It’s the last quarter of the year so I think I’d better write about my best meal in 2015. Parador La Huella sits on windswept Brava beach of the little town of Jose Ignacio in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Punta del Este is the Saint Tropez of South America. It’s where the bronzed and the beautiful get together …
The warm weather is here and with that comes the re-opening of the many chiringuitos (beach shack restaurants) that line the beaches of Marbella. A few of our all-time favourites are: Playa Fantastica – for their unique version of black paella filled to the brim with both fish and shellfish and for the chic shack …
Good friends from Dubai, Kira and Ole plus their daughter Carolina, are here for a week and so we all went out for dinner and decided to try another chiringuito – Taberna del Alabardero beach club. The main restaurant is in the hotel on the road to Ronda but they also have their beach restaurant …
Mondays are usually takeaway night for us – it’s the beginning of the week when the nanny has her day-off and the fridge is empty. It’s also when we make it a point to try out new restaurants in the area. This week, we went down to the beach in San Pedro to one of …
Another day, another discovery – we had lunch at a nearby chiringuito (beach restaurant) that was recently taken over by new management. Sonora beach on Los Granados Playa is reminiscent of beach bars in Bali, Boracay and Punta del Este – laid back but with attitude. Think kaftans, flip-flops and wind-blown hair rather than itsy-bitsy …
Now that summer has arrived and the days are long and bright, our weekends are spent on the beach to enjoy the sun and sea. The whole length of the Costa de Sol is lined by beaches with one to suit every taste – some for families, some for party people and even a few …
Travels with a Gourmet 