Oz in Spain

Spaniards dream of water frolics

(Photo: Sexologia.net)

SOME FANTASISE about a ménage à trois… others a sexual encounter with a stranger. For Spaniards, however it seems the favoured dream during summer holidays is to have sex in the water. (more…)

Diamonds are for Elen

STUNNING Spanish model and mother-of-two Elen Rivas was asked to model Tesco’s spring-summer collection of lingerie, “Diamond Boutique” after fronting the autumn-winter collection last year. Not much doubt why! (more…)

Themed live music on VIP terrace

THE SUMMER horse-racing season is now in full gallop at the Mijas Hipódromo, with six action-packed race nights from Saturday 3 July to Friday 6 August. Held in the evenings during summer to avoid the day-time heat, the race events have become a popular night out for residents and tourists along the Coast – with a mix of horse-racing, betting, restaurants, bars, entertainment and, for the first time this year, Le Chic, a ‘70s and ‘80s themed live music venue on the VIP terrace. (more…)

Peter Andre on whistle-stop tour of Gib

IT WAS THE eve of ex-wife Katie Price’s UK nuptials with cage-fighter Alex Reid – but Peter Andre seemed to have other more pleasant things on his mind as he made a quick trip to Gibraltar. (more…)

Simply the best

FRIENDS in the know had been recommending Bijou Bar & Bistro for some time – and finally we managed to make it for dinner this summer. Our friends were right – and some! (more…)

Australia seeks Cup of gold at end of rainbow

By NED BELLY

HERE AT OzinSpain we have to admit that, for us, soccer as a spectator sport rates somewhere in the vicinity of figure skating and synchronised swimming – if either of those could be considered sports. Sure, like most kids back in Australia, we played it at school and on weekends, but true “footie” – the kind you would take your own kids to on a Sunday afternoon – will always be rugby league (with Aussie Rules and rugby union lagging slightly behind). (more…)

Volvo World Match Play will return… next May

(Photo: Michael Denker)

By PEDRO BOLICHERO

IT HAD BEEN the subject of much speculation and bar-stool punditry. When were they planning to hold the 2010 Volvo World Match Play Championship? Or, more to the point: would they be holding it at all? (more…)

Vibrant Cuban rhythms in Marbella

STUNNINGLY TALENTED singer, pianist and composer Yanela Brooks has a deep passion for music that began when she studied the genre from the age of seven at an academy in Cuba. Later forming a band with 12 other girls before graduating, she was always destined for success.

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Funky sounds and creative cuisine at Nikki Beach

THE COSTA DEL SOL’S famed beach clubbing season is already hotting up, with revellers getting into the mood at Nikki Beach’s first “Amazing Sunday” at the start of May. This chilled-out afternoon began with the hip crowd enjoying laidback house music, cocktails and champagne before the volume was turned up with live entertainment from saxophonists, dancers and drummers. (more…)

Sexy summer style at Buddha Beach

THE COOL Marbella crowd will be out in force again this year for one of the hottest dates of the summer season: the Buddha Beach Summer Party. (more…)