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people of Coya via their pop-up clinic. When November starts we are very close to the starting point of the season of goodwill and this is a philosophy perfectly exemplified by the selfless behaviour of the staff of the Ocean Clinic. What an adventure they had!

Last month the major international story (apart from Miley Cyrus’s dance moves, of course) was the Big Shutdown in America. How could it have happened and what were the implications for the rest of the world? For those of us who lacked the time to follow the battle between Democrats and Republicans, Nordea provides some insight and clarity.

We also feature Nikki Beach’s fabulous Red Closing Party; saying goodbye to the summer is always sad, but you can rely on this popular beach club to do it in style.

Ian Kuah continues to enjoy experiences that most of us would kill for. This month he test drives the new BMW –X5; not bad when you can describe taking this beauty out for a spin as work.

There are also plenty of tips for adding some luxurious touches to your interior décor and we pay a visit to Yanx, one of our favourite family restaurants.

Even when the mercury is falling and people move indoors, there is still plenty to enjoy on the Costa del Sol and at SOCIETY MARBELLA we like to celebrate it.

Until next time...Andy Clark

When I was a kid, this month was a time for fireworks; everybody put on their warmest clothes and gloves (essential for handling those sparklers!) and went out into the garden to detonate a pack or two of fireworks. We might have eaten a hotdog or two while we were doing it, too.

While you’re feeling nostalgic for those Guy Fawkes nights of your youth, I am very happy to reveal that we have some fireworks of our own in this month’s issue of SOCIETY MARBELLA Magazine. Yes, we have managed to catch up with the hottest female singer in the world; after her controversial performance at the MTV VMAs we find out what Miley Cyrus is up to now. In a CNN interview shortly after what is known round our office as ‘Twerkgate’ Ms. Cyrus stated that she wanted her performance with Robin Thicke to make history. Well, it did a lot more than merely blur lines. She followed that up with her notorious Wrecking Ball video, which has ramped up the great Miley debate still further.

Is it the curse of Disney, or is she a young woman who knows her own mind? Read our feature and decide for yourself.

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Who’s in...Who’s outfrom flashes of scarlet red at the Nikki Beach Closing Party to a flourish of fashion at the launch of ‘Bowtique’ shop in La Cala

A Medical MissionDr Kai talks exclusively about his recent adventure in South America, correcting the malformations of Peruvian locals

The BeautyBarometerTop treatments and beauty products

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This month SOCIETY MARBELLAuncovers the truth about the former disney startlet

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Y ou’re a good girl’ sang Robin Thicke at the Video Music Awards held in Brooklyn, New

York on 25 August as Miley Cyrus paraded around the vast stage wearing nothing but a nude latex bikini; safe to say the 20 year old has firmly forgotten her ‘good girl’ Disney channel days.

Miley Cyrus was the Disney sensation of the decade thanks to her protag-onist role in the Hannah Montana se-ries. In the programme Miley played the character of Miley Stewart who was your average teenager by day and transformed into a famous pop star by night. The Hannah Montana storyline has obvious parallels with the real life of Miley Cyrus who has now become a mega super star thanks to securing various top ten hits including ‘Party in the USA’ and ‘We Can’t Stop’. However, the ‘Disney Curse’ seems to have reared its nasty head once again if Miley’s most re-cent behaviour is anything to go by.

Miley’s controversial VMA perfor-mance created a storm of criticism and it is easy to understand why. Her VMA routine featured the singer un-derwear clad and storming around, tongue lolling out of her mouth and gyrating with a huge foam finger.

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The crème de le crème of the music industry including Will Smith and his wife and two children, Taylor Swift and One Direction sat watching in the audience with expressions of disgust, horror and shock as the mash up of Miley’s ‘We Can’t Stop’ record and Robin Thicke’s ‘Blurred Lines’ played out.

Miley’s trademark ‘twerking’ dance move also made an appearance during the performance. Twerking involves the dancer squatting down

and shaking her hips in a bouncing movement, caus-ing her buttocks to ‘wobble’ in a provocative manner. The dance move became widely known after Miley posted a video to her facebook and twitter fans of her twerking in a unicorn onesie. A-listers have spoken out about the controver-sial dancemove; in an interview with US film website Moviefone One Direction member Harry Styles told the Daily Mail he thought it

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was ‘inappropriate’ and ‘promoted promiscuity’. Indeed Miley has accu-mulated a fan base of millions from the Hannah Montana days, all young and highly impressionable. Her re-cent actions could potentially have a damaging affect on these easily influenced individuals who won’t have had the time or thinking space to fathom the dramatic transforma-tion of their former hero.

Other high profile figures have felt propelled to comment on Miley’s recent behaviour alongside Harry Styles. Sinead O’Connor says it was ‘in the spirit of motherliness’ that she felt obliged to warn the young pop princess not to be exploited by the music industry. The BBC reports that O’Connor told Miley ‘you will obscure your talent by allowing yourself to be pimped’. Her words of advice

seemed to have hit a nerve with Cyrus, who hit back with a series of tweets aimed at O’Connor and al-luding to her mental health issues. Miley posted a screen shot of past tweets written by O’Connor referring to her bi-polar disorder, asking fans to recommend a psychiatrist for the Irish singer.

Miley’s crazy antics do not end with her VMA performance. She created further scandal in the music video for her most recent song ‘Wrecking Ball’ which sees the star riding on a literal wrecking ball naked and licking a sledge hammer. The video is so ab-surd that a number of spoof versions have appeared online; Radio 1 DJ Greg James went naked in a parody of the music video, speaking to Digital Spy, he laughed ‘I wanted to show how completely ludicrous that video is’. There is also the infamous photo shoot which features Miley in a Disney t-shirt and ‘touching herself’ inappropriately. It seems this is some sort of act of defiance to her bygone Disney days and wholesome image during this era.

The fall of a Disney star is something that has reoccurred several times in the past number of years hence my dubbing it ‘the Disney Curse’. Britney Spears for example, shot to fame in the nineties after be-ing a member of the Mickey Mouse Club during her teenage years. She had the token boy band member boyfriend in Justin Timberlake and personified a pop princess with her long blonde hair and naturally pretty visage. Yet in a seemingly short space of time she lost her grip on reality as she checked herself into a drug rehabilitation centre in Febru-ary 2007, shaved off all of her hair and lost custody of her children to ex-husband Kevin Federline. Even co-Mickey Mouse Club star Christina Aguilera who had seemed to follow a relatively normal life in comparison, was arrested for public intoxication in 2011 (although no charges were filed) and her Xfactor appearance the year earlier provoked thousands of complaints due to the raunchy nature of the performance.

One has to question whether cata-pulting these young, talented indi-viduals into global stardom is the best thing for their welfare in the long term. The tabloids are increasingly vi-cious in their portrayal of the actions and appearance of the rich and fa-

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mous. The majority of today’s celeb-rities are extremely body conscious as a consequence of this intense scrutiny and Miley is no exception. Her LA pilates instructor told People magazine that Miley ‘wants to have good abs. It always makes her feel better’. Added to this, we are living in a generation of social media and as a result, no breakdown or even the slightest of mishaps can take place without it being posted on line and damned in the harshest of ways. A tidal wave of criticism poured in from Miley’s twitter followers follow-ing the release of her ‘Wrecking Ball’ video, one fan posted ‘you have just sold your soul in that’.

Cyrus’ public actions have also had consequences on her private life. Her fiancé and partner of four years Liam Hemsworth, 23, has called time on their relationship. Closer magazine revealed that and star of the Hun-ger Games films, dumped her by phone, calling her ‘crazy’.

Meanwhile, Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley’s father, has defended his daughter; speaking about THAT VMA performance, Hol-lywood Reporter stated that he told them ‘she’s evolv-ing as an artist herself’. All artists obviously have that creative license; Billy Ray himself would know all about this from his experience in the music industry back in the nineties following the release of big hit ‘Achey Breaky Heart’. Maybe Miley is simply experimenting in order to arrive eventually at the core of who she is as a performer? The difficulty arises however when that experimentation takes places on the world’s stage in front of an audi-ence of thousands. Miley is undoubtedly a great talent, lets just hope she can defy the ‘Disney curse’.

At the VMAs the singer was underwear clad and storming around, tongue lolling out of her mouth and gyrating with a huge foam finger

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This month’s news snippets from around the region

A team of EU inspec-tors arrived in Gibraltar to investigate a border dispute that has strained relations between Britain and Spain. The six inspec-tors from the European Commission’s customs union, justice services and anti-fraud office were interviewing people and monitoring customs and immigration proce-

On the National Day of Spain, women from the feminist group FEMEN staged a topless protest in the main square of Madrid, Place d’España. With painted slogans on their chest and decorat-ed with Spanish national hair pins “peineta” and flowers, they dropped the banners “FEMEN España” out of the windows of new training centre of

dures at the border. In a dispute which began over fishing waters, Britain and Gibraltar protested to the EU that Spain was operating extreme border controls, causing long lines for workers and tourists entering and leaving the British territory.

Protestors from ASCTEG, a group representing Spanish workers in Gibraltar who must cross the border for their work, followed the inspectors, waving signs in protest at the border

queues. “When you come to inspect, the sensible thing to do is not to announce the day and to come in just like any other citizen and see what the queue is really like,” said ASCTEG spokesman Juan Jose Uceda.

The findings have not yet been released. “[The mission] went well from our point of view,” EU Commission spokesman Olivier Bailly told reporters. “I can’t give you a timetable for concluding our analysis, or what form it will take, it depends on the content of our conclusions.” Spain and the U.K. have been clashing over Gibraltar since 1704, when British forces captured the territory, which was then surrendered to Britain in a 1713 treaty.

Sextremism, which is now located in Madrid.

Earlier in the week the goup disrupted parliament, campaigning against the conservative government’s planned abortion law reform. Three FEMEN mem-bers stood in the lower house’s public gallery, took off their tops and chanted “abortion is sacred” as Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon spoke during the weekly session. Following their removal from parliament, the women, were taken into police custody.

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Actor Harrison Ford visited Madrid to promote his latest film Ender’s Game at Villamagna Hotel in Madrid. Ender’s Game is an American science fiction action film, based on the novel of the same name by Orson Scott Card. He took time out from his busy schedule to dine with Spanish bullfighter superstar El Litri and his partner Adrina Herrera, daughter of the famous fashion designer, at seafood restaurant El Barril de las Letras.

Barcelona footballer Li-onel Messi has appeared in court as part of a tax fraud investigation. The 26-year-old Argentine, four times FIFA World Player of the Year, and his father Jorge Messi were sum-moned before a judge in Gava, where they were accused of

Lars Ulrich and Kirk Ham-mett of Metallica attended the Metallica: Through the Never premiere at the Callao Cinema in Madrid, after spending quality time with the sea of fans waiting for autographs and photos.One great moment saw Lars take a fan’s iPad and start photographing the crowd. Kirk told the me-dia, “I am in love with the Spanish culture and very happy to be back here.”

evading tax on his image rights totaling €4.2 million. “I am not worried, I’m always on the sidelines of all that, just like my dad. We have our lawyers and our advisors who handle these things. We trust in them and they will solve the issue,” Messi said in July.

Their lawyer Cristabal Martell, told the court the pair had, “Great willingness to set the matter straight with the tax authorities”. They have already made a “corrective payment” to Spanish authorities of just over €5 million. It has been reported that the defence’s strategy has been to pin blame on Jorge Messi. The judge will now determine whether or not to dismiss the charges or impose a punishment. A spokes-person for the Superior Court said the ruling “should not take long.”

Real Madrid star Gareth Bale is set to follow in the footsteps of teammate Cristiano Ronaldo by moving into a €12,000 a month luxury villa in the exclusive Pozuelo de Alarcón part of La Finca. The two-storey house, owned by Brazil-ian footballer Kaka, was designed by celebrity architect Joaquin Torres. The property measures 1,500 square metres and includes a six-car garage, indoor pool, gym, two utility rooms and several terraces and porches.

The 24 year-old Welshman fell in love with the property during a visit with his father, teenage sweetheart Emma Rhys-Jones and their baby daughter Alba. His neighbours will include team-mates Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos.

Lars added, “Thank you for making us feel so f*****g at home. Spain is awesome and Metallica does f*****g love you, you know that, right?” They encouraged the guests to head bang during the movie. Award-winning filmmaker Nimród Antal (Predators) created a groundbreaking 3-D motion picture event in Metallica: Through the Never. The music-driven feature film combines a bold narrative and spectacular live-performance footage of one of the most popular and influential rock bands in history.

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incurable petrolhead loves racing his vintage race cars around the world. This time he chose to compete in his iconic 1960s Mini Cooper.

Brian Johnson joined the group AC / DC in 1980 after the death of former singer, Bon Scott.

The Australian rock band AC / DC’s Brian Johnson was one of the racing par-ticipants at The Masters His-toric Racing Festival, which was held for the first time at the Jerez circuit. A car and racing enthusiast, this

Queen Sofia, Felipe, Prince of Asturias, Letizia, Princesses Leonor and Sofia and the President of Spain, Mariano Rajoy, visit King Juan Carlos at The Quiron Hos-pital in Madrid following his operation for an infection in his hip prosthesis.

Shakira showed off her post-baby body during a game of bas-ketball with a female friend. The 36-year-old Hips Don’t Lie singer gave birth to her son Milan in January and she told press while pro-moting The Voice that trying to rid her body of those post-pregnancy pounds is the only thing that’s been stressful.

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Crown Prince Felipe stood in for his father, who is recovering from hip surgery, at a national day parade in Madrid on Saturday. As thousands marched against Catalan independ-ence in Barcelona, he called for Span-ish unity. “This is a day to celebrate that which unites us, remember our history, value all that we’ve achieved together and reaffirm our commitment to the future.”

The parade has had its budget cut and the usual flyovers, sky divers and armoured vehicles were missing due to the economic crisis in Spain. Sadly the Royal family seem to have lost the faith of their people due to the crisis and recent corruption scandals. A poll

Portuguese police have reopened their inquiry into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the public prosecutor’s office has stated. Portugal’s attorney general said “new elements of evidence” justified the “continuation of the investigation”, which was shelved by police in 2008.

The case was dropped a year after she went missing during a family holiday in the resort of Praia da Luz, but British detectives have since announced a series of new leads after a two-year review of the original investigation.

by Sigma Dos last year showed that nearly 60 percent of Spaniards aged 18-29 no longer want a monarchy and other polls this year revealed that half of all Spaniards would prefer that the

king stepped down. They have a lot of work to do if they want to reconnect with their fellow country-men.

Earlier this month Scotland Yard spoke of a possible breakthrough after it emerged officers were analysing data from the phone records of people who were in Praia da Luz when Madeleine vanished.

They also released new e-fits including images of a man seen carrying a girl in pyjamas near the McCanns’ holiday flat. A major appeal on Crimewatch, which was shown in the UK, Germany and Holland received an overwhelming response, with possible leads.

Home Secretary Theresa May welcomed the development, saying, “I hope what we are going to see is a resolution of this case for the sake of Maddie’s parents and family”

Scotland Yard’s boss, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, believes the force now has the ‘best chance’ of solving the mystery.

Sources close to musical pair Katy Perry and boyfriend John Mayer say that the couple may soon be thinking about heading down the aisle. Katy, who was previously mar-ried to comedian and personal-ity Russell Brand, is keen to ce-ment her relationship with John and show the world that their love is a committed one. Mayer has previously been linked to many other stars but has never been married.

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Simon Cowell is not only enjoying life as a media mogul and dad-to-be, but if sources are to be believed then the man behind the X Factor will be ty-ing the knot with his baby mama soon. Apparently, the star and his pregnant girlfriend Lauren Silverman, who have yet to officially announce their engage-ment, will have a blessing in America but will also have a church wedding and reception in the UK so that Simon’s mother, whom he is very close to, can attend.

To Frankie Sanford from The Saturdays and boyfriend footballer, Wayne Bridge, who welcomed their first child, baby boy Parker Bridge last month. The couple are said to be over the moon and both parents and baby are doing well. Parker is the third baby to enter The Saturdays world as other members Rochelle Humes and Una Foden also have daughters.

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The matriarch of the Kardashian/Jenner clan, Kris Jenner has decided to call time on her 22 year marriage to husband Bruce. The couple say that they will remain friends and will not be heading for divorce but wanted to separate officially as they have lived different lives for a long time now. Sources claimed earlier this year that the couple had split as Bruce moved into a separate beach house but at the time Kris claimed it was to give him more space when daughter Kim, her partner Kayne West and newborn baby North moved in while their house was being renovated. Friends have said that their numerous chil-dren are supporting the couple during this time but it seems their youngest daughters Kendall and Kylie are taking sides with Ken-dall moving in with Bruce and Kylie remain-ing at the family home.

The television programmes that always crop up in the winter seem to have taken over many a household this year. The X Factor live shows, with their usual controversy, good (and bad) singers, warring judges and shock-ing revelations (that usually turn out to be not so shocking) hit the small screens last month and will run until the festive season, while Strictly Come Dancing also waltzed back into our living rooms with a host of not-so famous celebrities dancing their way to the final. With lots of sequins, over-excited judges and injuries that are seemingly bad until the contestant must dance on the live show, it’s sure to be a tense series. Also back is The Only Way is Essex, which began with a double episode in Vegas where the girls topped up their tans, the boys bed-hopped and tears flowed as quickly as the champagne.

Gwyneth Paltrow is head-ing for some controversy later this year, as the well-known Ameri-can publication Vanity Fair has confirmed that it will be running a feature on the star that was un-authorised by her. Unfortunately for the actress, the fact that the feature is running is completely down to her own actions and there is no one to blame but herself. As far back as May this year, the star sent emails to all of her close friends warning that Vanity Fair were toying with the idea of an authorised feature and asked them not to comment if they were asked to. She also warned friends not to work with the magazine in future. Once the editor of Vanity Fair heard about Gwyneth’s actions he stated that she sort of forced his hand because of her very public reaction to the feature, which will run in the near future.

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Society Marbella brings you the best of this month’s action, horror, romance and comedy.

Free BirdsWhen a pardoned turkey realises what really happens to other turkeys at Thanksgiving, he must join forces with an adversary to travel back in time to the very first Thanksgiving. This hilarious animated comedy features the voices of some of the world’s funniest actors including Owen Wilson who voices Reggie, an ordinary turkey who is pardoned by the President and lives a happy life on Camp David until he is kidnapped. His kidnappers, led by Jake, inform of that turkeys actually be-come tasty meals during the holiday season so the pair hijack a time machine to travel back in time and change history, taking themselves off the menu.Cast: Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler, George Takei, Lesley Nicol

Last VegasBilly, Paddy, Archie and Sam have been friends for as long as they can remember but feel their glory days are definitely behind them. When the last bachelor between them Billy, finally proposes to his much younger girlfriend, the group decide to escape boring retirement and to throw him a bachelor party to remember in Las Vegas and quickly realise

The Wolf of Wall StreetBased on the memoirs of Jordan Belfort who was convicted in 1998 for securities fraud and money launder-ing after he founded a brokerage film in the early 1990’s, the film is directed by Martin Scorsese, and show-cases the highlights of Belfort’s career as well as the lows. Belfort had a party lifestyle and spent a lot of other peo-ple’s money in the years before his arrest all of which Leonardo DiCap-rio portrays brilliantly.Cast: Leonardo DiCap-rio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie

The Delivery ManDavid Wosniak has a very mundane life, he works for his father, is in a relation-ship that may not be working very well and does not seem to have a purpose in life. That’s until he finds out that he has fathered 533 children when he donated sperm 20 years ago. David’s life gets even more complicated when not only is he rejected by his now pregnant girlfriend and he becomes in debt to the mob but 142 of the children file a lawsuit, wanting to know who their father is. As he decides whether or not to reveal his identity, David embarks on the journey of self-discovery, proving he may not be the schmuk everyone believes him to be.Cast: Vince Vaughn, Cobie Smulders, Chris Pratt

Thor: The Dark WorldThe sequel to 2011’s world wide hit, Thor, sees the cast returning in the hope of saving both Earth and the Nine Realms from a shadowy entity. In this film, an ancient race that is led by the perilous and vengeful Malekith, return and plunge the universe into darkness forcing Thor to act quickly as not even Odin and Asgard can withstand this danger-ous force. Embarking on a personal and extreme journey that reunites him with Jane Foster, Thor must sacrifice everything to help save the universe. Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgard

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The Hunger Games: Catching FireThe second sequel released this month is the second film in The Hunger Games series and sees Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark return home safely after their win at the 74th annual Hunger Games. However, as victors they must turn around and embark on a winner’s tour of each district and it is on this tour that Katniss witnesses an uprising and simmering rebellion. President Snow is also preparing for the 75th Games and this competition could change Panem and Katniss’s life forever.Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Woody Harrelson

the years have transformed both Vegas and the men themselves. Cast: Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Kevin Kline

Introducing SOCIETY MARBELLA’s favourite tracks set to hit the charts this month.

Avril Lavigne by Avril LavigneAvril Lavigne is the upcoming self-titled fifth studio album from the Canadian singer who has stated that this album will be the complete opposite from her last album, Goodbye Lullaby. Three singles have already been released from the album, the first, Here’s to Never Growing Up, in April this year which peaked at number 20 on the billboard charts in America, while the other two were released in August and October respectively and have done marginally well.

Artpop by Lady GagaAmerican recording artist and all round crazy chica, Lady Gaga releases her third studio album this month which will be entitled Artpop. The album’s lead single, Applause, was released earlier this year and garnered success peaking at number 4 in the US billboard charts while for the second single, Gaga wanted her fans to choose which it should be. She started a twitter poll asking fans to choose between four songs and ultimately Venus was chosen. The album was supposed to be released at the beginning of 2013 but after Gaga needed hip surgery and had to cancel the remainder of her Born This Way Tour, the album’s release was pushed back to November, and is now greatly anticipated by fans.

Midnight Memories by One Direction The third studio album from world-wide pop sensation One Direction and as the boys just seem to be going from strength to strength, we’re sure this album will go directly to number one again. The band have stated that this album is going to be very different to the previous two albums and will have a rockier, edgier side to it as well as being more personal to the boys. The lead single, Best Song Ever, was released in July and peaked at number 2 in the UK while an upcoming stadium tour, the Where We Are tour, is planned for April 2014.

Loved me Back to Life by Celine Dion Loved me Back to Life is the next English speaking album from pop-star Celine Dion and features both new music and covers from other artists. The Canadian star has released many albums over the years and this one is just as anticipated by fans as the rest. There was some controversy over the name of the album as originally Ce-line had chosen Water and a Flame after one of the cover songs that is on the album and was written by musi-cians Daniel Merriweather and Eg White. However, after Celine failed to recognise the original song in an interview, Merriweather and White voiced their distaste of the singer for not giving credit where it was due and Celine promptly changed the album title.

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X by Chris BrownChris Brown releases his sixth studio album this month which he has entitled X and the singer has worked with many famous names to cre-ate the upcoming album including Rihanna, Ludacris, Timbaland, Nikki Minaj, Kelly Rowland and Pharrell. The album’s lead single, Fine China, was released in March and peaked at number 31 while his second single features the late singer Aaliyah as she had previously recorded a dif-ferent version of the song before her death. The third single Love More featuring Nikki Minaj was released in August and fans are now looking forward to the album’s release.

Sadly, acts of selflessness seem to be a rarity these days, which is why SOCIETY MARBELLA is delighted to report on the great efforts of Dr Kai Kaye and his team of medical professionals on their recent visit to the Peruvian village of

Coya, near Cusco.

A team of plastic surgeons, namely Kai Kaye, Michael Saiveau and Daniel Sattler, dentists Sam Mark and Simon Mark, nurses Louise Taylor and Claire Henry, anaes-thetist Raimundo Escudero and PT/Auxiliary nurses Nicole Tascone and Samira Mark hauled 300kg of medical material to the Kausay Wasi Clinic in Coya, Peru. Between 3 October and 13 October 2013, the team performed over 100 operations on Peruvian locals thanks to generous donations accumulated by the Ocean Clinic Fundraiser. Their diary recounts their exhausting but deeply moving adventure.

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Thursday 3 OctoberThe journey begins! We catch the AVE to Madrid, then on to the long night flight to Peru. Excitement is run-ning high within the team. In the hold below, we are transporting 12 travel boxes - some 300 kg of medical mate-rial needed for the adventure ahead.

Friday 4 OctoberThe eagle has landed at Lima airport. However, we hit our first brick wall in the form of an adamant Peruvian customs official who will not clear the 300kg of medical equipment, despite the mounds of official documents and permits we have brought with us. Thankfully, after a classic dose of sweet talk and the promise of a cheap boob job to the female customs of-ficial if ever she wanted one, we pass through. “Solo una vez,” she muttered as we pass ready to board the con-necting flight to Cusco, which stands at a dizzying 4000m above sea level. As we step off the plane, the entire team feels extremely light headed - is this so-called altitude sickness? We

then travel 90 minutes hours on an old minibus over mountain passes with steep gorges and a complete lack of fences or road barricades; does the driver know this?We finally arrive at our hotel, which is simple but charming. It’s been a long journey so we head to bed at 8pm.

Saturday 5 OctoberOur only day off and we spend it heading up to Machu Picchu by train. After a 6am start, we reach the famous Inca site by late morning. It is raining and misty and we feel like we have been trapped in some ancient Inca movie, but then the weather clears to reveal the breath-taking location. It is hard to believe the structures were built by hand, no wheels or pulleys and all at almost 3500 metres.

The tale behind Machu Picchu is that the Incas deserted it overnight, flee-ing from the marauding Spaniards. Yet, ironically the Spanish conquistadores never found Machu Picchu when they invaded Peru. It remained hidden for the next several hundred years until American anthropologist Hiram Bing-ham discovered the site in 1913 writing,

“we found ourselves in the midst of a jungle-covered maze of small and large walls.”

We head back by train, tired but con-tent and eating our dinner on the way. Some of the team experiment with

Sunday 6 OctoberTriage DayViewing and selecting patients

Upon arrival at the clinic there are 100 plus people sitting on the street; they have journeyed from all over the valley. The surgeons and nurses see 130 people throughout the day in consultation – many pathologies you just don’t see in Europe; giant tumours, malformations, clefts, scars and many burns. The first cases are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.Local staff members are very nice. The clinic’s director looks and acts like an ex-CIA Special Forces general but, hey, deep inside there’s a good soul…we think!

some exotic looking items which turn out to be a bad idea some days later. Bed at 9pm.

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Monday 7 October First ops

We perform 12 operations - clefts, tu-mours and burns, working from 8am to 8pm. Work is so different here; patients’ families run in and out of the recovery unit and there are no real lights, so we resort to working with head lamps on our loupes.

The team is tired but happy at dinner back in the hostal, everybody is asleep by 9pm.

Tuesday 8 October Another 13 operations today, we see a lot of cases of malformations of the face in particular. We think this must be due to a mixture of the genetic pool which never leaves the valley and reflects ethnic incest in the little pueb-los. We hear from some local doctors that some of the facial malformations (ears/mandibular mouth) are due to the extensive use of pesticides like DDT, which has been strictly prohibited in Europe for many years. We reconstruct facial features; close corners of mouths open too wide and rearrange ear parts stuck in the wrong place – it is a testing day.

Back at the hostal at 9pm, no dinner as the cook is asleep so we head to bed too.

Wednesday 9 OctoberHighlight of today involves an old lady with a tumour as big as two footballs. She had come in on Monday, walk-ing bent over to one side bearing the weight of 20 years of this growth with-out any treatment. Seeing this case makes the team accept that if we don’t act now, the job may never be done, no matter how bad it may be. It dawns on us that all the safety and healthcare we could offer this patient in Europe is only an illusion in places like this. The lady eventually leaves the clinic walking straight and smiling.

The afternoon involves big burn surger-ies. Peruvians living in this valley often don’t have electricity in their houses, so everything involving heating, cook-ing and lighting is done by portable kerosene stoves. These stoves tend to fall and spill, often onto the children of the household.

Even if we can’t fix a body so that there is no trace of scars, our goal is to correct functional impairment through the burn scars (for example, contrac-tures /pulling scars, open wounds due to scar location and rubbing, scars over joints inhibiting movements, scars restricting opening of mouth or eyes.)

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We perform many skin transplants over the course of the day, a total of 12 operations, leaving us exhausted as we stagger back to the hostal.

Thursday 10 OctoberReconstructing ears

Microtia or absence of the ear is com-mon here and regarded as a stigma. We perform two partial and two total ear re-constructions, using cartilage from the ribs and reconstructing the ear. It is challenging surgery which takes two to three hours. In Europe, patients would stay two or three days in hospital, but here in Peru they leave after just 24 hours because there are differ-ent priorities and the ward is desperately needed for the next patients, yet another difference between the medical care in Europe and South America.

We have a celebration at dinner this even-ing because our anaesthetist is leaving tomorrow, one day earlier than the rest of the team. We congratulate him on the great job he has done out here, mainly paediatric anaesthesia (very difficult) in poor hospital conditions and without any complications throughout the whole week; thanks Raimundo!

Friday 11 October Our last day! We have a final lunch with local staff and give thanks to all of the nurses from Kausay Wasi - what amazing individuals.

Today we perform another 10 surgeries, all under local anaesthesia, mostly scar and burn revisions. We are so tired that we are happy to be finished by 4pm today and have time to pack our stuff.

We then take our first walk through the village and the surrounding fields. The scenery is breath-taking but locals live in extremely poor housing. We enjoy a team dinner in the next little town: there are NO restaurants in Coya, only free running pigs! Everybody is really excited to enjoy some pizza, pasta and European style food. After consuming various local delights over the week which made some of the team very ill we have become careful, no more ‘cuy’ (guinea pig), please.

Saturday 12 October We are picked up at the hostel by the same overloaded bus. On the way back to Cusco it starts to rain, nobody speaks except the driver who uses both hands to explain the surroundings or to fiddle with his mobile phone rather than direct the bus through the tight mountain pass roads.

Back in Cusco (and relieved to be alive), we enjoy a ten minute tour of the Old

Town and Plaza de Las Armas. We have one last lunch in a modern restaurant (everybody has pizza, except one per-son who ordered Peruvian style Chinoa and was subsequently sick for the whole flight back.)

Leaving the country is far easier than the arrival experience. The only downside is the Iberia plane, a semi –retired old rattletrap with NO amenities and hard seats!

After 24 hours we are back. Jetlagged, tired, but everybody in the team is deeply moved by the experiences we have had over the last week.

A big thank you to all my team, you were all great, and thanks to the spon-sors and donors who enabled us to get to Peru and help all of those individuals.

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FEEL-GOOD FACTOR Personal ExperiencesOF EMS TRAINING

By Georgina Shaw

I am a 33 year old Mum of two-year old Lucas, I enjoy working out but never manage to find the time or

the long term motivation. My aim when I started training at Look Your Best was to find a way to quickly lose my “wob-bly bits”, without losing weight and try to find something which can incorpo-rate into our very busy schedule.

The idea appealed to me, as it’s just a short 20 minute session, but because of the EMS technology, you can work 90% of your muscles at once and therefore get the equivalent results of 120 minutes in the gym! It can also target problem areas such as your tummy as the mus-cles are working harder for longer. It also strengthens your back, which I worry about as my toddler gets heavier and heavier.

How the training worksAt the start of training they give you a comprehensive body test with their clev-er In Body machine which tells you your BMI, muscle mass, percentage of body fat, hydration and more. This is used to set goals and showed that I needed to put on 4.1kg of muscle, but lose 1.7kg of fat.

The normal training session consists of en-joying an isotonic drink, then being given cycle shorts and a long sleeved t-shirt and socks to work out in. You are then helped into the special suits which look a bit Lara Croft (in my mind anyway) to start the workout. It’s thanks to this clever equipment that you can get such great results in such a short time, as the suit contains electrodes in all the right places to make your muscles work really hard throughout, so if you’re doing a squat, the suit is also working your arms, tummy, back etc.

The EMS feels like a strong pulse or tickle, which you can really feel working but isn’t uncomfortable. The session includes muscle building, cardio and then stretch-ing and relaxation – a lot to pack in over 20 minutes.

This is a proper workout with a personal trainer, but those pulses really make you work a lot harder and achieve better results and the interval training nature of the class means you achieve a lot in a short amount of time. Having the person-al trainer there checking you’re doing the movements properly and motivating you to keep up the intensity is really valu-

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There are various hypotheses about the cause of Autoimmune Disease. Ge-netic disposition in combination with external factors (like stress, infections, etc.), too little exposition to environ-mental bacteria, chronic viral infec-tions and unfavourable environmental influences.

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MASTER CLASSThe Makeup

Text by Nicola McGeorgePhotos by Ruth Jones

S ince my last diary entry I have finished the theory section; now that was hard work. I can just

about explain the functions of the skin, but if you want me to name the bones in the human skull, forget it. I currently have a skull diagram taped to my bathroom mirror which I study while cleaning my teeth. I know - not really what you want to see first thing in the morning but, fingers crossed, some-thing will sink in before the final exams.

I have also started the practical side of the C.I.B.T.A.C Fashion & Photo-graphic Makeup Level 3 course, meaning the one super group of students has been split up into their specialised subjects. There are five students in my class and four teachers, Liza Mayne (makeup), Maria Arana (airbrushing), Alex Maloney (hairstyl-ing) and our head teacher Faye Kilcourse, who has a BA in makeup and prosthetics from the London Col-lege of Fashion under her belt. Faye is everything that you would want from a teacher. She is passionate, inspires her students to spread their wings crea-tively and pushes us to think outside the box. She is also a little scary, quite

surprising really, as on first impres-sions you think she is this beautiful tiny little china doll but, believe me, you wouldn’t want to forget to do your homework. I have seen the outcome and it’s not pretty.

Faye started our first lesson by outlin-ing what we would be learning about, everything from ageing the face to high fashion makeup and from cuts and bruises to prosthetics. We will have to present a final portfolio to the examiner which will contain the follow-ing looks: period, fantasy, high fashion, catwalk, bridal, commercial, day look and basic fashion look. Alongside that we will be judged on our mood boards and research.

My best ideas come to me in the middle of the night, so as usual I was up at 3am scribbling away. I have decided to run a theme throughout my portfolio. All the looks will be linked by the Seven Deadly Sins. For example, for the bridal look, the model may be looking in the mirror (Pride) however, for the fantasy look I could go all out with Wrath. This has got me super excited and I cannot wait to get started on it.

For our first hands-on experience, Faye gave us the task of painting a skull on each other’s faces. I can hear you thinking, “Erm…okay!” Don’t worry there was a method to her madness. In order to paint the skull we had to explore the structure of the face with our fingertips; where it was hollow we had to apply black and any areas which were prominent or raised had to be painted white. This makes you think about the person’s face shape, contouring and highlighting. Yes, this is ex-actly how a makeup artist would create their base but using foun-dations, bronzers etc. I have to admit my final effort totally sucked. Poor Ali, who had drawn the short straw by being partnered with me, looked like she had been attacked by a five year-old with face paints. I ran out of time and left feeling very disheart-ened and doubting whether I actu-ally had any talent at all.

Faye sent us away with two as-signments. First she gave us a list of products and tools we needed for our

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kit. Now this is MY kind of homework. To cheer myself up, I ran around El Corte Inglés like a child in a candy store. I bought out most of MAC, Make Up For Ever, Benefit and YSL, before bounding upstairs and attacking the art section. This shopping spree lifted my spirit for a few days, until I got my credit card bill. Thanks Faye!The second part of my homework was to study face shapes, skin types and collect ideas for natural makeup looks.

After my skull disaster I decided to get stuck in and thoroughly prepare myself for the next lesson. I was totally unimpressed to find out that I have a ‘square shaped face.’ All these years I have been happily floating around thinking I was ‘round’ and now I find out I am Spongebob Squarepants.

For the natural makeup lesson, Faye brought in a beautiful model for her demonstration and we got to see her work her magic. It’s like watching an artist painting a blank canvas. This time I was paired with Katie. I had supermodel Gisele pinned to the mirror for inspiration, my new products and brushes in my hand and I set to work. This time I was delighted with the final result. Obviously I won’t be getting booked by Vogue just yet, but for only my second lesson, I was pleased with my work.

The downside to learning all of Faye’s tricks is it now takes me twice as long

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The Diamond Oil range includes five new products - shampoo, conditioner, treatment, and two varieties of oils in different strengths. The range is de-signed for intensive treatment and repair from damage and, boy, does it deliver.

Each product contains a mixture of gorgeous natural oils, including camel-ina oil, coriander oil, apricot oil, olive oil, jojoba oil and coconut oil to condi-tion and repair every layer of hair from the inside out, strengthen your hair and make it sparkle - hence the name Diamond Oil.“Many of our clients are a little nervous of products which contain the word oil in the title. It conjures up worrying im-ages of putting way too much product on your hair and ending up with a big greasy mop,” laughs salon owner Zoe Woods. “However this is simply not the case with the Diamond Oil range. We create a bespoke experience at Woods Salon and will advise you on which hair oil is best for your hair, show you how to use oils properly for your

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The Nail Place is the most established nail salon in Marbella, frequented by many celebrity clients over the years, including supermodel Naomi Campbell this summer.

Now under new management, ultra glamorous salon owner Samira Khosh-nou, who boasts a degree in business management and is fluent in, Span-ish, Swedish, Farsi and English, is using her business expertise to modernise the brand. “We have had a complete refurbishment and the salon is now a contemporary and stylish haven for customers to relax and enjoy the finest beauty services,” she explains. “There is a new dedicated spray tan room and we have widened the list of treatments available. We also want to keep our clients updated with the latest trends, treatments and offers, so we will be using Facebook to showcase our promotions and, of course, to exhibit our work. For example, our Christian Louboutin inspired nails, black on the top and red under-neath, are currently going down a storm on Facebook.”

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The salon offers a full range of nail treatments, including manicures, nail extensions (acrylic, gel, silk and fibre), pedicures (including toenail extensions,) 3D nail art and the brand spanking new additions of Diva spray tanning, Amazing Smile Teeth Whitening, HD Brows, waxing and semi permanent lashes. Botox and fillers treatments will also be available, administered by dental surgeons from the renowned Mark Dental Clinic.

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Nikki Beach Marbella said a sweet goodbye to another incredible season with its 10th Annual Season Closing Red Party. Over 1,500 of Marbella’s movers and shakers, along with many of Nikki Beach’s jet-setting devotees from around the globe, were in attendance.

Stylistically the venue was a red candy land and guests were wowed by live performances and entertainment which included acrobatic shows, music performances by a saxophonist, trumpet player, electric violinist and a percussionist, all reflecting Nikki Beach’s ubiquitous style.


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The cava flowed freely at the launch of new ladies fashion store ‘Bowtique’ in La Cala de Mijas last Wednesday. The boutique owners Michelle and Becky wowed customers with a fabulous collection of bespoke clothing items. Everything from statement necklaces to sequinned cashmere jumpers were showcased to a packed store of fashionistas, who sipped champagne and perused the clothing rails.

The owners are bubbly and full of fun which makes your shopping experience relaxed and a happy experience for all involved. Bowtique will undoubtedly become THE place to head to for that sparkly Christmas party dress or those killer heels for your New Year’s Eve celebrations. The bustling Wednesday launch of Bowtique is definitely a sign of good things to come!


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Wonderful weather and 220 participants ensured another successful Oktoberfest Golf Tournament. F1 Immo Car Gallery very generously donated a stylish Mercedes A-Class for any golfer skillful – or lucky - enough to nail a hole-in-one, but unfortunately none of the 80 golfers managed this feat. However, the best players were awarded trophies in the shape of Bavarian beer steins. In the evening, at the Oktoberfest Party, typical Bavarian food and beer was available, especially flown in from Munich. Some great live music added to the buzz and people danced until the early hours.


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Regina’s restaurant hosted a glamorous fashion show on 18 October which saw young, fresh-faced models strut up and down the restaurant in designer Gina B’s Winter Collection. Guests were treated to fine Italian cuisine as musician Pilar played international guitar flamenco style music while the fashion show took place. Restaurant owner Paula told SOCIETY “it was a really exciting event. As the Winter draws closer and an older population settle in Marbella, the fashion event was different and refreshing”. Winter essentials such as fur coats and evening dresses ideal for the festive season featured heavily on the runway that extended throughout the main dining room as well as into the conservatory at the back of the venue. “We like to support our neighbours” Paula replied when we asked her what prompted the fashion event; Gina B looks set for her best Winter yet judging by feedback from guests of the fashion show, head to her ladieswear boutique in Nueva Andalucia for any of the pieces featured.

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Nail Care Manon showcased their revolutionary new products at the H10 Andalucia Plaza Hotel this month. Nail technicians wowed guests with their new soak off polish gel which not only stays glossy and neat for up to two weeks but nourishes your natural nail underneath. The product is available in unique shades such as powder blue, elephant grey and a deep crismon red – perfect for the festive season ahead. The NCM ladies also presented their sculpture gel which can transform any incorrections on your nails so that your finger and toe nails emerge polished and perfect. The NCM team seem to have a real flair for their beauty products and this is reflected in the way their delivered their services to guests on the presentation day. With these ingenious products now available in Marbella, there is no longer any need to feel embarassed of your hands or feet. Regardless of the issue, these nail technicians have it covered in one stroke of gel polish!

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Andrea Böck, interior designer and founder of Ambience Home Design, a leading interior architecture and design firm on the Costa del Sol, has over the last decade, worked on a variety of projects throughout Europe, the Caribbean Islands and Middle East, assisting her clients in the very challenging task of refurbishing, decorating and furnishing their homes down to the very last detail.

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FavouritesIn the next issues I will be featuring some of my favourite marques and the products that they design and create.

This month I am spotlighting BAXTER, a luxurious Italian design house founded in 1989 in Como, Italy.

With over 20 years of dedication to the production of luxurious handcrafted furni-ture and beautiful leather, Baxter is distin-guished by its relentless passion to preserve and value forgotten skills and specialities that have been kept alive through dedica-tion to painstaking work and continuous research of local tradition.

Their star element is leather. From the out-set, leather is entrusted to master tanners, - keepers of ancient traditions – who skilfully

work with its original thickness and tint with natural anilines. A fabulous leather swatch of tints, tones and colours are available, all of which add brilliance and elegance to each piece they upholster.

The Baxter world, increasingly rich and eclectic, owes a great debt to the 1950s which is evoked by new collections of ac-cessories such as rugs, lamps, coffee tables using new and refined materials and often decorated or finished by hand and thus inherently unique.

Here are some of my favourites for 2013.

MIO – SPECIAL EDITION PRINTEDDesign by Baxter P.

For lack of a better term, this piece is a design beauty; simply stunning! Starting from its distinctive shape, it somehow merges from armchair to sofa to chaise longue. I love how the dainty feet are distributed to accentu-ate its curving shape. Finally, the print on the petroleum blue leather is ex-quisite and is emphasised by the ivory backrest which carries darker accents on the piping and under seat cushion base - it is brilliantly tasteful.

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COLETTE Design by Roberto Lazzeroni.

These striking chairs bring a funky and sophisticated look with their varying patterns and tex-tures. The polished brass detail on the feet seduces with elegance.

GARÇON SPECIAL EDITION BELLE DE JOURDesign by Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez

A three metre stylish bench, covered in Plume Gris leather and finished with an exclusive folding and manual leather pleating technique in order to create dif-ferent stripe, petal and zigzag patterns, which can also be appreciated in the intricate work on the fabulous cushions.

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These exquisite craftsman carpets made on a wooden loom are weaved from 100 per cent natural silk and finished with vegetable and mineral pigments, providing an almost velvety shimmer that brings out brilliant tones and texture. Use this carpet to create ambience and colour. So lush!

FRINGES

These exquisite craftsman carpets made on a wooden loom are weaved from 100 per cent natural silk and finished with vegetable and mineral pigments, providing an almost velvety shimmer that brings out brilliant tones and texture. Use this carpet to create ambience and colour. So lush!

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PRINTABLEDesign by Draga Obradovic & Aurel K. Basedow

Printing leather so that it looks almost like fabric is the re-sult of a unique manufacturing process; hand-serigraphy is applied to leather, which is reinterpreted with prints inspired by 1950s textiles. Tasteful and unique.

LIQUIDDesign by Draga Obradovic & Aurel K. Basedow

Black satin finish lacquered base. Top decorated by hand with resins in line with the artist’s creativity in four lacquered colours: blue, aubergine, petroleum, green. Surfaces created by hand as “pictures”; each item will therefore be different and unique. Aren’t they delightful?

LIQUID LUNCHDesign by Draga Obradovic & Aurel K. Basedow

I find that each fabulous table radiates gem-stone glamour through its luminous coloured tops, making it inviting and vibrant. It is definite-ly a table to make an impact.

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POSITANODesign by Paola Navone

This refreshing design is effortlessly stylish, yet unpretentious. It displays a bohemian twist when dressed in denim, yet it maintains all the right elements to offer style and elegance to a bedroom, absorbing the blue of the sea, like the Amalfi coast.

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SORRENTODesign by Paola Navone

The easy-feel and fluffy appearance of this sofa makes an inviting care-free, plush haven for nesting. You simply want to curl up and feel at ease.

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HOME COUTUREDOLLYDesign by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas

This design represents a more formal and composed approach to seating, but with a contemporary twist. Its el-egant lines and texture can be appre-ciated in colours ranging from pastels to brights. Like a sculpture, Dolly will impact with its presence, and is an ideal piece for large spaces, lounges, or any area that needs an attractive focal point.

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Chic can also be charming, like this fun and fluffy option named MOLLY, also by Dori-ana and Massimiliano Fuksas.

STROMBOLIDesign by Paola Navone

These poufs are fun and funky, crafted to achieve a crinkled leather effect and featuring stunning colours.

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SIMONS – Special Edition

This sophisticated bed design is now embellished by its hand-pleated inset. The acclaimed “Belle de jour” pleating technique gives Simons a romantic texture that is so unique and needless to say impressing.

I am a strong believer in simple beauty. It invites and seduces, like Chiava-rina Maxi. Its tall and slender frame is beautifully carved to exhibit discrete curves and is finished in a slick matt black with River Nelson leather seat. The Bourgois oval-shaped table makes stunning contrast. Both by Matteo Thun and Antonio Rodriguez

I hope you have enjoyed this wee trip into the world of Baxter.

The US is facing another fiscal stalemate. Since the US Congress failed to reach any agreement on a budget for the new fiscal year that began on 1 October, a partial federal government shutdown is now a reality, and about 20% of federal spending is affected.

While the shutdown may be expected to only last up to two weeks, in which case any direct impact on the

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conservative priorities, such as changes or a delay to “Obamacare” if they are to agree to a debt-ceiling increase.

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If no progress materialises on the budget and debt-ceiling issues, global markets are likely to shift to a phase of heightened risk aversion, which could see a sell-off in equities, lower “safe-haven” government bond yields and a weaker US dollar. Eventually, such a burst of market volatility would likely force Washington policymakers into finding a solution to the urgent fiscal issues, while the Federal Reserve probably would postpone any slowing of its asset purchases into 2014. US politicians must therefore put aside their ideological differences and resolve the ongoing impasse as soon as possible to limit the damage that their current course will lead to.

economy will be minimal (possibly reducing annualised US GDP growth by 0.2-0.3 percentage points in Q4), the potential indirect impact could be quite significant. One major concern is that even a short shutdown could seriously undermine sentiment in the financial markets, not necessarily because of the inability to reach a budget agreement, but rather because it may jeopardise attempts at finding a resolution to raise the federal debt ceiling, which the US Treasury expects to be breached very soon.

Congress must agree to raise the debt ceiling by 17 October if the US government is to avoid a default. President Obama continues to warn that he will not negotiate fiscal policy as a condition for raising the debt ceiling. Republican leaders, on the other hand, promise a “whale of a fight” on the issue, attaching

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I am sure I am not alone when I find myself immediately scowling and outraged at anyone who mentions

the “C” word. It’s not only frightening that the season to be jolly is nearly upon us once more, but only more unbeliev-able by the fact that I still find myself having to put the air conditioning on in the car and delve into the sun cream drawer before taking the dogs for a walk. Not wanting to sound like the ulti-mate Marbella Scrooge, I just find it hard to contemplate that we are only weeks away when our stunning little microcli-mate is still providing us with sun kissed sunsets and 30 degrees in the shade. I have therefore decided that I am going to embrace Christmas this year whole heartedly, but not ignoring the fact that we do not exactly have the traditional backdrop for a three-meat roast with all the trimmings!

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Some of us may get slightly nostalgic about the lack of a log fire around this time of year but this is not to say we cannot have one, we may just not need the heat output quite yet! May

I festively introduce therefore the biofuel fires! These stunning, built in or freestanding fires are totally flueless, allowing them to be used without a chimney. The models available

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ty going and your guests toasty with these terrace heat-ers. Sculpted like an oversized, fun floor lamp these heaters come in a range of colours, with the white version avail-able as a function-ing LED lamp as well as a source of heat, you will just need to make sure that you have enough mince pies.

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are so very eye-catching and act like pieces of art as well as creating that cozy ambience we sometimes find our-selves craving. Contemporary models have been developed so not only can they be used as fireplaces, but, when it is just far too sunny to light a flame, they act as ice buckets for the all im-portant bubbly!

The manufacturers have developed a collection also for exterior use, it’s the evolution of the fire pit! With some of us wondering whether it is going to best to lay the Christmas table on the ter-race or not, these are the perfect trim-ming to complete an alfresco feast.

We are so blessed to be able to keep using our terraces and gardens throughout the year but it can get a lit-tle cool in the evenings. Keep the par-

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Some people are adamant of keeping the tradition of Christmas with all its bright multi-colours,

gold and glitz but for those of you who find this old fashioned and a lit-tle overkill why not indulge in a bit of vintage for this year’s festivities. If you are not one to buy in new decorations each year, a simple way to dress the home and be able to change the look each year is by using neutral decora-tions as your base and accessorising with your accent colour of choice. By using antique silvers, cracked glass, champagne golds and even blacks your colour palette stays achromatic and allows ANY accent to be added to give it that little punch.

Don’t be led to believe that the lack of colour in these collections of decora-tions leaves the look feeling flat. They play on textures and tones, shapes

There is a definite handmade movement happening in the de-sign world and one that should

be encouraged! It is not only the more affordable option for Christmas gifts and decorations but many of the sup-pliers are independents and are now using recycled or recyclable materials allowing us to support local trade and be eco all at the same time!

Personalised gifts that do not cost the Earth but are much more thoughtful are a great way to show someone just how much you care. Whether it be a personalized frame of how you met your better half or Santa’s sack with

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With the price of Santa’s maintenance on his sleigh rocketing the past few years and the price of carrots continu-ing to increase, it is time to “rein” a few things in. Homemade gifts and decora-tions are trendy and will also a great way to entertain the adults as well as the little ones. Whether it’s homemade cards this year or a Heart shaped wreath made out of corks, you’ll be making memories as well as objet d’art (and you get to drink the wine too)!

If time slips away from you, not to worry, all of these gifts and decoration ideas are available via FOC Design or online.

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BMW’s X cars are a brand unto themselves, with the X5 in the role of range flagship. Thus, the fact that the third generation X5 does not radically depart from its predecessor in appearance is no bad thing for owners of the present model.

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A smidgen larger than the outgoing X5 (E70) model, the evolutionary new X5 (F15) has an expanded

role to fulfil. You realise how far the new car has raised the game the moment you open the door and experience its plusher and more upmarket cabin.

The enhanced interior takes the new X5 to the next level in sophistication. Just the stitched leather covering on the dash-board top roll and the pleated pattern on the hides of the seats alone make a world of difference to the way you per-ceive the class and quality of the interior.

It looks and feels more expensive and exclusive straight away, and that initial first impression pervades everything as you run your eyes over the design, fit and finish of the heavily revised cabin.

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Subtle detailing includes high-level accent lighting under the dashboard and door trims in a choice four colours that can be changed at the touch of a button. Call it a gimmick if you will, but this mood lighting does actually add to the ambience and sophistication of the cabin at night, especially when one of the warmer hues is chosen.

This new roomier interior has the option of a third row of seats to give it seven-seat capability. The boot area is now 650 litres, expanding to a massive 1,870 litres with the 40/20/40 split rear seat folded flat. Automatic tailgate operation is now standard, and can be opened and closed by the remote control key, as well as from the drivers seat.

The bodyshell surrounding this enticing interior is also new as are its mechanical underpinnings. While the previous X5 was a big step forwards in creature comforts, both perceived and real, over the first generation car from 1998, the new car

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Despite strong visual links to its predeces-sor, every panel is new. The fresh ‘face’ of the 2014 X5 features larger ‘kidney’ grilles in a more upright front that gives it even more gravitas. Along with the slightly raised bonnet line, this improves pedestrian impact protection. The alu-minium bonnet has pyrotechnic devices to move it upwards and away from the hard engine structure if it senses a pe-destrian strike.

According to Chassis Dynamics engi-neer, Cornelius Zim, the double wishbone front suspension is a fresh design with its spring pans sitting a bit lower for better kinematics within a conventional coil spring and gas active damper arrange-ment.

“Our main objective was to measurably improve ride comfort and bring an even greater level of sophistication to the new car,” he explained. “To do this we had to devise new suspension kinematics, and ended up re-designing the whole front suspension and its axle carrier.”

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“Every front suspension component is different, and we use lightweight high strength steels for some components, with aluminium for others, “ he said. “The sub-frame is made from lightweight, high-strength steel as aluminium is not strong enough for a car of this weight.”

At the rear axle, the base X5 model has a mildly tweaked version of the previ-ous steel spring and gas damper design. The optional Comfort and Professional suspension systems use self-levelling air suspension with active anti-roll bars. Dy-namic Performance Control with torque vectoring to vary power between the rear wheels is part of these two pack-ages.

Unlike some rivals that use air suspension all-round, the steel front springs mean that the X5 does not have the ability to alter its ride height. Thus, its 209mm ground clearance remains almost unchanged from the outgoing model. Maximum water fording depth is 500mm at 7km/h.

Aerodynamic refinements are pretty subtle and include the air curtain system that reduces air turbulence around the front wheels. The exit vents behind the front wheel arches are fully functional as opposed to the dummy vents favoured by aftermarket tuners in the past.

On the X5, form follows function, and these vents are also used as the design cue for the sweeping design line that runs aft into the front and rear doors. Thus, they look part and parcel of the design rather than an isolated and comparatively static design element in the front wings as they appear on the 3-Series GT.

According to Sven Ritter, specialist en-gineer for body and trim, the new X5’s

aluminium and high strength, lightweight steel in strategic places. The bonnet is now aluminium, as is some of the struc-tural reinforcement in the engine bay area, which takes weight out of the nose, to the benefit of handling. The front and rear crash beams behind the PU-RIM bumper covers are now also aluminium.

The lightest large structural component in the car is the support structure behind the dashboard. This is made from mag-nesium and follows the design ethos the BMW Group began with the Rolls-Royce Phantom.

While 90kg has been shaved off the body weight, all the extra equipment required to address the legislative de-mands for current and forthcoming safe-ty and emissions standards mean that this saving has been eaten up, and the new X5 tips the scales with similar weights as its predecessor model-for-model. This means 2,070kg (DIN) for the xDrive30d and 2,175kg (DIN) for the xDrive50i.

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torsional rigidity is up by five percent, which helps handling and ride. This is a worthwhile improvement when you con-sider the shell has plenty of big holes in it like the split rear tailgate and the Pano-ramic sunroof, standard in the US and an option in other markets.

The new body-in-white is 90kg lighter than before thanks to the use of more

... the advances in powertrain efficiency enable the new X5 to go faster and further on a gallon of fuel.

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That said, the advances in powertrain ef-ficiency enable the new X5 to go faster and further on a gallon of fuel. While all models benefit from lower emissions, C02 numbers will be at an all-time low with the new entry-level 218hp X5 xDrive25d that appears in the European line-up next year.

This is the first time ever that an X5 vari-ant is being offered with a four-cylinder engine, and it is also the first time that a BMW four-cylinder diesel exists with suf-ficient power and torque to deliver cred-ible performance in a car of this size.

The fact that a rear-wheel-drive only sDrive25d will also be available with this engine means that there are less driveline losses too, and emissions are a meagre 149g/km of C02 versus 155g/km for the xDrive25d version.

At the other end of the scale, the most exciting balance of power and economy will come from the X5 xDrive M50d, whose triple turbo 2,993cc six offers a stonking 381hp from 4,000 to 4,400rpm with 740Nm of torque between 2,000 and 3,000rpm. This rockets the car to 100km/h in 5.3 sec, and quite rapidly on to its electronically governed 250km/h Vmax.

The drag coefficient of 0.31 that helps towards the miserly average fuel con-sumption of just 6.7 L/100km with 177g/km emissions is impressive, and all the new X5 models meet the forthcoming EU6 emission standards.

At launch however, only the 450hp xDrive50i, 258hpo xDrive30d and 381hp xDrive M50 M Performance versions will be available. The xDrive40d, xDrive35i, xDrive25d and sDrive25d will come on stream at the end of the year.

The eight-speed automatic gearbox that has now become the default gearbox in

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This is the first time ever that an X5 variant is being offered with a four-cylinder engine, and it is also the first time that a BMW four-cylinder diesel exists with sufficient power and torque to deliver credible performance in a car of this size.

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many new BMW models is a large part of the efficiency equation. With its torque multiplication abilities at low revs and its closely stacked and seamless ratios, it is able to make full use of the available power and torque of the motor.

The slick gearbox helps to extract the best performance from the new twin-tur-bo, direct-injection V8 in the X5 xDrive50i. I drove this version first from downtown Vancouver up into the mountains near Whistler, where its near instant throttle response and huge raft of torque always felt capable of neutralising the mass of this big car with a mere prod on the throttle.

Equipped with the Professional suspen-sion package, the 450hp xDrive50i can waft along on its 650Nm of twist in Com-fort mode on the freeway one moment, and then morph into a pretty good impression of a big and heavy perfor-mance sedan on the twisty mountain roads with Sport mode engaged.Gun it away from rest and a near super-car 0-100km/h time of 5.0 sec pins you back in your comfortable leather seat. The 250km/h top speed is electronically limited.

As always, it is initially daunting to fling a tall vehicle into bends like this, but with the active anti-roll bars strutting their stuff, the roll angle is well contained and body control is impressive.

You build up your confidence to the point where you feel you are actually defying the laws of physics, and end up covering ground at an indecently rapid rate with little drama. The power steering is one of the better electric systems BMW has produced of late.

The other model BMW provided for us to try was the xDrive30d, whose motor has been mildly tweaked to improve effi-ciency and emissions. Whether in town or on the open road, this motor is charac-terised by its strong torque and good throttle response.

Where the petrol V8 gives off a deep, distant rumble when it is working hard, the 20kg lighter straight-six oil burner has a just audible diesel clatter when accel-erating from low revs, that morphs into the familiar straight-six soundtrack as it picks up revs. The 0-100km/h time of this heavy oil burner is a respectable 6.9 sec, with a 230km/h Vmax.

At cruise on a light throttle, the diesel engine is all but inaudible and its strong power and torque delivery coupled to good economy and emissions perfectly suit the long legged character of this vehicle. BMW claim a combined con-sumption of 6.2 L/100km with emissions of 162g/km.

The base X5 models such as the entry-level diesels have 18-inch wheels and you have a choice of normal or Runflat

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tyres. The X5 xDrive30d and 50i have 19-inch wheels with Runflat tyres as stand-ard, and there is a 20-inch option too, also with Runflats.

All our 30d and 50i test cars wore 9.0J and 10.0J x 19-inch alloys shod with 255/50R19 and 285/45R19 rubber, a nice balance between handling, grip, and ride comfort while providing just enough of that all-important aesthetic appeal.

It is quite normal for new cars to be launched in some markets before oth-ers as production of LHD and then RHD versions is ramped up. However, BMW plans to roll out the new X5 in all markets simultaneously. The big day is November 16th.

All X5s are built in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and the US market will get the 35i and 50i petrol models with the 35d holding the fort for fans of heavy oil burn-ing engines. Europe will get the 35i, 50i, 30d and M 50d models first, with the 35d and the four-cylinder versions coming on stream next year.

BMW invented the SAV (Sports Activity Vehicle) segment when they launched the first generation X5 in 1999. Fourteen years on, the third generation X5 arrives with an unprecedented level of sophisti-cation, reinforcing its iconic image as a vehicle that seamlessly bridges the gap between off-roader and luxury saloon.

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BMW plans to roll out the new X5 in all markets simultaneously. The big day is November 16th.

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Like Disneyworld, Café Yanx can always be relied upon to provide a thoroughly enjoyable family

experience. Conveniently located in Nueva Andalucía’s bustling Centro Plaza, the Yanx team has worked hard to build a loyal clientele since it first opened its doors in 1997. Originally designed by Americans, which explains the authenticity of the décor, Yanx is now owned and managed by David Fisher, whose 25 years of experience in the catering and hospitality business explains why this phenomenally popular restaurant is still packing in the punters.

The Fishers owned restaurants, pubs and nightclubs all over the UK, so David was able to learn the business from an early age. Later he attended catering college and became head chef at three American style restaurants in Norwich, so when it comes to providing an experience that customers are happy to enjoy again and again, few restaurateurs are better qualified.

Its conveniently close proximity to Puerto Banús’s rastro means that it is full to bursting on Saturday mornings but, unlike many similar establishments, Yanx seems to be buzzing around the clock on every day of the week.

Much of its success can surely be attributed to the warm welcome extended to customers, both returning and new, by the superbly well trained staff. Of course, anyone who has ever visited America will be accustomed to the friendliness of the waiters and the promptness of the service and this is beautifully recreated by the Yanx team. Whether you are just popping in with a

few friends for coffee or arriving with your extended family for a slap-up, three-course feast, the five-star treatment is exactly the same.

Another of Yanx’s particular strengths is its consistency and reliability, a factor which has established it as one of Marbella’s most popular family restaurants. Of course, this should be a basic tenet of every café and restaurant, but wavering quality is a factor that has toppled many an otherwise excellent eatery. Yanx, however, continues to pull in the crowds; David Fisher has always been quick to name his staff as his secret weapon and he is quite correct. A determination to recreate the happy, relaxed air of an American diner and turning out reliably tasty dishes using the freshest produce available has paid dividends.

Putting the Yanx menu through its paces does require a certain amount of self-sacrifice, since the portions are so generous that we decided to fast beforehand. The starters, in particular, are wonderfully varied, so we decided to order several dishes and share them among our party of four. We are all big fans of Mexican food, so could not resist the Nachos, which were served with Chilli Beef, Jalapeños, Cheese and Guacamole and we teamed that up with a bowl of Chilli Con Carne with Corn Chips, Grated Cheese and Pico de Gallo. Yanx’s chilli beef is an experience that everyone should have at least once a month – first the beautifully authentic flavours and then the sudden burst of heat. Continuing the Tex-Mex theme, we opted for a bowl of Guacamole with

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Tortilla Chips and the delicious Letterman Skins, crispy Potato Skins grilled with Bacon and Cheese and served with Sour Cream.

We have visited Yanx so many times that we were familiar with their fabulous range of burgers, so we decided to choose something different. The Ho Chi Minh Rice promised to provide a touch of lightness after our substantial starters, consisting of Vietnamese Fried Rice, Chilli, Chicken, Shrimp and Soy Veg and served with an Egg on top. The Mountain Goat Salad also proved an excellent choice, the healthy Mixed Leaves, Diced Tomatoes and Pine Nuts salad was topped with a mouthwatering, melting Goat’s Cheese Crouton, its creamy texture contrasting with the crunch of the salad. We also enjoyed the San Francisco Noodles, which were prepared with Cucumber, Spring Onions, Sesame Seeds, Tamari Sauce and topped with delicious Crispy Fried Leeks. Although you can choose this dish with Chicken or Shrimps we decided to enjoy it as a vegetarian option and we were not disappointed with the wonderful textures and flavours, which were enhanced by the tasty tamari sauce. Our final choice was the fresh Pan Seared Salmon which had been covered in a gorgeous Honey and Soy Glaze and was served with a fabulous Pineapple Salsa, Pilau Rice and some crunchy Vegetables.

Like the starters, we elected to place these dishes in the centre of the table so that we could all sample each of them. What impressed us was what has also created Yanx’s enviable roster of return customers, namely the freshness of the

ingredients and the attention paid to presentation; the food really does look as good as it tastes.

Ordering dessert could be considered foolhardy, but we are nothing if not intrepid. Our sweet selection consisted of a Best Little Brownie in the West with Vanilla Ice Cream and a superb Hot Chocolate and Caramel Sauce and the Baked Cheesecake with a Fresh Raspberry Coulis. Just to keep up the calorie count we combined that with the Alabama Apple Crisp and the Frozen Peanut Butter-Chocolate Pie, which also featured a Chocolate Glaze and a Hot Caramel Topping. We felt guilty after consuming all that deliciousness – but not so guilty that we passed up the Irish Coffees afterwards.

After pulling in the crowds for 26 years, most restaurants find that their popularity waxes and wanes, but Yanx has somehow found the elixir of perpetual success.

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MEANT TO BE…We were young, crazy and care free at 17 years old. We knew of each other through friends and in the few times we would bump into each other I would sometimes get a wink and a smile and he would get a little wave back. Who would have known that 17 years later, I would be married to him!

Bhavesh and I met again after some years at a fitness centre and we recognised each other straight away. We started to meet up as friends and realised that we shared the same interests how-ever our friendship drifted slowly

apart and we became quite busy in our own lives but we would call each other now and again over the years just to catch up until one day we decided to meet, enjoying each others company so greatly we began to spend more and more time together before falling completely and utterly in love.

Two years later, we had been well acquainted with each other’s fam-ily and friends and we had been on a few holidays together and we were definitely ready to take the next step in our relationship. It was just a case of him popping the question. Last September we

went to Cuba and that was where Bhavesh proposed to me. We were on a tiny island off the south coast of Cuba and on our last night on the island (we were due to fly to Varadero the next day to continue our holiday), Bhavesh had booked us a table at a restau-rant. When we arrived, I was sur-prised to see that he had arranged for us to dine in a private cabana that was beautifully decorated with candles, flowers and white curtains that were softly blowing in the breeze. During our meal, we were serenaded with beautiful Spanish love songs. At this point he told me that he did this for me

because he loved me and he just wanted to say thank you for being such an amazing girlfriend and so I still had no clue what he was about to do.

It was after dinner when Bhavesh suggested that we go for a walk on the beach. As we walked towards the sea, I was holding on to him and walking with precau-tion as it was dark with only the moonlight to guide us, and the deck that led to the rocks above the shore had large enough gaps for my stilettos to become wedged in! When we arrived at the beach, the moonlight hit the waves that were rolling onto the sand - we just stood there in awe of the scenery. We held each other tight and reminisced about the amaz-ing times we had been through together over all the years we had known each other. He then sud-denly said, ‘Can you see that?’ I turned around to see what he was pointing at, and as I looked down, a light shone on to the rocks where there was a sign that read, ‘Marry Me?’. I then turned back around to see that Bhavesh had got down on one knee! He told me that he wanted to spend the rest of his life and more with me

and then he asked me to marry him - my response was a mixture of laughter and tears, and of course, I said ‘Yes!’.

We went back to our table where we finished off our champagne, when Bhavesh told me he had another surprise for me! What could possibly be better than this? I thought he may have booked us in for a spa day or he would take me shopping… No. He had booked us both in for a skydive! Fancy being proposed to and then kicked out of a helicopter at 12000 ft... romantic at first, daringly devil-ish to end.

ALL I EVER WANTED AND MORE…The wedding planning begun almost immediately after we had returned back to the UK. I had always dreamt of an outdoors wedding, with beautiful scenery and romance. I already knew that this would be the theme through-out. We decided to marry in Spain as we both travelled there often. Spain has always been a desti-nation close to home and close to my heart... the ambience, the people, the laidback attitude, the weather and climate.... we had to get married in Spain!

I wanted a wedding with a dif-ference and I loved the idea of our closest friends and family all coming to celebrate our wedding abroad and also enjoying a holi-day at the same time. We decided to have a three day event, with the first being the mendhi night. The second day was a leisure day at the Crowne Plaza Estepona with golf and spa in the morning, a pool party in the afternoon and a dinner in the evening and the last day was our big day - with the Vedic Hindu ceremony in the

Bhavesh and Rajvi enjoyed a magical three day celebration filled with fun, family and friendship.

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morning, the blessing ceremony in the afternoon followed by cock-tails and the reception party into the night. All were outdoors, the weather was amazing and all this infused with the surroundings and the ‘buzz’ our guests came with made it truly the best wedding, I myself, had ever been to, and I still can’t believe that it was my own.

I knew I wanted a traditional Hindu wedding with a twist of vintage and regal attire. Dianna from Party People and the team at Beau Rivaaaj ensured that the setting was just that and the planning was impeccable. The mandap was decorated with beautiful fabrics and hanging ornaments. It looked exquisite with traditional but subtle colours. The large pil-lars surrounding the amphithe-atre were draped with beautiful images of Lord Ganesh. For the blessing ceremony, Dianna had stripped away the colours and left a beautiful plain white chup-pah that was complemented by the surroundings of the Roman Stone amphitheatre. The ivory and soft pink flowers paired with our outfits made a perfect combina-tion against the sunlight and the greenery.

After the sounds of the Span-ish guitar and a few champagne cocktails later, guests were ushered to the reception on the outdoor terrace surrounded by olive trees with suspended Chi-nese lanterns and wicker hearts. Surprises for our guests, and our selves, were ‘wow’ factors starting with flamenco dancing, speeches and performances from our loved ones to large glow sticks on our entrance, a live bongo player over a UK DJ spinning the best beats and then a firework finale.

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Michael and Melanie married in a elegant

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family, friends and son, Dexter.

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TrueBlueOUR STORY…Michael and I met through work-

ing and living in Marbella, in the Real Estate sector about 8 years ago. I was working for a property developer and Michael for a renowned Real Estate company. He was professional, charming, polite and had a very kind way about him, with a hint of mischief in those blue eyes. After a few years of not seeing each other, we bumped into each other again and decided to meet up for coffee or in my case tea, and hence forth became good friends. We were work-ing for different companies by then and we would meet up to chat, laugh, tell each other our woes over a bit of lunch or din-ner. Michael was my sounding board and confidante. We really enjoyed each others company, everything was easy and uncom-plicated. One day shortly after one of my birthdays, (not telling my age of course) we met up as normal and things changed, ‘we kissed’ and Michael and Melanie was born.

Michael proposed 2 months later, on the last day of an amazing cruise holiday, with a beautiful ring. It was a wonder-ful surprise and before we could even start planning the wedding, I was pregnant.

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and the wedding date, given to all the ladies turned out to be a real treat and also proved to be an excellent memento for our friends and family.

OUR MOST TREASUREDMOMENTS…It is hard to select just one

moment from our wedding day as each and every minute was perfect. However when I entered the church and Julie-Ann our soprano singer began singing Ave Maria my heart melted. She also dedicated a song to us dur-ing the reception dinner, which created a very special memory for Michael and myself. I think the funniest moment had to be when my mother was doing her Flamenco dance and Dexter de-cided he couldn´t be without his grandmother, ‘Abu’ for even one moment so he decided to join her on the dance floor! Above all, having everyone we love and cherish together for two whole days ultimately made our wed-ding everything we could have ever wished for and more.

OUR VISION…Spain holds a very special place in our hearts as we have both lived here for many years and our son Dexter was born in the Costa del Sol Hospital. Our vi-sion was to share our wedding and this special time in our lives with our loved ones. We knew we wanted to get everyone all together and for our nearest and dearest to be a part of our initiation into married life and in addition, for some, who had not yet had the pleasure, to meet our darling son.

We chose Villa Tiberio as our location as it is decorated with such wonderful gardens and fountains. A simple colour scheme of just off-white and pale blue was selected, which perfectly complemented our simple and elegant vision. We adorned the main table with blue crystals and chose invitations, place cards and a stunning seating plan in the same hues. The pale blue Spanish fans, embellished with our names

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Real Weddings

Our love story began when Jake

struck up a conversation in a queue

for the cashpoint in London! Sadly

the timing was terrible, as he had

just booked a three-month ‘Boys

Only’ trip to South America. How-

ever we kept in touch, complete with

astronomical phone bills until Jake

send me a plane ticket (much to

the annoyance of his friends on the

trip,) and suddenly South America

became our own romantic holiday

Jake and Laufey celebrated their timeless nuptials at the eternally stylish Villa del Mar.

and the beginning of the rest of our

lives. Jake proposed in a restaurant

in Paris in 2010 then a few months

later I fell pregnant with twins hence

our wedding plans got put on hold

for a little while.

My vision for our wedding was sun,

sea, flowers and glamour. I really

wanted to get married outside, either

on a beach or somewhere sur-

rounded by beautiful blooms in the

At the Water’s Edge

sunshine. About three years earlier

Jake and I (newly engaged) were

walking down the Marbella beach

front and decided to go for a drink at

The Marbella Club beach restaurant.

We then had a little walk through the

hotel grounds and I instantly knew

that I had found the destination of

my dreams. The hotel’s private villa,

Villa del Mar is beautiful and holds all

of its charm from the 1950’s. I could

visualise all the glamorous parties

that took place there in the past and

that’s how I visualised my wedding;

classic, glamorous and timeless.

Initially I had a very different idea of

how I wanted my wedding, I thought

I wanted more of a hippy relaxed

feel to everything but as soon as I

saw the venue everything changed.

The entire wedding was perfect but

I would have to say the most senti-

mental moments were the speeches

and, of course, the ceremony.

Seeing all of our family and friends

together and knowing that they had

all flown in from across the world

was amazing. The fact that they all

enjoyed themselves as much as we

did was truly the icing on the cake.

Wedding Dress:

Caroline Castigliano

Bridesmaid Dresses: Reiss

Suit: Reiss

Venue: Villa del Mar,

Marbella Club Hotel

Photographer:

beckysharpe.co.uk

Address Book

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At the Water’s Edge

BoutiquesANTONIO SEIJO

Location: Avenida Ramón Y Cajal 7, Marbella

Tel. 952 900 140 antonioseijo.com

ANTHONYS DIAMONDS

Location: Avenida Ramon y Cajal 40

Tel. 952 588 795 anthonys-diamonds.com

BANG & OLUFSEN

Location: Puerto Banús Main Entrance.

Tel: 95 281 72 50. Bang-olufsen.com

ELLE MORGAN BOUTIQUE

Location: Unit 31 Laguna Village (next to

Purobeach)

T:647 869 831

HOT OFF THE PRESS

Location: Calahonda Commercial Centre Unit 7,

Calahonda Tel. 952 930 392 hotpgreen.com

MARBELLA CARPETS

Location: Edif. Casablanca, Bulevar Principe

Alfonso von Hohenlohe

Tel. 952 773 765 marbellacarpets.com

THE EDIT

Location: Sala Beach

TWIST BOUTIQUE

Location: Centro Comercial La Colonia, San

Pedro de Alcantara

Car dealershipsF1 IMMO CAR GALLERYLocation: Calle Pablo Ruiz Picasso s/n, Edif. Ferro-man, San Pedro de Alcantara Tel. 952 799 260F1cargallery.com

Drink SupplierBEERS WINES AND SPIRITSCalle Manuel Franco Cubeiro 28 Nave 4 Poli-gono Industrial El Pinillo Torremelinos Tel:+34 952 373 233 bwsdrinksdistribution.com

MARBELLA WINE WAREHOUSETel. 638 161 514 / 951 894 026www.isi-spain.com

EntertainmentAVENTURA AMAZONIALocation: Avda. Valeriano RodriguezTel. 952 835 505aventura-amazonia.com

ESTUDIO61Location: Calle Notario Luis Oliver 9Tel. 672 296 074 estudio61.com

FUNDACION PICASSOLocation: Plaza de la Merced, 15 MalagaTel. 951 926 060 fundacionpicasso.es

PALACIO DE CONGRESOS MAR-BELLALocation: Calle Jose Melia 2Tel. 952 828 244marbellacongresos.com

PEDRO SANCHEZ RIDINGLocation: Ctra. de Ronda Tel. 952 788 189

SALON VARIETES THEATRELocation: C/ Emanicipacion, s/n FuengirolaTel. 952 474 542salonvarietestheatre.com

TEAM4YOULocation: Puerto Banus Tel. 619 987 093team4you.es

Event VenuesLE PAPILLONLocation: Urbanización Marbesa

(Exit Camping Marbella Playa)Carretera de Cádiz Km. 193 MarbellaT: 952 834 113; restaurantepapillon.com

SALA BEACHLocation: Urb. Marina Villa (beach-side) Tel. 952 813 882salabeachbanus.com

THE COURTYARD MARBELLALocation: Carretera Ojen 2.8Km, Marbella [email protected], thecourtyardmarbella.com

TIKITANOLocation: Urb. Guadalmansa, Ctra de Cadiz 340 – KM 164 Estepona (Málaga) Tel. 952 798 449tikitano.com

VILLA DEL MAR:Loation: Marbella Club Hotel, Av. ALfonso de HohenloheTel. 952 822 211 marbellaclub.com

GardeningGARDEN CENTER LINDAVISTAUrb. Linda Vista s/n San Pedro de Alcántara (next to Mcdonalds Tel. 952 78 5206 grupolindavista.es

Isabelle’s Permanent Make-up Specialist

Especialistas en Maquillaje Permanente

Carretera de Cadiz N340 - Urb. Marbella Real, local 81, Marbella (In front of Marbella Club Hotel)

T. +34 952 81 59 44 F. +34 952 77 02 00 [email protected]

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Golf CoursesALOHA GOLF CLUBLocation: Apdo. 141, Urb. Aloha Golf, Nueva Andalucia Tel. 952 812 388 clubdegolfaloha.com

ATALAYA GOLF CLUBLocation: Avda. de las Golondrinas, Estepona Tel. 952 882 812atalaya-park.es

CALANOVA GOLF CLUBLocation: Urb. Calanova Golf ClubTel. 951 170 194calanovagolfclub.com

EL CHAPARRAL GOLF CLUBLocation: Urbanizacion El Chaparral, N-340 KM 203, Mijas Costa Tel. 952 587 773 golfelchaparral.com

FINCA CORTESIN GOLF CLUBLocation: Carretera de Casares s/n, Casares Tel. 952 937 883fincacortesin.com

FLAMINGOS GOLF CLUBLocation: Ctra de Cadiz KM 166Tel. 952 889 157 flamingosgolf.com

LAURO GOLF 27Location: Carretera de Malaga a Coin A-404, Alhaurin de la Torre Tel. 952 412 767 laurogolf.com

LA CALA GOLF RESORTLocation: Urb. La Cala Golf, Mijas Costa Tel. 952 669 000 lacala.com

LA QUINTA GOLF ACADEMYLocation: Urb. La Quinta Golf, Nueva AndaluciaTel. 902 204 208 laquintagolf.com

LOS NARANJOS GOLF CLUBLocation: Plaza Cibeles, Nueva Anda-lucia Tel. 952 815 206 losnaranjos.com

MARBELLA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUBLocation: Ctra de Cadiz, N-340 KM 188 Tel. 952 830 500 marbellagolf.com

MONTE PARAISOLocation: C/ Camino de Camojan s/n, Sierra Blanca Tel. 952 822 781 monteparaisogolf.com

SANTA MARIA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUBLocation: Urb. Elviria, Ctra. Cadiz-Malaga, KM 192, ElviriaTel. 952 831 036 santamariagolfclub.com

SANTANA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUBLocation: Ctra la Cala – Entrerrios, Mijas Costa Tel. 902 517 700 santanagolf.com

VALDERRAMA GOLF CLUBLocation: Avenida de los Cortijos, San Roque Tel. 956 791 200valderrama.com

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SIGHTSEEING TRANSFERS

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Gyms and Tennis ClubsDYNAMIC TRAINING CENTRELocation: Ctra de Istan, Centro Comercial Le Village Tel. 952 775 021 dynamicmarbella.com

QI SPORTLocation: Inside Urb. La Alzambra, Puerto BanusTel. 952 907 090 qi-sport.com

NCTLocation: Urb. Monte Paraiso GolfTel. 952 866 843 nctmarbella.com

MGM GymLocation: Avenida de Manolete 10, Nueva Andalucia Tel. 952 817 219 mgm.com.es

PAUL ISAACSTel: 691 468 106 paulisaacspt.com

Interior Design HousesAMBIENCE DESIGNLocation: Ctra. Ronda, La Cancela De La Quinta, Edificio 3 Local 3.2b Tel. 952 788 691ambiencehomedesign.com

DESIGN BY PENANCTel. 619 342 043 penanc.com

FOC DESIGNAv. Gustavo Adolfo Becquer, 16 Nueva Andalucí[email protected] T. 952 817 129focdesign.es

G VEGA CERAMICLocation: Polígono La Campana Nva AndalucíaTel. 952 816 848 ceramic-gvega.com

INDIA EXOTICALocation: Calle Fragua 43, MarbellaTel. 952 778 500 indiaexotica.com

MESSEG DESIGNLocation: C/Aluminio 6, Poligono Industrial La Hermita Tel. 952 857 439 messegdesign.com

NALIPEMITel. 660 676 322 [email protected]

PetsADANALocation: Camino Padre Cura, Urb. Huerta Nueva, 14 Tel. 952 113 467 adana.es

Urbanización Nueva Alcántara Edi�cio Mirador, Bloque 4-BSan Pedro, Marbella Tel: +(34) 952 78 37 14www.albertysimon.com

Open for lunch from Monday to Friday 13.00-15.30 and dinner Monday to Saturday 19.30 a 23.00 (Sundays closed)

Try our new mini tapas menu

Albert & SimonNEO-CLASSIC CUISINE

CLÍNICA VETERINARIA ZARPAS Y BIGOTESLocation: Urb. Marbella Real, 13Tel. 952 857 863/ 659 069 000 zarpasybigotes.com

FAMALocation: Camino de CampanallasTel. 620 354 885 famaspain.com

POINTER VETERINARY CLINICLocation: Nueva Andalucía and EsteponaTel. 952 906 626 / 952 804 165pointerclinic.com

TRIPLE A Location: Ojen Road, up from La CanadaTel. 952 771 586 aaahelps.com

PhotographersANNA GAZDATel: 633 654 476; limelight.pl

JEREMY STANDLEYTel: 607 717 565; jeremystandley.com

JB FORTjbfort.com

OWEN FARELLTel: 670 664 341, (+35) 387 268 28 32owenfarellphotography.com

SOL WEDDINGTel: 678 486 069; solwedding.com

Property DevelopersANTONIO GARRIDO ARCHITECTLocation: Calle Arquitecto Berges Nº1 , 5ºA Jaén Tel: 647 627 675

AMBIENCE DESIGNLocation: Ctra. Ronda, La Cancela De La Quinta, Edificio 3 Local 3.2b Tel. 952 788 691 ambience-homedesign.com

QUAY PROPERTY GROUPLocation: Mellior Vasari La Alzambra Local 3-1, Puerto Banus Tel. 951 319 728 quayproperty-group.com

Real Estate OfficesCORTIJO DEL MARLocation: Ctra N-340 Salida C.C Diana, Calle Alqueria, EsteponaTel. 952 904 035 cortijodelmar.com

RestaurantsCASARES

International

SCHILOLocation: Ctra. de CasaresTel. 952 937 800 fincacortesin.com

Gourmet, Asian-fusion cuisine created by world-class chef Schilo Van Corvorden at the Finca Cortesin Hotel and Golf Resort. Superb service, elegant setting and an excellent wine list.

BENAHAVIS

Indian

MASALALocation: C. Com, El Pilar, Local 2Tel. 900 525 801 masalamarbella.comItalian

LA FIORENTINACentro Comercial El Pilar, Local 11 (opposite the Crowne Plaza) EsteponaTel. 952 885 765 lafiorentina.com.esAuthentic Italian cuisine in welcoming surroundings.

International

PEGGOTTY´SLocation: Benavista, Urb.El Pilar, Benapilar locales 8-10, Exit Km 168 (opposite the Crowne Plaza Hotel) 29680 Estepona. 95 288 36 66

SAN PEDRO

International

ALBERT Y SIMONUrbanización Nueva Alcántara Edificio Mirador, Bloque 4-B San Pedro Marbella Tel: 952 78 37 14. albertysimon.com

Little Black Book

UMAMIAv. Mediterráneo Edificio San Pedro del Mar T. +34 952 780 114 M.+34 637 558 927 restau-ranteumami.com

PASSION CAFECentro Comercial La Colonia, San Pedro de Alcantara. Tel: 952 781 583 passioncafe.eu

MR. BURGERAvenida Luis Braille no 20 San Pedro de Alcántara 952 785 257mrgourmetburger.com

Spanish

EL RINCON DE LA SALALocation: Calle Marques del Duero, San Pedro Tel. 951 506 249lasalasanpedro.comThe first of a hybrid venue for La Sala, El Rincon de La Sala takes the irrevocable values of La Sala, including terraces and prime location, then overlays a more Spanish style of cuisine and atmosphere.

ALABARDERO BEACH CLUB

Urb. Castiglione s/n San Pedro de Alcantara

T. 952 780 552

grupolezama.es/portal/alabardero-beach-club

PUERTO BANÚS

American

HARD ROCK CAFÉ

Location: Calle Ramón Areces Esquina Marina

Banús Tel. 952 908 024 hardrock.com

Open seven days a week for both lunch and

dinner, serving authentic American cuisine.

JACKS AMERICAN BRASSERIE

Location; Calle Muelle Ribera, Puerto Banús.

Marbella.

Tel: 952 813 625 metrogrupo.com

Italian

PIZZERIA PICASSO

Location: C/ Muelle Ribera Local 48 / 49

Tel. 952 813 669 pizzeriapicasso.com

Extremely popular restaurant, serving classic Italian

dishes. Fast service, perfect for all ages.

International

EL GRAN GATSBY

Location: Puerto Banus

elgrangatsby.com

A vanguard concept of the Mediterranean

kitchen in the best spot of Puerto Banús, offering

you an author’s kitchen with magnificent views

over the Mediterranean sea

LA SALA BANUS

Location: Calle Belmonte

Tel. 952 814 145 lasalabanus.com

Open from 10am to midnight, seven days a

week, La Sala offers eight individually styled set-

tings to suit whatever mood you are in – for break-

fast, lunch, dinner, afternoon drinks with friends,

evening cocktails or private business meetings.

A set lunch menu from Monday to Friday is avail-

able for 15€ for two courses, and complimentary

valet parking is available from 10am.

OLD JOY´S PUB

Location: C/Muelle Ribera, Lc. 58-59

29660 Puerto Banús, Marbella

Tel. 952 84 283

OCEAN CLUB

Location: Avda. Lola Flores

Tel. 952 908 137 oceanclub.es

Luxurious beachfront restaurant and beach club

located in the heart of Puerto Banus, offering

traditional French cuisine with a Mediterranean

twist, and a selection of Asian specialties.

SALA BEACH

Location: Urb. Marina Villa (beachside) Tel. 952

813 882

salabeachbanus.com

Luxurious Balinese setting with an al fresco

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restaurant serving an appetising

selection of dishes ranging from

fresh seafood platters to Thai fusion

cuisine, sushi, creative salads and

lighter dishes.

SALT AND PEPPER CAFÉ BAR

Location: C.C Cristamar, Puerto

Banus Tel. 678 127 359/600 798 986

Seasoned to perfection, a healthy

and wholesome café and bar with a

Swedish touch, an ideal location to

enjoy an al fresco lunch or light bite.

TANGO RESTAURANTE

Location: Avenida de la Rivera,

Puerto Banus Tel. 952 812 358

tangorestaurante.com

Serving excellent Argentinean cui-

sine. Its unrivalled meat dishes and

imaginative menu make Tango one

of the best options in Banús.

Oriental

NAGA THAI

Location: C.C. Cristamar

Tel. 952 815 319 naga.es

Wide range of exquisite and exotic

dishes enjoyed in stylish surround-

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Urb. Aloha Pueblo, Local 35Nueva Andalucía (formerly BBVA Bank)

T. 952 907 570restauranteelbanco.com

[email protected]

Opening hours: 9:30am to11:30pm From Monday to Saturday

ings. Open daily for lunch and

dinner. Takeaway and full catering

service also available.

THAI GALLERY

Location: Puerta de Banus

Tel. 952 818 392

thaigallery-restaurante.com

Creative Thai cuisine with profes-

sional service and lively atmos-

phere. Open daily for dinner.

NUEVA ANDALUCIA

Indian

BOLLYWOOD RESTAURANT

Location: Urb. Fuente Aloha

Tel. 952 906 748

Exotic blend of fantastic fragrant

food, with an ambiance inspired

by rich culture, all topped off with

excellent service.

International

THE FRESH FOOD CAFÉ

Location: Urb. Los Naranjos de

Marbella Tel. 952 907 364

thefreshfoodcafe.es

Fresh food, simple ingredients, always freshly prepared to order.

MAGNA CAFÉLocation: Magna Marbella GolfTel. 952 929 587 magnacafe.comExquisite cuisine in stunning surround-ings. Bar and large terrace with breathtaking views.

STARZ MARBELLALocation: C.C. Centro PlazaTel. 952 816 313 starzmarbella.comInternational food with all-day break-fast and extensive lunch menu. Open Monday to Saturday 8.30am-5pm. Free wifi.

YANX CAFÉLocation: Centro PlazaTel. 952 818 861 cafeyanx.comA prized location and lively atmos-phere make this a great choice all-round.

Italian

REGINA’SLocation: Near Andalucia PlazaTel. 952 814 529Elegant surroundings with high-quality Italian dishes ranging from traditional to creative.

Oriental

SENSATIONS DELI & SUSHILocation: Av. Manolete, 20Tel. 952 814 964 sensationsdeliandsushi.comInnovative and tantalising sushi crea-tions at competitive prices.

TUK TUKLocation: Urb. Aloha GardensFB: Tuk TUk Asian Fusion

GOLDEN MILE

International

CAFÉ PUENTELocation: Hotel Puente RomanoTel. 630 962 852 puenteromano.comConventional cuisine in stunning surroundings, with typically Spanish dishes cooked in traditional wooden ovens.

MC CAFÉLocation: Marbella Club HotelTel. 952 822 211 marbellaclub.comCreative and affordable fine dining open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

SMALL WORLD CAFÉLocation: C.C. Le VillageTel. 952 771 046 smallworldcafe.comSmall World Café is a cool, contem-porary restaurant where diners can enjoy lazy breakfasts, a quick bite for lunch or a relaxed dinner from the simple yet creative menu.

SUITELocation: Hotel Puente RomanoTel. 952 820 900 suiteclubs.comStunning restaurant and lounge serv-ing superb Moroccan and Mediterra-nean cuisine in luxurious surroundings.

VILLA TIBERIOLocation: Marbella MarTel. 952 771 799 villatiberio.comHighly popular restaurant set within stylish surroundings; al fresco at it’s best.

Indian

CHOWKALocation: Bulevard Principe Alfonso Von Hohenlohe, 11 Tel.. 952 900 380chowka-marbella.com

MASALA MARBELLALocation: Ctra. Cadiz Km.179 (opposite Marbella Club)Tel. 952 857 670 masalamarbella.com

TAJ MAHALLocation: C/ Jazmines 17 Local 1Tel. 952 814 719tajmahalmarbella.comExotic Indian cuisine, perfect for intimate dining and takeaway.

Oriental

NAMAZAKELocation: Hotel Puente RomanoTel. 630 952 852Prime Japanese restaurant over-spill-ing onto the Hotel Puente Romano courtyard, adjacent to Suite.

SUKHOTHAILocation: Marbella Mar Tel. 952 770 550 sukhothai-restaurante.comFabulous Thai cuisine with intimate surroundings and cosmopolitan décor.

TAI PANLocation: Puente RomanoTel. 952 777 893taipan-restaurante.com

MARBELLA

Opening hours: Mon-Sat 6pm till 11pm Sundays closed

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Benavista, urb. El Pilar, Edf. Benapilar locales 8-10, 29680 Estepona, EXIT KM 168 (Opposite the Crowne Plaza Hotel)

Reservations: 952 883 666 www.peggottysfishandchipsspain.com

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Peggotty’s FANTASTIC EXTENSIVE MENUTASTE THEDIFFERENCE!

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GARUMLocation: Paseo MaritimoTel. 952 858 858 garummarbella.comGreat for drinks, snacks and a la carte dining. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days a week.

NUEVA KASKADALocation: Urb. La Montua, Calle Chorreadero, Marbella Tel. 952 864 478 nuevakaskada.comOpen everyday from 7pm, enjoy fresh cuisine on their vast terrace.

PACO JIMENEZ CULINARYART RESTAURANTLocation: Plaza de los Naranjos, 11 (Orange Square, 11) Marbella City CentreTel. 952 77 36 10 / 627 625 952

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International

ALBERT´S BAR & GRILL CABOPINOLocation: Puerto Cabopino, Edf. B, Lc. B5Tel. 952 836 886

LA DESPENSA DE ALANDALocation: Carretera de CadizKm 192, Elviria. Tel. 952 768 [email protected]

THE BEACH HOUSELocation: frontline beach ElviriaTel. 952 839 458thebeachhousemarbella.comIdyllic location by the sea with stunning sunsets over one of the Coast’s best beaches. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

NIKKI BEACHLocation: Hotel Don Carlos (beachside)Tel. 952 836 239nikkibeach.com/MarbellaNikki’s signature ‘global’ cuisine served in luxurious beach club surroundings either on he palm-shaded al fresco terrace, or from on the oversized beach beds.

MIJAS COSTA

International

EL OCEANO BEACH HOTEL & RESTAURANTLocation: Miraflores Tel. 952 587 637El Oceano is an oasis of laid-back luxury, privately owned and operated, where guest comfort and satisfaction is paramount. The three restaurants serve up flawless food and the views are breathtaking.

BENALMADENA

International

JACKS AMERICAN BRASSERIELocation: Puerto Marina, C/Dársena de Levante, Lc. C5-C6, Benalmádena CostaTel. 952 563 673 GAUCHO GRILL Puerto Marina, C/Dársena de Levante, Lc. A20Tel. 952 446 460 METRO RISTORANTE ITALIANOPuerto Marina, C/Dársena de Levante, Lc. A21Tel. 952 446 460

Useful websitesEXPLORE MARBELLAA comprehensive business directory with real reviews and daily deals. exploremarbella.com

LINEA DIRECTAInsurance for your car, motorcycle, and home. lineadirecta.com

MALAGA ENTRADASYour one stop shop for event tickets on the coast. malagaentradas.com

MAID TO PERFECTIONTel. 693 469 347 maidtoperfection.es

REDLINE COMPANYTending to all your marketing needs. redline-company.com

SALA EVENTSDedicated wedding and event planners, offer-ing you the complete experience and ensuring your dreams become a reality. salaevents.com

SERVIFONETelecom/IT company offering cheap interna-tional calls servifone.com

SIMPLY GOLF HOLIDAYSSpecialising in golf holiday packages in Spain, Portugal and Turkey, bringing you the best deals and the latest special offers. simplygolfholidays.com

SIMPLY SHUTTLESThe Costa del Sol Transfer Company Tel. 951 279 117 simply-shuttles.com

SOCIETY MARBELLAAn extension of Society Marbella magazine with guest blogs and local event information.societymarbella.com

SOLUCIONARTELocation: C/Virgen del Pilar, Local 5,Tel. 952 826 760 [email protected]

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Before I hand over to Tania Coates (SOS Animals UK) I just wanted to share my personal experience. Until I came to Spain I had never come across a Podenco. Two years ago, a Podenco mix puppy was thrown out of a car in Nueva Andalucia. This big eared, quivering wreck gave my partner and I one look filled with such sorrow, that we took him in there and then.

Kobi is like marmite; people either love or hate him. If I walk him along the beach people regularly stop and take photos of him, however it is also common for people to cross the street to avoid us and one man even told my partner that Kobi was a beast and should be muzzled. Poor Kobi has been compared with everything from a rat to the mutants in the movie I Am Legend. However I think he is beautiful.The breed does have a bad reputation and, yes, I will put my hand up, they are a lot of work. However, the benefits greatly outweigh the negatives. Podencos are incredibly loyal; Kobi follows me everywhere. If I cry he licks away my tears and if I am ill he sits by my side. I have never known a dog be as gentle with food and obviously I wouldn’t recommend this, but my partner’s daughter once took food out of his bowl while he was eating and he didn’t move a muscle. As for protection you couldn’t get a better guard dog. I cannot understand why they are so badly treated in this country.

They say that dogs are man’s best friend - well Kobi is mine.

TANIA COATESFounder of SOS Animals UK

Spain has a long tradition of hunting with dogs, and two breeds – the Galgo and the Podenco – are generally used in the south.

The Galgo is similar to a Greyhound, but tougher and with more stamina, while the Podenco (which means hound in Spanish) is similar in stature to the Pharaoh Hound, with his large chest and shallow belly. However some – such as the Podenco Maneto – can be squat, or even medium-size or large like the Podenco Ibicenco (Ibizan Hound). Both Galgos and Podencos are considered ancient breeds and it is often claimed that the Podenco is a descendant of the hounds of the Pharaohs, and is believed to have arrived in Europe in around the eighth century. Although some of these Spanish dogs are cared for adequately, many are treated very poorly, and at the end of the hunting season it is not uncommon for dogs to be shot or hung because they are considered no longer useful. The streets and countryside of Spain are full of strays and abandoned dogs are left to breed unchecked. In addition, neutering and vaccination are very rare.

Introduction by Nicola McGeorge

Spanish pounds and rescue shelters are over-populated with dogs looking for homes, and SOS Animals is one such shelter. Run by Spanish, British and Swedish volunteers, around 60 or 70 dogs are cared for at any one time whilst efforts are made to find foster and forever homes for these abandoned animals.

SOS Animals UK was set up over four years ago to try and help with this dreadful situation. A volunteer-run organisation, it is dedicated to helping the SOS shelter in Spain care for, foster and find new homes for the dogs in the UK and also helps several fosterers in Spain who are equally overwhelmed with Podencos and Podenco crossbreeds. The breed is very common in Spain, and often overlooked in many of the shelters.

Podencos and Galgos can make brilliant pets, and SOS Animals ensures it finds the right home for these wonderful dogs. They have a detailed rehoming process which begins with an assessment of an animal, which is then matched to a home where his or her needs will be fully met. Discussion about a would-be adopter’s lifestyle, experience with dogs, and expectations

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of life with a Podenco may ultimately lead to a home check and visit to meet the dog concerned at the foster home.Once a home is found, they offer full back-up and support for the new owner to ensure the dog is properly settled.

Podencos are renowned escapologists, and it is not unusual for them to jump six foot high fences in a single leap: a secure garden is therefore an absolute must. They are multi-sensory hounds who are far more robust than Greyhounds, Lurchers and other sight hounds (who hunt using sight and speed primarily). They can be mischievous and full of fun, yet also watchful and gentle.Although these dogs are absolutely stunning in every way, they are not ideal companions for everyone. Specific breed needs can mean they must be rehomed in a family that already has a dog or dogs and new owners must be

aware that a Podenco may have to be on lead when not in a securely fenced location: these agile hounds require a lot of exercise and their recall can be selective at the best of times.All of the dogs rescued by SOS Animals are micro-chipped, vaccinated, neutered, and blood-tested and any medical needs taken care of. Since the establishment of SOS Animals, the organisation has found forever homes for thousands of dumped and stray dogs, the vast majority of which were Podencos.Please visit our websites and Facebook page to meet the many Podencos looking for loving forever homes.

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comes to lifeat the Marbella Club

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KID S CLUB

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Luxury hotels and clubs are boosting efforts to cater to their littlest guests and the Marbella Club Hotel is lead-

ing the curve with the recent unveiling of their Kids Club. Open to hotel guests and local/visiting families as part of the mem-bership programme, the club was built to bring education and recreation to life.

Not your regular “kids club”, the Marbella Club Kid’s Club includes everything from a dance studio, music room, library, and art and pottery area to an aroma workshop, garage kitchen, vegetable garden, out-door chill-out and green area, computer room and enchanted lagoon. Kids can also interact with majestic birds such as eagles and owls during regular visits from a local bird handler. On special nights, the club extends its hours for an open air cin-ema night. Kid’s get to indulge in specially prepared healthy treats while lounging in the chill out area and watching their favourite movies.

Those who visit often or are based here will be thrilled to learn that the club is not only open to hotel guests. It also offers a membership program for local families. During the school term the Club is run-ning after-school activities that include teacher led homework support, cook-ing, music, drama, dance, languages, computer skills and art lessons as well as sports and other fun activities. The club is offering Full Year memberships and Holi-day/Overseas memberships limited to 16 weeks per annum for those who visit often or have a holiday home here.

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Open: 365 days a year

Ages: Children ages 4 – 14. (Children under 4 are welcome to take part in the programme when accompanied by a parent or custodian)

Opening Hours: Participation is on a full or half-day basis: the full day program runs from 10:00– 16:00, including lunch. The after-school program runs from 16:30 -19:30 and full days on weekends.

Languages: Spanish, English, French and German. Additional languages are available upon request. Activities: Arts and Crafts; Music and Dance; Beach Activities and Sports; Mini Gardeners program; Garage Kitchen and cooking; Creative Play; Supervised Swim; Evening Sessions (BBQ, dance at the mini disco, or watch a movie un-der the stars) and Sports Training (ten-nis academy, golf lessons from a PGA instructor, horseback riding)

Membership: For more information about the Kid’s Club, please contact Guy Leleu [email protected].

We heard that the Marbella Club Kid’s Club offers family memberships. Can you tell us a little about what that would entail?

The Kid’s Club annual membership offers access to our Kids Club all year round. During term time we have an afterschool programme that runs from 16:30 to 19:30 which includes homework support and a wide variety of activities such as dance, drama, art and design and tennis at Puente Romano. Our most popular activity is definitely cooking in our amazing kitchen.During the school holidays and on week-ends we are open from 10:00 to 16:00 and we have a full programme of activities ranging from kayaking and surfing on the beach to making perfume in our aroma workshop. We also include lunch from our healthy menu.All the activities are included in our mem-bership package. We offer a weekend

and holiday membership for local families as well as a special membership for families who visit Marbella frequently or have a holi-day home here. What makes the Kid’s Club so special to the Marbella Club?

Firstly the setting, we are based in the original Villa of Prince Alfonso de Hohen-lohe which he built when he first came to Marbella 60 years ago. It is right in the heart of the Marbella Club and you can really feel it. The villa has been superbly renovated by a Madrid design company, Mini Mec. They have included some incredible details that make the space a real paradise for children

Interview with Marbella Club Kid’s Club Director, GUY LELEU

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Kidz Corner

In your opinion why are parents so happy with the afterschool programme?

The feedback from our members has been very positive. I think the fact that we have experienced and well qualified teachers providing both the homework support and the activities is a genuine benefit. Some of our parents are not native English speakers so having a teacher available to help with the homework is very important to them. Also the fact that we can offer so many activities in one place means that parents no longer feel like a taxi service taking kids from one venue to another.

What are the most popular activities for Kids?

It is difficult to say as we offer so many activities. Over the summer, definitely the most popular activities were kayaking, the weekly visit of our friendly owl and eagle and the make your own pizza activity - where the children pick fresh ingredients from our garden and use them to create their very own pizza with our chef. The regular table tennis tournaments and sports activities are also very popular, as well as swimming in our special organic pool. During the summer everybody loved our movie nights where we use our open air cinema.

Is there one special programme that you recommend at the Kid’s Club?

Definitely, the new Junior Master Chef programme! Kids will learn how to cook, the skills required to make a series of recipes and which ingredients to use. They will be awarded their certificates by our Michelin starred Head Chef at the end of the course.

We heard that you host Birthday parties at the Marbella Club Kid’s Club, tell us about a recent birthday. Can you share a few highlights?

The last party we had was really incred-ible. We had jugglers, clowns, our Owl and Eagle came too. We finished with an open air Disco complete with a DJ.

What sort of activities can you plan for a Birthday party?

We offer a bespoke service as there are just so many activities and themes we can plan for any event. The client shares their ideas and we share ours and we make sure they have an unforgettable birthday party.

What can parents do while the kids are en-joying the party, can you cater for adults?

Yes, we can in fact at the last party here we hosted 41 adults. They enjoyed great paella while the kids had fun. Alternatively you can leave your children with us and just enjoy the Marbella Club’s superb res-taurants and bars!

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THE GOLDEN GUEST EXPERIENCE

WINTER NIGHTS AT GARUM

WIN YOUR COPY!

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The strays of Spain:

from road trip to rescue

Tania Coates & Sam Morris

Camper vans, ex-pats & Spanish hounds

Hubble and Hattie is giving away ten FREE copies of Camper Vans, Ex-pats and Spanish Hounds to readers of Society Marbella. To be in with a chance of winning a copy, answer the question, below, and email youranswer to [email protected], including your name and address.

The first ten names drawn will each receive a FREE copy of this fabulous book - but hurry! - entry closes November 31st 2013.

If you’re not lucky enough to win a free book, don’t despair. Contact us with credit card details on the above email address, phone +44 1305 260068, or visit our website hubbleandhattie.com and we’ll rush your copy to you straight away!

What are the four characteristics of a Podenco mentioned in the feature?

For an evening of fine food and excellent entertainment pay a visit to Garum Res-taurante for their dinner show from 8pm at various nights throughout the following two months. This fabulously situated restaurant and café on the Paseo Marítimo in Marbella has compiled an exciting programme of acts including the charismatic Joost Jong and the beautiful Monica Silverstrand. It will be a night too good to miss during these Winter months!

Aidan and Karen Chadwick enjoyed a day like no other! After receiving Sala Group’s ‘Golden Ticket’ honouring the one-millionth transaction, the couple, accompanied by their friends, experienced twenty-four hours to rememberincluding visits to all of Sala Group’s venues!

2AM: Finishing the Night at Aqwa Mist

“It has certainly been a day we will never forget! Well I say that, towards the end is a bit blurry!”- Aidan

“We had an excellent time! Overall the entire experience has been faultless! The food and service has been amazing and all the staff could not have done enough for us! Our guests were delighted, to be honest, you spoiled us rotten! We love La Sala, it always has a great atmosphere and everyone is in a party mood and out to have a great time!” - Karen

10AM: Champagne Breakfast El Rincón de La Sala 2PM: Seafood Lunch at Sala Beach

4PM: Relaxing Afternoon at Sala Beach

8PM: Dinner at La Sala

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CHARITABLE COSTA WOMEN LAUNCH NEW E-BOOKSOCIETY PINBOARD

The Cudeca Cancer Care Hospice received a visit from the ladies of the As-sociation Costa Women on the Costa del Sol with the objective of presenting their charity book in aid of our special kind of caring.

The e-book, “Diversity Meets Creativity”, is made up of stories, thoughts, images and pictures and is on sale online from Amazon.co.uk for £2.93. Proceeds from the sale of this e-book and also the paperback copies which are available from the Hospice Centre for £7.99 will be for the sole benefit of Cudeca.

The group of ladies was taken for a tour around the Hospice Centre and had the opportunity to see how the differ-ent areas of the Hospice are run. They were accompanied by Maria Jesus de la Ossa, Coordinator of the Home Care Teams; Rocío Torres, Manager of Com-munications and Fundraising and Marisa Ballestracci, Tin Coordinator. They were shown the work carried out daily by each person within the care teams, doc-tors, nurses, physiotherapist, psychologists and social workers.

The ladies showed warm recognition of the social work carried out by the

LOYAL LIONS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT CUDENCA HOSPICE WITH €2.500 DONATION

The President of the Mijas La Cala Lions, Patricia Maxwell, along with members Sue and Harry Rice, visitedthe Cudeca Centre in Benalmádena to present the Hospice with a generous donation.

Cudeca staff and volunteers, who every year help more than 800 patients with advanced and non-curable illnesses and provide support to their families,totally free of charge.

Cudeca Cancer Care Hospice gives heartfelt thanks for the support and soli-

darity given by the Association CostaWomen.

For more information on the e-book or paperback copy, please visit Costa Women website.

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The Club held a President’s Party Night in aid of Cudeca Hospice on 21st Sep-tember at the Restaurant Mijas Playa in La Cala de Mijas and thanks to a char-ity raffle, auction and party games, a total of €2,000 was raised on the night

but the club members decided to do-nate another 500€, bringing the total to €2,500!

On behalf of Cudeca Hospice, Susan Hannam, member of the Board of Trus-tees and Rocío Torres, Manager ofthe Communications and Fundraising department, were delighted to receive these funds which will help the Hospice continue providing the special kind of caring to patients suffering from cancer and other advanced and non-curable illnesses, as well as providing support to their families.

The Mijas La Cala Lions have sup-ported Cudeca for many years and believe that it is truly a cause that liesclose to the heart of anyone who has lost a loved one to cancer. The specif-ic care which is offered makes sucha big difference to the patients and their families, adding quality of life and dignity to their remaining days.

Cudeca is sincerely grateful to the Mi-jas La Cala Lions Club for their continu-ous support, enabling Cudeca tocontinue giving life to days.

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Maiju Tirri, (1970) a highly regarded Con-temporary Artist/ / Painter from Finland, lives and works currently in Southern Spain. She paints abstractions of the ex-periences and feelings she absorbs in life. The principal theme in her art is impres-sions from walks and journeys, but also stories of feelings that go through her mind. The wildness, mercilessness and, on the other hand, harmony of nature meet human senses in Tirri’s works. “My philosophy as an Artist is to seek har-mony and goodness through beauty and grace. This I have tried to reach by pic-turing natural elements filtered through my own mind and feelings. Contrary to human actions nature as such is never good or evil. Everything in it is only appro-priate. In my art works I have chosen my side defending goodness by putting the emphasis on the positive feelings and at-titude in life. This exhibition is showing my roots in the North and my present in the South resulting in the Metamorphosis from Ice to Fire. To the spectator I like to give associations of joy, happiness and love and even feelings of meditative calm-ness or inspirations of flow.” Maiju Tirri has had various solo and group exhibitions around Europe, including solo exhibitions in London, Cadogan Contemporary Gallery, South Kensington 2012, Gallery Catherine Bazar at St. Paul De Vence, France 2009, Gallery Bronda, Helsinki Finland, 2011 and various other solo exhibitions in Finland. She has partici-pated in group exhibitions in Italy, Mona-co, London, UK, Spain and Finland. The Gibraltar Ministry of Culture invited her to exhibit in their Fine Arts Gallery from the 5th to the 25th of November 2013, after which she is exhibiting solo in Houses of Art, Marbella Club, Marbella from 30th of November to 11th of December.

Maiju Tirri is an Art Ambassador for Fin-land’s Ministry of the Environment and judged an Art competition and exhibition among schools in 2011. She was also an

FINNISH ARTIST MAIJU TIRRI EXHIBITS IN MARBELLA

adjudicator in the Gibraltarian Ministry of Culture Jubilee Art Competition 2012.

Her work hangs in various public and private collections in Europe, Middle East and USA.

Karine Maeck [email protected].: 626 534 914

Inquiries and interviews: Maiju Tirri+34 622 926 [email protected]

Photo by Anu Ingelius Photography

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BE FABULOUSLY FESTIVE WITH SALA GROUP THIS CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR

GIVE MALAGA’S ORPHANS A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER

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Kara Robertson is putting on a fundrais-ing dinner at the beautiful Restaurante Valparaiso on Friday November 8th and all proceeds will be used to buy Christmas presents for children in care in Málaga, which should put smiles on many faces. Some amazing entertain-ment includes the hugely popular Frank Skott, who will have everyone dancing and the mesmerizing voice of Lucy Faye, plus beautiful belly dancer Astra. Kara is hoping that many people will join in to show support for the children.

Diners will be welcomed with cana-pés and champagne and then will be served beer and soft drinks throughout the evening. The menu features several choices of starters and main courses and

a fabulous desserts menu will be avail-able on the night.

Starters include Crepes with Spinach & Prawns “au gratin”, Sweet Red Pep-per with Minced Beef, Ragout filled with Mushrooms & Cheese and Mixed Salad.

Main Courses feature Roast Lamb with Mint Sauce “Italian Style”, Chicken with Mushrooms served with a Cream & Champagne Sauce, Medallions of Pork topped with Parma Ham, Mozzarella and succulent Cherry Tomatoes and Salmon a l’Orange.

There will also be some seasonal Christ-mas specials to get everyone in the mood. For bookings call: 602 698 958

TRIP ADVISOR AWARDS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES CONGRATULATIONS!Small World Café and Café Yanx were congratulated with yet another accolade after recently receiving the Award of Excellence from travel website, Trip Advisor, a democratic recognition voted by thousands of users. This time, the award was given by the Mayoress of Marbella, Angela Muñoz, in recognition for professional standards of quality and the contribution to the public prestige of Marbella.

Congratulations to all the winners for raising the quality standards of Marbella, locally and globally!

Sala Group’s Christmas and New Year 2013 brochure is now available online and in all of Sala Group’s establishments. If you are searching for somewhere to enjoy lunch or dinner with colleagues during the month of December or a venue to celebrate Christ-mas Day or New Year’s Eve, Sala Group has something for everyone, whatever your style or budget.

Why not sample La Sala’s set lunch or dinner menu in the main restaurant or if you prefer something a little more private the function room is available for hire to lunch, dinner or a champagne and canapé reception.

Once again La Sala will be hosting their outstanding New Year’s Eve spectacle with a delightful five-course dinner in-cluding champagne and hors d’oeuvres

Congratulations to our Advertising Exective, Gabriel Moya and wife who welcomed their first born Gabriel Matías Moya Rivas, 3180gr, 51cm!

on arrival as well as bacon sandwiches at 2am! Alternatively the bar tickets enable you to take advantage of the vivacious vibe whilst still enjoying La Sala’s gourmet canapés and drinks. In addition, the talented Paul Maxwel, The Piano Man, will be helping to ensure you celebrate the New Year in style!

If you fancy something a little more intimate, perhaps with more of a Span-ish influence, why not try El Rincon de la Sala, Sala Group’s newest establishment in San Pedro. Their festive menus com-bine a selection of traditional Spanish dishes along with a few Sala Group firm favourites. Open until the early hours, and boasting a vibrant assortment of the coast’s finest musicians, El Rincon de la Sala is certain to provide you with a night to remember!

Don’t want your night to end? Now it doesn’t have to! Nightclub, Aqwa Mist, is open every Friday and Saturday evening in December from 1am until 7am and guests dining in one of Sala Group’s establishments are invited to join the party with a compli-mentary entrance prior to 2am!

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