October 9th - How to make the most of Mallorca
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast
The Independent
3.6 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Today I'm talking to Alex Smith – who has lived and worked in the travel industry in Mallorca for two decades. Five years ago she created the YouTube channel Mallorca Under the Sun, helping prospective visitors to our favourite Mediterranean island. She's been telling me about the highlights of the island – and why it's worth getting out of the resort of Magaluf.
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| 1:25.5 | Thursday the 9th of October and I'm still in beautiful |
| 1:29.0 | Myorka. I'm talking to Alex Smith, who is the creator of the Mayorka Under the Sun YouTube channel. |
| 1:38.5 | Tell me what your channel is and what it does. I produce travel guides, travel tips, holiday news. I also run a Sunday |
| 1:47.1 | live stream as well to keep all my viewers up to date with what's going on in My Yorker to help them |
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