Twenty five years ago we produced and directed our first promotional film about the Spanish town of Marbella using a friend’s camcorder (a heavy, cumbersome affair in those days) and two video machines linked together for the home editing. We even managed to add music using a simple cassette recorder switched on and off during the editing procedure. Brian Carling studiously learnt his words...

Palma de Mallorca’s interesting old streets suddenly open out to views of hilly countryside where small island villages nestle. Here we found local ’spit-and-sawdust’ bars serving wine from the barrel … and offering tasty looking ‘tapas’! Getting around Mallorca in a hire car was easy and our accommodation was ideally placed near the main city marina -and with great...