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BENJAMIN FRIMAN<br />

A last look at his<br />

Xmas & <strong>New</strong> <strong>Year</strong><br />

Creations<br />

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The Best and most modern<br />

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Nº 144 Monthly<br />

Over<strong>in</strong>dulg<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the festive season? 38<br />

The most dangerous Spanish Roads 15<br />

The Hummer H1 48<br />

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Costa del Sol & Gibraltar Edition<br />

SABINILLAS AN AUTHENTIC SEASIDE RESORT<br />

San Luis de Sab<strong>in</strong>illas is all you would expect of an attractive seafront<br />

resort, comparable to Torquay <strong>in</strong> England. Although there is no pier,<br />

the promenade, flanked by bars and restaurants, covers the entire<br />

length of the village and beach.<br />

Traditionally Sab<strong>in</strong>illas, a fish<strong>in</strong>g village, was a preferred summer resort<br />

for the Spanish, now it’s the perfect seaside resort for families<br />

with children from all over the world.<br />

You can literally park your car for your entire stay and f<strong>in</strong>d all you<br />

need with<strong>in</strong> walk<strong>in</strong>g distance. With lots of enterta<strong>in</strong>ment It is ideal for<br />

children, especially on the beach.<br />

The predicted popularity of this village has resulted <strong>in</strong> a good selection<br />

of holiday accommodation to <strong>in</strong>clude <strong>in</strong>expensive hotels and<br />

many self-cater<strong>in</strong>g apartments and villas.<br />

On the map you will f<strong>in</strong>d some of the services nearest to the beach<br />

which we know can be recommended.<br />

The Puerto de La Duquesa offers a beautiful alternative with outstand<strong>in</strong>g<br />

views of the port and sea, there is no better place for eat<strong>in</strong>g out<br />

or bars, you are spoilt for choice.<br />

LO MEJOR DE SABINILLAS<br />

San Luis de Sab<strong>in</strong>illas es todo lo que se esperaría de un resort frente<br />

al mar atractivo, se puede comparar a Torquay en Inglaterra. No hay<br />

muelle, pero el paseo cubre toda la longitud de la aldea y de la playa<br />

y está rodeado de bares y restaurantes.<br />

Tradicionalmente Sab<strong>in</strong>illas, un pueblo de pescadores, fue un lugar<br />

de veraneo preferido por los españoles, ahora es el balneario ideal<br />

para familias con niños de todo el mundo.<br />

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editor<br />

And this is it! As one might say; the end of 2012 and the<br />

start of 2013.<br />

Was it good? Was it bad? It has got pretty quiet s<strong>in</strong>ce the first<br />

week <strong>in</strong> November, but on the whole we have not had a bad<br />

year despite the crisis and despite the lack of cooperation from<br />

the bank. But then, even if I might say so myself, we are unique<br />

<strong>in</strong> what we do, it does work well and we are most competitive<br />

<strong>in</strong> price. We even <strong>in</strong>creased our distribution!<br />

We do have a pretty good website and <strong>in</strong> 2012 we started<br />

to try and apply some of our technology to offer professional<br />

websites to others. We are most encouraged by some of the<br />

results therefore we have created a department specifically<br />

for it. It costs noth<strong>in</strong>g to enquire and see what we can do for<br />

you too, at any level, from very basic to high level multil<strong>in</strong>gual,<br />

database driven and ecommerce sites.<br />

There is only one more th<strong>in</strong>g to say: Merry <strong>Christmas</strong> and a<br />

Happy <strong>New</strong> <strong>Year</strong> to all.<br />

Y eso es todo! Como se podría decir, a f<strong>in</strong>ales de 2012 y<br />

pr<strong>in</strong>cipios de 2013.<br />

¿Ha sido bueno? ¿Fue malo? La cosas han sido bastante<br />

tranquilas desde la primera semana de noviembre, pero en<br />

general no hemos tenido un mal año en su conjunto a pesar de<br />

la crisis y a pesar de la falta de cooperación por parte del banco.<br />

Pero entonces, si se me permite que lo diga yo mismo, somos<br />

únicos en lo que hacemos, funciona bien y con precios muy<br />

competitivos. Por eso hemos aumentado la tirada<br />

Tenemos un sitio web bastante bueno y en 2012 comenzamos<br />

a tratar de aplicar un poco de nuestra tecnología para ofrecer<br />

pág<strong>in</strong>as web profesionales a otros. Estamos muy alentados<br />

por algunos de los resultados por lo tanto hemos creado un<br />

departamento específico para esto. No cuesta nada preguntar<br />

y ver qué podemos hacer para usted también, a cualquier nivel,<br />

desde lo más básico hasta el nivel alto de sitios multil<strong>in</strong>gües,<br />

conducidos por base de datos y comercio electrónico.<br />

Sólo hay una cosa más que decir: ¡Feliz Navidad y un Feliz Año<br />

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WHATS NEWS<br />

Remember the 6th January is the day when<br />

Spanish children receive their gifts from the 3<br />

K<strong>in</strong>gs, as opposed<br />

to Father Xmas. Do<br />

not forget to collect<br />

as many sweets<br />

as you can when<br />

dished out by the<br />

3 K<strong>in</strong>gs parad<strong>in</strong>g<br />

your village.<br />

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Notice boaRD<br />

if you are read<strong>in</strong>g this, then i was right and the<br />

Mayans were wrong. The end of the world has<br />

been put off for another day.<br />

We certa<strong>in</strong>ly live <strong>in</strong><br />

strange times. it looks<br />

like La F<strong>in</strong>a, the new<br />

butcher <strong>in</strong> Sab<strong>in</strong>illas, has<br />

closed down even before<br />

their double page advert<br />

was published. Don’t<br />

get me wrong, they paid<br />

for it but what a shame,<br />

they really had some<br />

very good quality meat<br />

on display at first rate<br />

prices.<br />

CARNICERIA<br />

The Pony club at the escuela de arte ecuestre has had the Xmas Parade. it really went well all the participant<br />

children and parents seemed to enjoy it. Here are some photos but more about this early <strong>in</strong> the new year.<br />

Calle Goya, Edif. La Noria, (opp.Lidl) Sab<strong>in</strong>illas, Manilva Tel: 952 936 336<br />

In Italy’s fashion capital<br />

Milan, there’s still a law that<br />

exists requir<strong>in</strong>g its citizens<br />

to smile at all times or risk<br />

pay<strong>in</strong>g a hefty f<strong>in</strong>e.<br />

The m<strong>in</strong>ce pie may be a sweet treat you<br />

enjoy throughout the festive season but did<br />

you know it’s illegal to eat one on <strong>Christmas</strong><br />

Day <strong>in</strong> England? This bizarre law was<br />

brought <strong>in</strong> by Oliver Cromwell <strong>in</strong> the 17th<br />

century, who put a ban on m<strong>in</strong>ce pies and<br />

anyth<strong>in</strong>g to do with gluttony on 25 December.<br />

Drivers were f<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

£845,000 for us<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

specially reserved VIP<br />

Games Lanes dur<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

Olympic Games. Around<br />

6,500 motorists were<br />

forced to pay the £130<br />

f<strong>in</strong>e. Mail<br />

Whats <strong>New</strong>s<br />

Pedestrians <strong>in</strong> Fort Lee, <strong>New</strong> Jersey, can now be f<strong>in</strong>ed $85 if caught text<strong>in</strong>g<br />

on their mobile phone while walk<strong>in</strong>g. Police officers warn that people<br />

risk be<strong>in</strong>g hit by traffic. 117 tickets have been issued for “dangerous<br />

walk<strong>in</strong>g” s<strong>in</strong>ce March. Mail<br />

The value of lottery prizes that<br />

went unclaimed <strong>in</strong> the first six<br />

months of the year was £81m.<br />

£1.3bn has been registered as<br />

unclaimed s<strong>in</strong>ce the lottery began<br />

<strong>in</strong> 1994. Mail<br />

Spoof disaster movie Airplane is<br />

the funniest film ever - generat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

three laughs a m<strong>in</strong>ute<br />

on average, accord<strong>in</strong>g to new<br />

research. The movie starr<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Leslie Neilsen - which features<br />

classic one-l<strong>in</strong>ers such as ‘I<br />

am serious...and don’t call me<br />

Shirley’ - came out top <strong>in</strong> research<br />

conducted by a panel of<br />

members of movie subscription<br />

service LOVEFiLM.<br />

This may sound bizarre but <strong>in</strong><br />

Victoria, Australia it’s illegal to wear<br />

hot p<strong>in</strong>k shorts after midday on a<br />

Sunday!<br />

It’s illegal to leave the<br />

house without wear<strong>in</strong>g<br />

underwear <strong>in</strong> Thailand.<br />

Dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g several cups of<br />

coffee every day may significantly<br />

reduce the risk of<br />

bowel cancer. People who<br />

down four cups a day can<br />

see their risk of develop<strong>in</strong>g<br />

a tumour drop by about 15<br />

per cent. But those who<br />

got through six or more<br />

were up to 40 per cent less<br />

likely to fall victim to the<br />

disease. <strong>Express</strong><br />

McDonald’s is to open two new<br />

outlets <strong>in</strong> India serv<strong>in</strong>g only<br />

vegetarian food.<br />

The human body grows a new stomach l<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g every five days. The average<br />

lifespan of a human taste bud is ten days. The body grows a completely new<br />

sk<strong>in</strong> every four weeks. The liver is replaced every six weeks. The<br />

human skeleton is replaced every three months. QI<br />

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IN MY OPINION IN MY OPINION<br />

Key words or real keys for consumers to f<strong>in</strong>d you?<br />

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INTERNET<br />

Enough with shysters exploit<strong>in</strong>g bus<strong>in</strong>esses! Says Chevalier de Fleury<br />

Bus<strong>in</strong>ess telephone directories, even classified have<br />

become obsolete; you cannot pr<strong>in</strong>t a directory<br />

every week or every month so by the time they<br />

get pr<strong>in</strong>ted each year they are out of date and <strong>in</strong><br />

Spa<strong>in</strong> they are out of date and <strong>in</strong>accurate even<br />

before you start. Although this is different with<br />

private numbers and addresses as they do not<br />

change much from year to year, nevertheless the<br />

world population currently stands at 7 billion and,<br />

allow<strong>in</strong>g for an average number of annual deaths,<br />

it is <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g at the rate of 80 million each year,<br />

never m<strong>in</strong>d the countless web pages on the net.<br />

consumers know what they want and what services<br />

they are look<strong>in</strong>g for, but they have no idea who<br />

provides them and where, this is why they look at and<br />

consult the <strong>in</strong>ternet, Google be<strong>in</strong>g the most popular<br />

search eng<strong>in</strong>e.<br />

For this reason every s<strong>in</strong>gle bus<strong>in</strong>ess, large or small<br />

needs to have its own <strong>in</strong>ternet appearance, but what<br />

is even more important is to be found amongst the<br />

billions of pages with<strong>in</strong> the net. Not only that, but<br />

unless it appears on the first page of a search, it is<br />

a known fact that the second page is skipped all<br />

together by the searcher. This is another good reason<br />

why you need to hand over a bus<strong>in</strong>ess card, a leaflet<br />

or advertise <strong>in</strong> pr<strong>in</strong>t to make yourself and your web<br />

address known to consumers, the difference be<strong>in</strong>g<br />

BUSINESS<br />

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SEARCHES<br />

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the plague.<br />

that you do not know if the person or public you<br />

have given your details to is <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> your services<br />

or products, whereas when they look for the service<br />

on the <strong>in</strong>ternet it is clear they know what they want,<br />

whomsoever provides it.<br />

The fact that everyone needs an appearance on the<br />

<strong>in</strong>ternet has been exploited by companies that offer<br />

you the opportunity to build your own website at “no<br />

cost”. “Free of charge” they say, but who on earth is<br />

go<strong>in</strong>g to offer or give any service free of charge these<br />

days? if you believe this you will believe anyth<strong>in</strong>g<br />

and somewhere, somehow there will be a catch. For<br />

example, you may get a free website design as long as<br />

it displays advertis<strong>in</strong>g by other companies who pay<br />

for the advert, or you may have to pay a small but<br />

regular amount that over the years will amount to<br />

a tidy little sum or other similar catches that make<br />

the offer worth their while. <strong>in</strong> any case you are now<br />

talk<strong>in</strong>g of web designs made out of a set of templates,<br />

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WHATS NEWS<br />

Andalucia hosts one of the most modern<br />

rid<strong>in</strong>g schools and centres <strong>in</strong> Europe<br />

S<strong>in</strong>ce the equestrian centre opened some 15 years ago, horse enthusiasts of the Costa del Sol have been able<br />

to enjoy and be proud of the best and most modern rid<strong>in</strong>g school <strong>in</strong> Europe right on their doorstep, the<br />

Escuela de Arte Ecuestre Costa del Sol. - By S. Pol<strong>in</strong>ares.<br />

over the years of course the fame of this centre has<br />

been expand<strong>in</strong>g at a phenomenal rate all over europe<br />

and beyond with the result that more and more<br />

visitors from many parts of the world are now com<strong>in</strong>g<br />

to the costa del Sol each year just because of the fame<br />

and reputation that the school has and cont<strong>in</strong>ues to<br />

create.<br />

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Alejandro Asencio Mendez<br />

Dressage teacher<br />

it must be borne <strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>d that the escuela de arte<br />

ecuestre is primarily a first rate rid<strong>in</strong>g school<br />

approved by the Spanish Horse Rrid<strong>in</strong>g Federation<br />

and the british Horse Society; as a matter of fact it<br />

is the only official bHS exam<strong>in</strong>ation centre <strong>in</strong> Spa<strong>in</strong><br />

and as such it is expected to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> high standards<br />

with qualified bHS <strong>in</strong>structors. (cont..page 14)<br />

ESCUELA DE ARTE ECUESTRE COSTA DEL SOL<br />

The largest and most renowned equestrian centre <strong>in</strong> Spa<strong>in</strong><br />

Everyth<strong>in</strong>g you would expect to f<strong>in</strong>d <strong>in</strong> an equestrian centre and much more.<br />

British Horse Society (BHS) Approved and Exam<strong>in</strong>ation Centre. Awarded with the highest<br />

rank<strong>in</strong>g (4 stirrups) by the Andalusian Federation of Horse Rid<strong>in</strong>g (FAH)<br />

Our facilities suit the needs of all riders from absolute beg<strong>in</strong>ners to competition levels,<br />

from Pony Club start<strong>in</strong>g at age 5 to Professional Dressage and Jump<strong>in</strong>g with experienced<br />

<strong>in</strong>structors, certified by the BHS and FAH.<br />

Full Livery <strong>in</strong> state of the art boxes to <strong>in</strong>clude all the horse needs <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g exercise.<br />

AND MUCH MORE INCLUDING:<br />

Large well ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed competition area 7,000 m2<br />

Indoor arena seat<strong>in</strong>g 1,235<br />

Mechanised Horse Walker<br />

Tack Shop<br />

Restaurants<br />

Fully equipped large Marquees for special occasions<br />

Car parks<br />

Rio Padrón Alto s/n<br />

29680 ESTEPONA<br />

Teléfono: 952 808 077<br />

<strong>in</strong>fo@escuela-ecuestre.com<br />

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WHATS NEWS<br />

teach<strong>in</strong>g caters for all types of rid<strong>in</strong>g, from young<br />

toddlers to adults; from beg<strong>in</strong>ners to competition<br />

professionals want<strong>in</strong>g to improve on their chosen<br />

style be it dressage, jump<strong>in</strong>g or just simple rid<strong>in</strong>g with<br />

opportunity to be exam<strong>in</strong>ed and given certificates<br />

accord<strong>in</strong>g to their skills. This does also <strong>in</strong>clude stable<br />

management courses. if you really want to teach<br />

your children to become proper riders or if you want<br />

them to make their mark at compet<strong>in</strong>g, then this is<br />

really where they should attend for their teach<strong>in</strong>g and<br />

experience at the highest level.<br />

The livery services are designed to suit your horse’s<br />

needs and well be<strong>in</strong>g ensur<strong>in</strong>g that owners feel<br />

confident that your horse is be<strong>in</strong>g sympathetically<br />

cared for by a dedicated and professional team. a<br />

private locker is available to all livery clients located<br />

<strong>in</strong> the stable-area; gents and ladies dress<strong>in</strong>g rooms<br />

and showers are also at your disposal. at night our<br />

security system ensures the safety of the horses and<br />

<strong>in</strong>stallations.<br />

<strong>in</strong> short the school is well equipped to deal with<br />

all aspects concern<strong>in</strong>g feed<strong>in</strong>g, veter<strong>in</strong>ary, shoe<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

saddlery, tack shop. The rid<strong>in</strong>g lessons, guided by<br />

experienced <strong>in</strong>structors, are designed to teach rid<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>in</strong> a positive manner <strong>in</strong> group lessons limited to<br />

maximum of 6 people, as well as private lessons and<br />

<strong>in</strong>tensive courses. This is what makes the school such<br />

a special place.<br />

The spectacular <strong>in</strong>doors rid<strong>in</strong>g arena, with a rid<strong>in</strong>g<br />

surface designed by Damman Geotextile, boasts<br />

plenty of natural light, a healthy, airy, and calm<br />

environment for the horse and rider. Measur<strong>in</strong>g 24m<br />

x 64m, it features a “state of the art” sound and lightsystem<br />

and a view<strong>in</strong>g gallery with a sitt<strong>in</strong>g capacity of<br />

up to 1.250 spectators.<br />

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comb<strong>in</strong>ed with the gigantic outdoor arena, the<br />

escuela de arte ecuestre costa del Sol caters for major<br />

competitions with an additional 120 portable stallboxes<br />

with shower which will meet all requirements<br />

at high level.<br />

The Pony club, stand<strong>in</strong>g on its own ground with its<br />

own covered arena and <strong>in</strong>door school, has acquired<br />

the reputation as the best children tuition centre for<br />

young riders of all ages <strong>in</strong> andalucia and even <strong>in</strong><br />

many parts of the globe. children under the age of<br />

5 can be taken on a lead re<strong>in</strong> lessons to guide the<br />

child through the early stages of experienc<strong>in</strong>g the real<br />

feel<strong>in</strong>g of sitt<strong>in</strong>g on a horse and learn<strong>in</strong>g to ride.<br />

Under the tuition of Julia Gladstone, the Pony club<br />

gives children the opportunity to learn rid<strong>in</strong>g skills,<br />

how to best look after a pony, make new friends and<br />

have lots of fun participat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> a variety of arranged<br />

activities. The summer and holiday junior courses<br />

would seem to be very popular with children and<br />

parents alike.<br />

With its <strong>in</strong>tegrated andalusian design <strong>in</strong> perfect<br />

harmony with its surround<strong>in</strong>gs, the School of<br />

equestrian art costa del Sol is located <strong>in</strong> the town<br />

of estepona, <strong>in</strong> beautiful countryside between Sierra<br />

bermeja and the Mediterranean Sea.<br />

The horse has always played an important part <strong>in</strong><br />

andalucian life and we are lucky to have such an<br />

establishment right on our doorstep. Do pay a visit, it<br />

is free and i guarantee you will be impressed.<br />

of course the high quality of teach<strong>in</strong>g is set by<br />

the high standards of teachers such as José Miguel<br />

egea, alejandro asencio Mendez, Paul George, Julia<br />

Gladstone and Karen taylor<br />

The Pony Club Stable<br />

Accident black spots: the 15 most DANGEROUS Spanish roads<br />

Drivers on the M-40 <strong>in</strong> Madrid, the avenida Diagonal<br />

de barcelona or the Puente del V centenario <strong>in</strong><br />

Seville, must be aware of the fact that they are<br />

travell<strong>in</strong>g on one of the three most dangerous urban<br />

areas <strong>in</strong> the country. This is the ma<strong>in</strong> conclusion of<br />

the study “black spots: traffic accidents <strong>in</strong> Spanish<br />

capitals” carried out by Línea Directa aseguradora <strong>in</strong><br />

which more than 1.2 million motor vehicle accidents<br />

<strong>in</strong> prov<strong>in</strong>cial capital cities <strong>in</strong> the last six years were<br />

analysed.<br />

The ma<strong>in</strong> aim of the report, which has attracted a great<br />

deal of media attention, is to analyse a phenomenon<br />

caus<strong>in</strong>g 18% more fatal accidents than on <strong>in</strong>terurban<br />

roads. to this end, the areas of the Spanish capital<br />

cities <strong>in</strong> which Línea Directa has registered the highest<br />

number of accidents, have been identified, which has<br />

made it possible to create, for the first time, a map of<br />

accident black spots, i.e. those streets and roads on<br />

which over 100 accidents a year have been recorded. .<br />

accord<strong>in</strong>g to the list of black spots, barcelona, Madrid<br />

WHATS NEWS<br />

and Seville head the top 15 of prov<strong>in</strong>cial capitals.<br />

Madrid also has three of the five most dangerous areas<br />

<strong>in</strong> the whole country.<br />

RK CAPITAL BLACK SPOTS<br />

1<br />

2<br />

3<br />

4<br />

5<br />

6<br />

7<br />

8<br />

9<br />

10<br />

11<br />

12<br />

13<br />

14<br />

15<br />

MADRID<br />

BARCELONA<br />

MADRID<br />

MADRID<br />

SEVILLA<br />

ALICANTE<br />

ALICANTE<br />

SEVILLA<br />

ALMERÍA<br />

BARCELONA<br />

BARCELONA<br />

BARCELONA<br />

HUELVA<br />

SEVILLA<br />

MURCIA<br />

M-40<br />

avenida Diagonal<br />

M-30<br />

Paseo de la castellana<br />

Puente del V centenario<br />

avenida de la Universidad<br />

Gran Vía<br />

avenida de Kansas city<br />

avenida del Mediterráneo<br />

avenida Meridiana<br />

Paseo de la zona Franca – Ronda Litoral<br />

Vía augusta<br />

avenida de andalucía desde la H-30<br />

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WHATS NEWS<br />

The Cocomo Experience is well worth<br />

the effort to book <strong>in</strong> advance.<br />

With myself and Julia be<strong>in</strong>g so busy and cocomo so<br />

popular, i f<strong>in</strong>ally managed to reserve a table; i had<br />

been mean<strong>in</strong>g to do so for a while and f<strong>in</strong>d out for<br />

myself all the good th<strong>in</strong>gs i had been hear<strong>in</strong>g about,<br />

the only drawback was that on the night it was not<br />

just ra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g, it was pelt<strong>in</strong>g down. clearly this means<br />

that we had to be accommodated <strong>in</strong>side.<br />

While the decor and the ambiance are neat, modern<br />

and classy with very effective light<strong>in</strong>g, i can imag<strong>in</strong>e<br />

how beautiful and magical it must be when it is<br />

possible to sit <strong>in</strong> the terrace.<br />

Have you ever wondered what makes his restaurant<br />

so popular? it was a full house, even <strong>in</strong> midweek! i<br />

then understood the wisdom of book<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> advance,<br />

as a matter of fact i was lucky to manage to reserve<br />

my table for two.<br />

a friendly welcome was very warm<strong>in</strong>g and we soon<br />

got absorbed <strong>in</strong>to the atmosphere created by the other<br />

d<strong>in</strong>ers who were all, without exception, clearly hav<strong>in</strong>g<br />

a good time while enjoy<strong>in</strong>g their food and dr<strong>in</strong>ks.<br />

Hav<strong>in</strong>g been given the opportunity to settle down<br />

and feel at home, we were soon approached by the<br />

waiter to take our order for the dr<strong>in</strong>ks, which were<br />

followed by the menu. although i am not allowed<br />

alcohol, i can tell you that the w<strong>in</strong>e list was good with<br />

plenty to choose from.<br />

it was not one of those endless menus, it was expla<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

that everyth<strong>in</strong>g on the menu was of the highest<br />

quality and from fresh produce of that day, especially<br />

prepared for that even<strong>in</strong>g. The selection was certa<strong>in</strong>ly<br />

<strong>in</strong>tended to please practically every palate.<br />

i ordered a Prawn cocktail. it is not permitted to take<br />

photos but i hope you will take my word for it when i<br />

tell you that it was extremely well presented and quitar<br />

it certa<strong>in</strong>ly out of the ord<strong>in</strong>ary. This was followed by<br />

the Thai Pork, which aga<strong>in</strong> was gifted with the same<br />

presentation. it is impossible to describe the taste,<br />

can i just say that, <strong>in</strong> my humble op<strong>in</strong>ion, i th<strong>in</strong>k<br />

the chef belongs <strong>in</strong> one of those 5 star restaurants <strong>in</strong><br />

the heart of London, Julia was more conservative <strong>in</strong><br />

her choice and ordered the Scottish Smoked Salmon<br />

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followed by the a Steak,<br />

she certa<strong>in</strong>ly seemed to<br />

enjoy it as much.<br />

i could not handle any<br />

more, i could not eat<br />

anyth<strong>in</strong>g more but Julia<br />

did venture to order<br />

a dessert which she<br />

reluctantly let me try<br />

and all i can remember is<br />

that it was delicious and<br />

almost ordered one for<br />

me too.<br />

What was remarkable<br />

is the price. i thought<br />

that the 2 courses at<br />

€14 was superb value<br />

for money. The menu is<br />

very cleverly presented to<br />

give you the opportunity<br />

to have additional plates<br />

or courses if you so wish<br />

with the additional cost<br />

clearly shown. as i said,<br />

<strong>in</strong> my case the 2 course<br />

were more than i could<br />

handle, i really could not<br />

have eaten another th<strong>in</strong>g<br />

after that.<br />

a modern pleasant<br />

ambiance, a good vibrant<br />

atmosphere, superb<br />

food accompanied by a<br />

good service and all at a<br />

remarkably much lower<br />

than anticipated cost.<br />

it is of no wonder that<br />

cocomo is always full.<br />

i certa<strong>in</strong>ly recommend<br />

it but do make sure<br />

you book your table <strong>in</strong><br />

advance, do not wait<br />

until the last m<strong>in</strong>ute.<br />

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Viva la Diferencia<br />

<strong>Christmas</strong> and <strong>New</strong> <strong>Year</strong> <strong>in</strong> Spa<strong>in</strong> - By Count de La Perrelle.<br />

Goodness, another year almost over and 2013 is<br />

loom<strong>in</strong>g! i hope it is an <strong>in</strong>credible year for everyone.<br />

For those of you who <strong>in</strong>tend to enjoy the costa del<br />

Sol dur<strong>in</strong>g the christmas and <strong>New</strong> <strong>Year</strong> period here<br />

are a few <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g facts and snippets of <strong>in</strong>formation<br />

to help you with the Spanish way of celebrat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

christmas and <strong>New</strong> <strong>Year</strong>.<br />

christmas <strong>in</strong> Spa<strong>in</strong> is quite a delight. The holiday<br />

period starts up <strong>in</strong> mid-December and it does not<br />

Balthazar, who has black sk<strong>in</strong> and a<br />

black beard (or no beard!) and wears<br />

a purple cloak. He is the K<strong>in</strong>g of Tarse<br />

and Egypt. Balthazar represents the<br />

gift of Myrrh that was brought to Jesus.<br />

Myrrh is a perfume that is put on<br />

dead bodies to make them smell nice<br />

and showed that Jesus would suffer<br />

and die.<br />

Melchior, who has long white hair<br />

and a white beard and wears a gold<br />

cloak. He is the K<strong>in</strong>g of Arabia. Melchior<br />

represents the Gold brought to<br />

Jesus. Gold is associated with K<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

and Christians believe that Jesus is<br />

the K<strong>in</strong>g of K<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />

seem to f<strong>in</strong>ish until after January 6th. There is the<br />

huge multi-billion euro lottery ‘el Gordo’, where you<br />

can spend several hours glued to the tV watch<strong>in</strong>g<br />

small children pull<strong>in</strong>g wooden lottery balls out of a<br />

big revolv<strong>in</strong>g cage, only to discover that you haven’t<br />

won el Gordo yet aga<strong>in</strong> this year.<br />

There are also the fantastic nativity scenes, (Look out<br />

for the crapper, el caganer this little figure has been<br />

defecat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the background of Nativity scenes s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

Gaspar, who has brown hair and a<br />

brown beard (or no beard!) and wears<br />

a green cloak and a gold crown with<br />

green jewels on it. He is the K<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

Sheba. Gaspar represents the Frank<strong>in</strong>cense<br />

brought to Jesus. Frank<strong>in</strong>cense<br />

is sometimes used <strong>in</strong> worship <strong>in</strong> Churches<br />

and showed that people worship<br />

Jesus<br />

at least the 17th century and the tradition has stuck<br />

<strong>in</strong> Spa<strong>in</strong> and parts of Southern France).<br />

<strong>in</strong> Spa<strong>in</strong> most people go to Midnight Mass (La Misa<br />

del Gallo). The Mass of the cockerel, apparently a<br />

cockerel crowed the night that Jesus was born. on<br />

this important eve most families eat their ma<strong>in</strong><br />

christmas meal before the Midnight Mass service.<br />

Lots of food is the order of the day and turkey as<br />

the ma<strong>in</strong> course meal of the d<strong>in</strong>ner. The traditional<br />

Spanish christmas d<strong>in</strong>ner is ‘Pavo trufado de<br />

Navidad’, this is turkey which is stuffed with truffles.<br />

Mushrooms can be used <strong>in</strong>stead. The popularity of<br />

turkey as a christmas d<strong>in</strong>ner item has decl<strong>in</strong>ed over<br />

the years and although the use of pork has <strong>in</strong>creased<br />

the Spaniards have recently had a deep liken<strong>in</strong>g for<br />

Lamb roasts. our Guest chef Matthew has all the<br />

details on ‘Pavo trufado de Navidad’ for you on the<br />

recipe page.<br />

<strong>in</strong> some other parts of Spa<strong>in</strong> seafood is the most<br />

popular meal, especially <strong>in</strong> Galicia, which is a region<br />

<strong>in</strong> the north west of the country. Lots of different<br />

types of seafood are eaten, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g lobster and the<br />

small edible crabs.<br />

as the midnight bells r<strong>in</strong>g out on christmas eve<br />

(‘Noche buena’), from the churches people walk<br />

through the streets carry<strong>in</strong>g torches, beat<strong>in</strong>g drums<br />

and play<strong>in</strong>g all sorts of <strong>in</strong>struments. it becomes a real<br />

social occasion. The Spanish seem to feel that this<br />

night is really very special and not meant for sleep<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

traditional sweets such as turron and Marzipan are<br />

very popular and given as gifts and enjoyed by all.<br />

christmas day tends to be a quiet time of gather<strong>in</strong>g<br />

thoughts and for enjoy<strong>in</strong>g family and it is not until the<br />

28th of December which is the ‘Day of the <strong>in</strong>nocent<br />

Sa<strong>in</strong>ts’ (Día de los Santos <strong>in</strong>ocentes) that th<strong>in</strong>gs start<br />

to liven up. This is a day of celebration which seems<br />

to be exclusively Spanish. it is a day which is very<br />

similar to april Fools day <strong>in</strong> other parts of the western<br />

world where people try to trick each other <strong>in</strong>to<br />

believ<strong>in</strong>g balmy and as<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>e stories and funny jokes.<br />

apparently if you manage to trick someone then you<br />

have the right to call them <strong>in</strong>nocent (<strong>in</strong>ocente). The<br />

28th is also the day when people remember the babies<br />

that were killed on the orders of K<strong>in</strong>g Herod.<br />

<strong>New</strong> <strong>Year</strong>s eve (‘Nochevieja’ or ‘The old Night’) is<br />

the most excit<strong>in</strong>g night of all. The Spanish celebrate<br />

this night with real enthusiasm and seem to party all<br />

night. There is one special tradition which is to eat 12<br />

grapes with the 12 strokes of midnight. it seems that<br />

each grape represents a month for the com<strong>in</strong>g year. if<br />

you manage to eat all 12 grapes, which is quite a feat<br />

i can tell you, (i have tried it), then you are said to be<br />

lucky for the whole <strong>New</strong> <strong>Year</strong>.<br />

For some of the younger people the festival of the<br />

epiphany is the most important time as it is on the<br />

6th January that the three K<strong>in</strong>gs or Wise men brought<br />

gifts to the new born child. This is the twelfth night<br />

of christmas and is commonly known <strong>in</strong> Spa<strong>in</strong> as the<br />

‘Fiesta de Los tres Reyes Mages’ the party of the three<br />

magic K<strong>in</strong>gs. children do have some presents on<br />

christmas day but the majority of the family gifts are<br />

given and opened at epiphany. Many children believe<br />

that the K<strong>in</strong>gs br<strong>in</strong>g them the presents and they write<br />

letters to the K<strong>in</strong>gs on the 26th of December with<br />

their requests. on the even<strong>in</strong>g of the 5th they often<br />

leave their shoes on the w<strong>in</strong>dow sills or the balconies<br />

and sometimes under the christmas tree <strong>in</strong> the hope<br />

that they will be filled with all sorts of presents.<br />

children leave a gift for the K<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> the form of a<br />

glass of brandy for each K<strong>in</strong>g and perhaps a satsuma<br />

or some nuts. because the K<strong>in</strong>gs will travel on camels<br />

a bucket of water is often left out. if the children<br />

have been naughty then bits of coal made out of<br />

sugar will also be amongst the presents. a special cake<br />

called ‘Roscón’ is eaten at epiphany. Roscón means<br />

‘r<strong>in</strong>g shape roll’. Roscón can be filled with cream or<br />

chocolate and conta<strong>in</strong> a little gift.<br />

Well whatever you are do<strong>in</strong>g i hope you have a<br />

wonderful time and may i wish you all the very best<br />

for the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Year</strong>.<br />

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as the global f<strong>in</strong>ancial woes show<br />

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Chef Matthew<br />

Academie Cul<strong>in</strong>aise de France<br />

In many parts of Spa<strong>in</strong> the centre piece<br />

of <strong>Christmas</strong> d<strong>in</strong>ner is the “pavo trufado<br />

de Navidad” or <strong>Christmas</strong> turkey stuffed<br />

with truffles. (Mushrooms can be used<br />

<strong>in</strong>stead).<br />

Recipe for up to 10 people:<br />

• 1 turkey of 4 kg.<br />

• ½ kg. m<strong>in</strong>ced lean pork<br />

• 1 kg. m<strong>in</strong>ced veal<br />

• Salt and ground black pepper<br />

• 1 glass of brandy<br />

• 2 large glass of dry sherry<br />

• 90g black truffles<br />

• 150 g “jamon serrano”<br />

• 200 g sliced pork belly<br />

• 6 eggs<br />

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Pavo trufado de Navidad<br />

First th<strong>in</strong>g is to bone the turkey. It is best to<br />

place the bird upside down and cut the sk<strong>in</strong> along<br />

the sp<strong>in</strong>e. Us<strong>in</strong>g your f<strong>in</strong>gers ease away the sk<strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong> one piece if possible first on one side then the<br />

other. Take the breasts apart, open them up like<br />

a book and flatten them out. Cut <strong>in</strong>to strips and<br />

m<strong>in</strong>ce. Add the pork, veal and turkey m<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>in</strong>to<br />

a bowl and mix well. Season with ground pepper<br />

and salt, add the truffles, ham and pork belly<br />

cut <strong>in</strong>to f<strong>in</strong>e strips on the top of the mix, spr<strong>in</strong>kle<br />

with the brandy and sherry and leave to mar<strong>in</strong>ate<br />

for around 4 hours.<br />

Remove the sliced truffles and the strips of ham<br />

and belly of pork, and reserve. Then fold <strong>in</strong> the<br />

beaten eggs.<br />

Spread out the sk<strong>in</strong> of the turkey on a clean surface<br />

and lay the fillets on top of it. Spread some of<br />

the meat mixture onto the breasts, then put a layer<br />

of strips of ham , pork belly , turkey fillets and<br />

slices of truffle, repeat until the <strong>in</strong>gredients are<br />

all used up. Sew together the edges of the sk<strong>in</strong><br />

and seal up any holes. Place on a clean musl<strong>in</strong><br />

cloth, roll and secure with str<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

Put <strong>in</strong>to a large saucepan, together with the carcasses<br />

cut <strong>in</strong> small pieces and cut up vegetables<br />

and add some dry sherry. Cover with 3 litres of<br />

cold water. Br<strong>in</strong>g to the boil and allow to cook at<br />

a gentle simmer for 3 hours. Make sure that it is<br />

evenly cooked, then remove the roll and leave it on<br />

a dish to dra<strong>in</strong> and cool.<br />

Remove the cloth and place the roll onto a wire<br />

rack for few m<strong>in</strong>utes to stra<strong>in</strong>. Wrap the roll<br />

<strong>in</strong> some cl<strong>in</strong>g film and put it on a dish, place a<br />

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fridge for 12 hours. Then cut the roll <strong>in</strong>to slices<br />

about 1 cm thick.<br />

Serve with stewed apples and plums and decorate<br />

with slices of fresh p<strong>in</strong>eapples and orange and<br />

with marasch<strong>in</strong>o cherries.<br />

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LEISURE & ENTERTAINMENT I prickly pair<br />

Does the Archangel<br />

“Larios” visit you?<br />

The Prickly Pair look at some of the medic<strong>in</strong>e alternatives available on the Costa del Sol.<br />

<strong>in</strong> the unenlightened good old days, if you<br />

felt under the weather, you popped along<br />

to your doctor and, unless your doctor was<br />

Harold Shipman, you left with a prescription<br />

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Nowadays it’s all different; your first port<br />

of call is the alternative Practitioner. Now<br />

i am not totally cynical and, if there does<br />

exist an alternative medic<strong>in</strong>e that hasn’t<br />

been previously stuck <strong>in</strong> some poor beagles<br />

eye, then i would be all for it. However, as<br />

with anyth<strong>in</strong>g that appears to be slightly<br />

removed from the norm, it will always attract<br />

that certa<strong>in</strong> element… You know the ones i<br />

mean, yes they are still at it, grop<strong>in</strong>g around<br />

try<strong>in</strong>g to get on top of the mysteries of the<br />

Universe that they are conv<strong>in</strong>ced the rest of<br />

us are miss<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

all this nonsense started a little while back,<br />

sometime <strong>in</strong> the eighties, with “Feng Shui”,<br />

when a flock of housewives from adult<br />

even<strong>in</strong>g classes would break <strong>in</strong>to your house<br />

and re-arrange your furniture. all well and<br />

good as long as you are not bl<strong>in</strong>d!! Thankfully,<br />

that particular form of madness seems to have<br />

died a death and the only people lament<strong>in</strong>g<br />

its demise would be gold fish and pea sh<strong>in</strong>gle<br />

salesmen.<br />

However, hot on the heel of “Feng Shui”,<br />

comes “Reiki”. i am not at all sure what these<br />

so called “Reiki Masters” are up to, but i can’t<br />

get out of my head the picture of that big rat<br />

<strong>in</strong> the dress<strong>in</strong>g gown who lived <strong>in</strong> the sewers<br />

with some teenage turtles.<br />

The closest i have got to a pla<strong>in</strong> english<br />

explanation is, and i quote: “it is not just Reiki<br />

that can br<strong>in</strong>g about positive changes <strong>in</strong> the<br />

way we th<strong>in</strong>k and behave, but more about<br />

our own beliefs about us. The answer lies<br />

with<strong>in</strong>”. Now, i for one could certa<strong>in</strong>ly do<br />

with some positive changes to my usual<br />

behaviour, but i th<strong>in</strong>k that maybe<br />

“betty Ford” would make a better<br />

job of that than a so called “Reiki<br />

Master”.<br />

i am be<strong>in</strong>g perhaps a little unfair<br />

here, Reiki doesn’t actually claim<br />

to be an alternative medic<strong>in</strong>e,<br />

and my mention<strong>in</strong>g it was solely<br />

for the sake of a cheap swipe at<br />

someth<strong>in</strong>g that i am sure is very<br />

beneficial to a lot of people. it’s<br />

a free world after all and, if some<br />

sad s**s really believe “The answer<br />

lies with<strong>in</strong>”, then who am i to try<br />

and w<strong>in</strong>kle it out of them.<br />

No prisoners, however, can be<br />

taken on my next lot; i recently<br />

stole a flyer from a w<strong>in</strong>dow at<br />

a coffee shop, advertis<strong>in</strong>g an<br />

<strong>in</strong>vitation to “meet angels”. i<br />

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It’s a Wonderful Life<br />

Director: Frank Capra<br />

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Mitchell, henry Travers, Beulah Bondi, Ward bond, Gloria Grahame,<br />

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<strong>New</strong> <strong>Year</strong><br />

<strong>New</strong> Career!<br />

By Giselle Beck-Davies, Marbella Beauty Academy<br />

There is a wealth of knowledge and<br />

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