Mallorca and Madeira are celebrating. The Spanish island has won the French Open tennis tournament for the tenth time, and the Portuguese island football's Champions League for the second. No, I hear you say, it was Rafael Nadal and Real Madrid with Cristiano Ronaldo. True, but Nadal is Mallorcan and Ronaldo Madeiran. The world-class tennis player and the international footballer are neighbours, perhaps former classmates, for the people on these islands. That changes your perspective. We profile both islands in this issue of Stylemate. Of course, these profiles are personal, for each of us will have a different experience of the same place. Difference is the theme of this issue. Travelling is always «different» – few people will travel elsewhere to experience what they can also have at home. There are, however, degrees of difference. Take «0-star hotels» in the Swiss Alps or on one of Africa's major lakes, for example. Or hotel rooms in sewer pipes.
