Friday, March 29, 2024

Terenia Taras: Telling it like it is

The honeymoon period is over as we settle into life in Spain

MOVING to another country was always going to be a challenge. It’s not just relocating your life, but having to start from scratch with...

Coronavirus has taught us that if we don’t look after our world, animals and people, we may not have...

HOW many of you have surprised yourself throughout the coronavirus crisis? Who knew they weren’t so bad at DIY, have learnt to create new culinary...

Good news and bureaucracy in Mallorca

Luckily Anton (my son) was fine and didn’t have any serious COVID symptoms. He has however developed COVID Toe, seriously it’s a thing, but...

Are tourists ‘too little, too late’ for hospitality industry in Spain’s Mallorca?

OK so Spain has navigated Storm Corona pretty well, but what will the ravaged business landscape look like afterwards?  We’ve probably all heard the same...

Give us back our freedom without the hefty price tag, says Terenia in Mallorca

IT’S a great feeling to be slowly coming out of lockdown and let’s hope we don’t go backwards! Finally, there seems to be a...

The age of print!: From the UK to Spain, Terenia reflects on a career in the media

IT’S great that any newspaper is still being printed in our age of the internet and it’s something we should always try to support...

MALLORCA: The Island of reinvention

MALLORCA forces you to re-evaluate who you are and what you want in life. After moving here at the start of the COVID crisis I...

FAMILY BLISS: Terenia’s son has helped her discover more of Mallorca

SO my son arrived and is now staying until September. We miss our kids when we’re not with them, but it doesn’t take long...

COLUMN: Winter is Coming!

AS I wrote recently in a news story, regional president Francina Armengol said that the Balearic Islands are recovering and will achieve a full...

Different Year – Same Sh*t!: Meltdown in Mallorca for Terenia

WELL, it finally happened! I had the mother of all meltdowns last week! I have really tried to be positive throughout the whole COVID...

Make a wish, whether it’s to see the penguins in Antarctica or climb Everest, keep your dreams alive

I NEVER thought I’d hear myself say ‘I wish I was busier’. When I set up my PR company I worked round the clock; weekends,...

Open at last!: Mallorca definitely offers something for everyone

IT’S great to see places open and busy – finally! But more importantly I can resume my social life uninterrupted without lockdowns, restrictions and...

NEVER AGAIN!: Travel woes as Terenia tries to get back to Mallorca

I AM never going to leave the island again! For anyone who has attempted to get off the island for any reason and get...

From Monaco to Yorkshire, nothing compares to Mallorca, writes Terenia Taras, as she remains stranded in the UK

WE’VE been back in the UK now since lockdown kicked in four weeks ago, but are desperate to get back to Mallorca. We had only...

Will The Real Men Please Step Up! Is romance dead when dating in Spain?

WITH places opening up and social restrictions being lifted slowly those people who haven’t been able to date during the pandemic will now be...

OPINION: Green list for Mallorca was not just about holidaymakers

IT was great news when the UK government put the Balearic Islands on the Green list, especially as I’d booked for my son to...

I declare Christmas a COVID-Free Zone!

I DECIDED I’m going to avoid the C-word for a while because I’m done with it! Don’t you find that your conversations always come...

Life on the ocean wave in Mallorca

I HAD all summer, but which month did we decide to do a powerboat course? In December! Crazy, I know! However, this just proves...

Terenia Taras celebrates lockdown liberation in Spain’s Mallorca with a blow-out and a blast of George Michael

HAIR, pink rosé and Burrata cheese: they were the three things I was most looking forward to after nine weeks of lockdown.  Hair because, like...

UK and Spanish attitude to testing – it certainly is!

THERE are two distinct camps of people - those who will or won’t risk travelling abroad, but I think it should be down to...

HATS FANTASTIC: Beautiful creations at Palma International hat week

I HAD a little cultural and fun escape when I stepped in to the Palma Hat Week Exhibition at Hotel Saratoga.  Austrian organisers, Count Karl...

After nine weeks locked down in Britain away from her new life in Spain’s Mallorca, it’s good to be...

I HAVE never been so happy to walk through an airport arrivals door as I was after returning to Mallorca at the end of...

MENTAL TOLL: Coronavirus pandemic is tough to endure even in the paradise of Mallorca

IT’S really sad driving by Palma airport and seeing all the planes parked up. The airline industry is suffering probably worse than most, and it’s...

Stop tourist carriage ride in Spain: Help yourself and the horses – and walk!

WHEN I’m in Palma I always feel sorry for the horses pulling the old-fashioned carriages for the lazy tourists to take in the city....

Give us some credit – and our lives back!

Old women don’t slowly morph in to grannies anymore with tightly permed hair and a bosom you could lose a small child in. In some...

On the (secret) agenda: Looking behind the headlines into a murky world

ALL governments who go to war often have secret agendas! As America and Britain pull out of Afghanistan, how many of you have asked what...

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