6 Sep
By NED BELLY
MOST OF US have no option of avoiding income taxes. The authorities will either nab us at source (IRPF/PAYE) or, if autónomo (self-employed), we will be required to present a rigorously-monitored folder of documents every three months to report revenue, justify expenses and hand over collected IVA.
3 Sep
SPAIN’S SHOWMAN extraordinaire, Javier Gurruchaga, is back on centre stage with a new La Orquesta Mondragón album.
El Maquinista de la General is a tribute to trains, cinema, Buster Keaton (The General) and Gurruchaga’s recently deceased railwayman father – in short a magical mystery tour of rock, R&B, blues and jazz… with a Mexican flavour.
The album comprises 17 tracks, performed by La Orquesta Mondragón in collaboration with various Mexican and Cuban artists. (more…)
8 Aug
AFTER SETTLING into her luxurious accommodation at the Villa Padierna hotel, Michelle Obama and her entourage headed to Marbella for a walk around the Old Town and later dinner at a local restaurant on the first evening of a controversial four-day visit to the Costa del Sol.
7 Aug
WHEN RAMÓN MORADA moved to the Costa del Sol in 1973 Japanese cuisine was not so much on the back burner – it had barely set foot in the kitchen. (more…)
19 Jul
SO YOU’VE set up camp on the beach, the steaks are nicely caramelised on the barbie, the first few beers have gone down nicely and now you would like a glass of wine.
Who forgot the corkscrew!
No problem… as long as someone has a shoe and there’s a vertical wall (or similar structure) nearby.
18 Jul
(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…)
17 Jul
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…)
3 Jul
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…)
2 Jul
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…)
1 Jul
Diego del Río with his cured sardines tapa
VENERABLE FRENCH champagne house Taittinger and El Lago combined forces in Marbella this summer to create an exquisite tasting menu marking the Michelin-star restaurant’s 10th anniversary. (more…)
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