Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Alison and I have been coming to the beautiful Mijas region of Spain for many years now. Along with my husband, I own an apartment in Riviera del Sol and spend my time between here and England. I recently decided to start this blog and will be making regular updates and adding content to build the site so please keep visiting!! I’d love to hear your comments and suggestions as I go along. Continue reading About Me!
With an array of amazing places to eat we truly are spoilt for choice! Among my faves is El Chancho in El Zoco, Calahonda. Always a warm welcome and delicious food! El Chancho Website Continue reading El Chancho BBQ & Grill Calahonda
All year round I am a victim of many annoying, itchy and ugly bites. I read about others suffering the same on a local Facebook page and Avon Skin So Soft Original Dry Oil Spray was recommended numerous times as an insect repellant. I ordered a couple of bottles and put it to the test! After using morning and night for over a week I can honestly say it worked for me. The one night I forgot to spray after my shower I did get bit when sat outside on our patio. I would definitely recommend you give this a … Continue reading Pesky Insect Bites? – Try this!!
My friend and I decided to treat ourselves to a special day at the beach. Max Beach offer a “Girls just wanna have fun” day on Wednesdays. The cost was €100 for a day bed with 2 towels, a bottle of Cava and vegetable sushi bites. Such a fun day! Brilliant atmosphere, food and service. For lunch we shared a pizza and cheesy bacon fries which were delicious and portions more than enough to share. Thoroughly recommended and would definitely go again. Read more here Continue reading Max Beach – Riviera del Sol
The weather forecast looked good for today so we went to Unico the newly opened beach club in La Cala. We had been before with the family and found it ok. The food is really good but the day bed service was mediocre. Sometimes new places (in my experience) take time to settle and for staff to make a difference. It was marginally better today but we still had to order a few drinks at the bar when waiter service disappeared!? We paid €50 for a very comfortable day bed including 2 towels and 2 cocktails. However a number of … Continue reading Unico Beach Club La Cala
We woke up this morning and it didn’t take long to decide to go out for breakfast. So glad we did as it was delish! I chose a small full English (€5.95) and a large glass of pineapple juice (€1.75) Can thoroughly recommend The Jammy Olive Cafe for breakfast, lunch and cakes! TripAdvisor Continue reading Breakfast in Calahonda
A lovely little walk today led us to Simple Cafe & Copas at Butiplaya next to the BP station. We received a warm welcome and enjoyed a drink with tapas. Fresh homemade food served with a smile! Perfect! A couple of pics showing delicious beef stew and a Spanish omelette with goats cheese & savoury jam. The cakes looked amazing too! A fabulous little find. We will be back 😁 TripAdvisor Continue reading A delightful cafe near La Cala
Spent today at La Familia on El Bombo beach in Torrenueva. I can thoroughly recommend! A sun-bed including mattress and a drink cost €6.50. We had a lovely lunch there too. I had a delicious prawn cocktail and my husband a tuna sandwich washed down with a bottle of white wine. If you do decide to spend the day and have lunch be sure to book a table when you arrive as the restaurant does get busy. We really didn’t want to leave and stayed until 7pm making the most of it, soaking up the sun and enjoying the music. … Continue reading Beach Day!
Alison in Mijas 