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One place that is enduring in its appeal is the affluent and glitzy yacht marina of Puerto Banus. People simply love visiting the place. They travel from far and wide to sample the huge array of restaurants, shops, bars, nightclubs…..you name it, Puerto Banus has got it. It appeals to all sorts – families, couples, singles, golfers, hen and stag parties. Continue reading »



Rumour has it that the world´s most expensive footballer, Real Madrid´s Cristiano Ronaldo, was spotted in Puerto Banus last week.

It seems that the £80 million star, accompanied by Paris Hilton, brought traffic and passers-by to a standstill as Louis Vuitton opened its doors to the couple……and promptly shut them on everybody else!

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I know I´m focusing a lot of recent articles on pricing here in Spain, but as it seems to be one of the hot topics of discussion, I´ll throw in another thought.

In the UK, when it comes to retail outlets, there seems to be a terrific choice. For instance, if you take the clothing retail sector, you have the choice of the high-end designer shops, the budget sector with shops such as Primark and Matalan, and a huge variety of high street chains and independents offering mid-range pricing. Obviously  this range of choice actually drives a huge amount of competition and discounting, meaning that the customer is virtually guaranteed to stumble across a bargain or two as he/she ventures along the high street. Continue reading »



Sundays in Spain are special.

Here on the Costa del Sol, the shops only open on a Sunday during August and the run-up to Christmas. Apart from those periods, the shops never open on a Sunday.

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So we´ve reached my favourite night of the year – NOT!

I hate it, I really do. I´ll be the one sobbing into his beer at midnight while everyone around me is doing the hokey-cokey or linking arms for Auld Lang Syne with relatives who they swore they couldn´t stand the sight of 10 minutes earlier! All this while complete strangers tell each other how mush they love each other while they pucker up for the traditional New Year´s Eve snog.

Aaaargh, I hate it….all that forced frivolity. And don´t think that you´ll be escaping the nightmare by taking your end of year holiday in Spain. I noticed that some of the bars in Puerto Banus are advertising ´Big Ben – LIVE at midnight´ - can someone explain how that´s going to work then? – won´t London be one gong short while we are counting down to midnight on the Costa del Sol. Oh, who cares! Continue reading »