I can't believe it, but Christmas is approaching fast and with it a series of networking lunches to celebrate Christmas and wrap up the year. The Christmas meetings of these groups tend to be a more social and fun affair compared to the monthly meetings,...
Continue ReadingHere's the first of a flurry of Christmas events to take place along the coast that I've been informed about by Jan from the Spanish Sun Newspaper. It sounds like a fun event, with entertainment all day and night, talent competition, Santa, hog roast, Lebanese buffett...
Continue ReadingIf you're a foodie, you should head down to the Mijas Gastronomy week which is celebrating its 20th anniversary next week. There are three events from 24-26 taking place in the evenings at different schools around the area. There are food demonstrations and tastings from some of Malaga's leading...
Continue ReadingMarbella Town Hall sent me information on the Poligono Festival 2010 which is taking place next weekend in and around the Poligono Gallery in Marbella. This weekend event combines art from Spanish and International artists which will be available to buy, live music performances from groups and...
Continue ReadingLast weekend Andy and I went to Avenue Cafe on Ricardo Soriano to sample their new evening menu and it was delicious! They have got a new chef in for the evening creating some really high quality food from all over the world. Andy was...
Continue ReadingOn Saturday 27th November there's a lovely sounding event taking place at Benavista Country Club, Benavista for any woman looking to pamper themselves and have a fun and indulgent day. They have various stalls including Mini Manicures, Jewellery, Cakes, Craft Items to buy, various novelty and pretty...
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As you know, I’m a great believer in networking and I try to go to a wide selection of meetings to see which ones work for me. I am a member of Women in Business and 4B Networking and also regularly attend Tweet Marbella. I really enjoy all of these meetings and have benefited a lot from them, but if you’re not in the mood, it’s easy to simply speak to people you know and not take full advantage of the networking opportunities. Also, as I have become busier, I find it harder to fit in long and sociable networking lunches.
For these reasons, I was really keen to go to the inaugeration of the Costa Business Club at the end of September and try out their Speed Networking format. For those of you who don’t know, speed networking gives you the opportunity to meet loads of different people by restricting the time each person speaks to 3 minutes and moving people around when their time is up.
We’re always being asked on forums and by friends about things to do and places to go in and around Marbella and end up boring people for hours about bars and restaurants that they should go to. I know people like our recommendations, but it’s difficult to remember them when you’re out and about.
For this reason, I’ve decided to start a new feature on this blog with featured bars and restaurants we love. If you have any recommendations please tell us, as we always like to try out new places!
For my first recommendation, I’d like to suggest our favourite beach front restaurant in Marbella – Trocadero Playa. This is a very refined place which serves excellent food, with nice tables and chairs, actually on the sand. It’s closed in and shaded with fabric, giving it a Moroccan feel. They leave the sides open when it’s warm and then close it off when it gets colder. It’s open all year round, but I think it’s best to visit whilst the weather is still good – so you may not have long!
ADANA is a lovely little charity which runs a shelter for dogs in the hills near to Estepona. It has seen a massive increase in abandoned dogs, as the economic crisis sees more people leave Spain and leaves those who remain with less money to care properly for their animals. Their shelter is currently caring for 150 abandoned dogs, which is pushing their limited funds and space to breaking point and they really need our help!