb, 2012 in Living, Outdoors

At first it seemed like a passing phase. A minor blip in Menorca’s gentle transition from blustery autumn to the warm winds of spring, just a few days of chill – a token gesture to winter – that would quickly be forgotten. But that was before we had two days (TWO!) of snow and what [...]

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The charm equation

by Georgina Bromwich on 30. Jan, 2012 in Living, Tourism

What is it about Menorca that makes it so charming? I heard one theory as to what adds to Menorca’s charm this week: that our little Balearic Isle takes a bit of effort to get to. The idea being that this sense of isolation, of being 30 minutes by plane from the mainland, and too [...]

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It’s (not) just a game

by Georgina Bromwich on 23. Jan, 2012 in Entertainment

Real Madrid. Barça. There’s no room for indifference when it comes to these two football teams. Regardless of your personal sporting abilities and/or couch potato skills, one never-written, always adhered to obligation placed on Spaniards and Spanish residents is that you must have a preference when it comes to a Real Madrid / Barça clash [...]

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Keeping a secret

by Georgina Bromwich on 10. Jan, 2012 in Culture, Food & Drink, Outdoors, Tourism

Sometimes it’s hard to keep a secret, and the truth be known, I’m actually running out of them, especially Menorcan ones. And now I’ve been asked to give up two more. I just hope that the island will churn out a few more over the course of the year, so I can restock my secret [...]

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Great grapes

by Georgina Bromwich on 02. Jan, 2012 in Entertainment, Living

That Spaniards like to stuff twelve grapes down their throats at midnight on December 31st is no secret. It’s part of their end-of-year ritual – alongside copious amounts of cava – and a successful gobbling of grapes is a good-luck insurance policy for the year to come. But even as my Spanish New Year’s Eve [...]

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On the brink of extinction

by Georgina Bromwich on 14. Dec, 2011 in Entertainment, Living

Ciutadellencs have now got two new reasons to never travel to Mahón: a swanky sports centre and a multi-cinema complex. The former opened last weekend and the latter is set to open its shiny doors on Friday night. While neither might sound like the most original in terms of leisure facilities, for Menorca’s westerly inhabitants, [...]

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Streets for getting lost in

by Georgina Bromwich on 04. Dec, 2011 in Design, Outdoors, Tourism

No one is going to attempt to claim that Menorca is a big island. At just 47 kilometres from east to west, you can’t blame visitors for believing that you can ‘do’ Menorca in under a week – luring in unsuspecting tourists keen to tick the island off their personal places-to-visit list. But appearances can [...]

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Oranges and lemons

by Georgina Bromwich on 24. Nov, 2011 in Food & Drink

One of things that frustrates me about Menorca is the whole fruit and veg situation. With supermarket and grocers’ shelves geared towards the season, you can only find certain fruit and veg at particular times of the year. I realise that it’s a bit unreasonable of me to expect to find exactly what I want [...]

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On the wild mushroom trail

by Georgina Bromwich on 15. Nov, 2011 in Living, Outdoors

Occasionally, when I’m feeling energetic, I take my bike out for a pedal along any one of the numerous country lanes and paths that weave their way across the island. Most of the time I do this on my own, with only the clunking of my changing gears interrupting the murmurs that pine trees and [...]

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Something new

by Georgina Bromwich on 09. Nov, 2011 in Food & Drink

It’s always hard work to try something new on the island, and I must have lived here too long as I appear to have been infected by Menorcan inertia when faced with a novel situation. The credit crunch hasn’t helped matters much either. As far as I can make out, just about everyone is more [...]

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