Searching for Spain...in Marbella

Searching for Spain...in Marbella

Welcome to Marbella with Him & Her, your weekly podcast about Marbella and the Costa del Sol, presented each week by husband and wife expats PJ Lopez (@pjlopez1marbella) and Hannah Murray (@radiohannah). This week's podcast is packed with lots of local information about San Pedro and Marbella along with the usual married life banter. This week's episode starts with the feedback of the final night of the play they were in for the International Theatre Studio called Ladies Day, which ended its run last Sunday night. They also chat about the wrap party at Mini India in Diana Park and the delicious food they had. Some interview highlights from the week that Hannah did on her radio show on TRE included one with Dee Caffari MBE who has circumnavigated the globe 6 times having done it for the first time in the wrong direction. What does that mean? Listen to find out about sailing the wrong way around the globe. She also spoke with Gillian Ridley Whittle about her business Peachaus and how she pivoted the business concept. Hannah spoke to her about some interesting facts about how many women wear the wrong bra size and how you can tell yourself. PJ hosted the weekly Hogan Stand quiz last week while Hannah was asked to host a launch event in the Clubhouse Marbella for a new partnership between the Sala Group and Olymp cars called the Sala Supercar Club. Having missed her Monday morning Pilates at Studio 34, Hannah was back at it on Friday for their full body Pilates workout before meeting up with her Dad for her Friday brunch at Amber Chou in San Pedro. They also talk about some of the food PJ cooked over the weekend having gotten some sudden inspiration. Listen to find out what he did with the Orzo he bought in Gibraltar, and his salt baked Dorada. Hannah reads out a list of upcoming events that are happening over the next couple of weeks in San Pedro and Marbella while PJ mentions the two big DJ acts heading to San Pedro, Hugel in May and Black Coffee in August. Some of the events mentioned by Hannah were: the Ibiza Glitterbox Party in Estepona on Friday 22 May in Estepona featuring world famous DJ Roger Sanchez, & Glitterbox returning to the Marbella arena on 26 June, 23 May the Ruta de Tapa in Istan, a pre-loved fashion sale in Zakaria Barbers in Benahavis on 24 May, a netball tournament featuring Marbella Netball Club on 30 May, the Red Room Britney Spears Pilates and brunch on 31 May and the classic brunch event at Victor's Beach on 23 May. They also chat about the series they just watched called Eva Longoria Searching for Spain and the amazing restaurants and parts of Spain she visited. This week’s articles from their collaborators The Euro Weekly News included information on how many renters in Spain are now living in overcrowded homes due to the high rental prices. They also chat about a new law in Spain that could affect the portion sizes served by restaurants in a bid to cut down on food wastage.

Ladies Day comes to Marbella!

Welcome to the latest episode of the Marbella podcast Marbella with Him & Her presented by PJ Lopez (@pjlopez1marbella) and Hannah Murray (@radiohannah). This week has been very much about the last few rehearsals and the first two nights of the play they were both a part of for International Theatre Studio called Ladies Day. Just after recording last week's podcast, they headed to their annual picnic by San Pedro beach with lot of friends from the quiz. As usual it was a fun day eating in the sun, playing boule, and chatting with friends. Hannah had some great interview highlights to share from the week. One was with former pin up and actress Susan George, talking about her charity that she set up in memory of her late husband. Another great interview she did was with The Apprentice winner Karishma Vijay, talking about her journey throughout the process to her first couple of weeks in business with Lord Sugar. Her entrepreneur of the week this week was Hannah McCullum, founder of the brand Chic P. Listen to find out more about that interview and how it tied in with a few other things that day to make it a chickpea day! There was no quiz as it was the dress rehearsal for the play, which went pretty well. Friday morning after Pilates Hannah and her friend Nikki who was over for a few days went to have breakfast at The Cult. Opening night of the play was a huge success with many very positive reviews. Saturday night was also great, and just after putting out this episode of Marbella with Him & Her, they will be heading out for the closing night of the play. They also chat about some recent food experiences and feedback. After their performances on Friday and Saturday they grabbed a late snack on the way home. Friday, they got a pizza from Da Bruno in San Pedro and on Saturday they got Ramen Noodles, also from San Pedro. You can hear that verdicts on the food in the podcast. Friend Jo Hooper also gave a raving review of new tapas restaurant in the town centre Bodeguita de Paris. Some interesting articles from the Euro Weekly News this week include one about drivers being asked to check routes of travel after the DGT has introduced new road restrictions across major roads and motorways. There is a new DGT interactive map showing any hold ups and the restrictions. They also talk about the article which highlights the new Sala Group joint venture with Olymp Cars called Sala Supercar Club. Hannah has been asked to host the launch event so listen next week for all the news and gossip. They also chat about The Pool event on 22 May which will look at sleep and how important it is for wellbeing and health. Finally, they give news of the most expensive cities in Spain to live and bring up children. This is worth listening to just to hear Hannah try and say Bandajoz!!

Korean Hot Pot in Marbella and Charity Hike in the rain!

Welcome to another fun packed podcast from Marbella called Marbella with Him & Her, presented by expat couple PJ Lopez (@pjlopez1marbella) and Hannah Murray (@radionhannah). As usual the episode is packed with local information about Marbella, as well as the busy lives of radio presenter Hannah and marketing specialist PJ. In this week's episode, Hannah starts with some incredible interviews she did during the week on her radio show on Talk Radio Europe. She has a weekly segment called Entrepreneur of the Week, where she has interviewed some exciting guests. This week was no exception as she chatted to one of the founders of Dr PawPaw, Pauline Patterson about the founding of the company and their journey to success. She also had a chat with an amazing photographer Brian Aris who has photographed some of the world's most famous people. Talking of entrepreneurs Hannah also interviewed Daniel Priestley who had some very inspiring information on how to create a successful business and get investment. PJ and Hannah discussed the issues their elderly friends have been having with the BOLT taxi service in Marbella. They also have a recommendation of another app that links to the main taxi official services. On Friday, Hannah took PJ for brunch as it was labour day in Spain meaning he had the day off. They went to Amber Chou now that it has re-opened. Later on Friday Hannah went for some reflexology with her good friend Audrey. Listen to see how that went. Saturday was a very busy day for PJ and Hannah starting off with an early morning hike in the hills above Puerto Banus in aid of Collective Calling, a charity that does a lot of important work locally. PJ's colleagues joined too as Manifesto (the company PJ does work for) had teamed up with Collective Calling in a sponsorship role. After the walk they went shopping for both the crazy week ahead that will be filled with rehearsals for the play they are in called Ladies Day, and the annual San Pedro picnic with friends. After that they headed home, dropped off the shopping and went out again to call in and wish a friend happy birthday at Andy's Beach Bar in Cabopino. Then it was back home, a brief rest and out to a restaurant in Marbella town centre who had invited them through the popular San Pedro Guide to try their food. It was called Ensue Marbella and is a Korean Hot Pot and BBQ restaurant. Listen to hear about the amazing food and experience! Sunday was all about the preparation for the picnic which they will cover in next week’s podcast. Make sure you listen to hear about the different dishes PJ made for the picnic and how they turned out. Some articles from their collaborators The Euro Weekly News include information about the new EU rules and owning pets in Spain, which is definitely worth a listen if you have or are planning on getting a pet in Spain. They also chat about the new physical Revolut shop opening in Barcelona.

Awaiting summer in Marbella, and things get controversial!

Welcome to the newest episode of Marbella with Him & Her presented by PJ Lopez (@pjlopez1marbella) and Hannah Murray (@radiohannah). This is a weekly podcast about Marbella and the lives of the two presenters who are a married British expat couple living in the beautiful San Pedro de Alcantara area of Marbella on the Costa del Sol. This week they chat about the I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here South Africa final that they watched on Friday night. It ended up in total chaos as Jimmy Bullard went for presenters Ant and Dec and the editing of the row he had with eventual winner Adan Thomas during one of the trials. Hannah chats about some of her radio show interview highlights which included an interview with Dr Sian Williams, who after a successful career as a BBC breakfast tv presenter went on to study psychology. She also chatted to Wendy Holden who was asked by Audrey Hepburn's son to write a posthumous biography of his mother. It's called Intimate Audrey. Another great chat Hannah had was with the author of a book called Daughter of the Titanic, which shares an interesting back story about the daughter of the captain of the Titanic. Hannah hosted two quizzes during the week. The usual Thursday night at The Hogan Stand (@thehoganstand) and her monthly one at Urban Chai. She also did two Pilates classes during the week at Studio 34 in San Pedro and tells us about her progress. PJ chats about his team building lunch with Manifesto in the mountains above Estepona and the fog which reduced driving visibility to just a few metres. They ate at a very authentic Spanish restaurant called Los Reales y Mirador. Unfortunately, there were no views, as the fog was so bad. Articles from collaborators The Euro Weekly News this week include the fact that Miguel de Cervantes is set to be the new face on the €50 note. The also chat about the €200 fines for drivers that put shopping and other items on the seat behind them instead of securely on the floor or the boot of the car. You will also hear them chat about the new Eastern European supermarket called Mix Markt, a new designer dress rental club opening in San Pedro, the progress of PJ's corn ribs and lots more.

Restaurant closures in Marbella, and shopping spree in Malaga

It is episode 110 of the weekly Marbella lifestyle podcast presented by expat husband and wife PJ Lopez (@pjlopez1marbella) and Hannah Murray (@radiohannah). If you are new to Marbella with Him & Her, PJ is a marketing consultant in Marbella and Hannah is a radio presenter on Talk Radio Europe, as well as being a weekly contributor on TV on the show Good Morning Spain. In this week’s episode they talk about a controversial discussion that took place on the TV show I'm A Celebrity South Africa in which David Haye, the former boxer, spoke about a thing he has called 'Ugly Duck Syndrome'. Hannah also chats about a couple of interview highlights she did during the week, one of which was with Rock and Roll icon Marty Wilde who is still recording albums at the age of 87. She also chatted to the inspirational Franck Benhamou about his upcoming walk around France where he aims to sample the food and drink of each location he stops. A very apt interview she did was with last year’s Apprentice winner Dean Franklin who has just been to Marbella on holiday with his family. She chatted to him about the Apprentice, his air conditioning business and this year’s finalists (the day before the winner was crowned)  They talk about the International Theatre Studio play reading they went to during the week which was based on a popular British sitcom set during World War 2. Hannah opens up about it being 4 years since her mum passed away and discusses how she felt and the struggles with grief and what form it takes over the years. The 4 year anniversary of her passing was on a Friday, so she met with her father as normal, but this time at Kalima on San Pedro beach front. PJ mentions some of the restaurants that have closed down, one of which was a favourite of theirs, Benisty. He also speaks about the Taco place closing which was of no surprise as they had never promoted themselves or did any social media. On Friday PJ met up with his work friends Ysa and Joshua for drinks at Soul by Breathe at the NAC Padel Club in San Pedro where they enjoyed some amazingly crispy sweet potato fries and chicken fingers. They then moved on to the beach for a drink at Alabadero, PJ and Hannah's wedding venue which looks nothing like it did when they got married. Hannah joined them after she had been for a catch up with good friend Audrey. They started at The Hogan Stand for Happy Hour (which happens every Friday between 5pm and 7pm). They then went to Boulebar which is just on the corner before the pedestrian area. At the weekends it is heaving with local Spanish as they have live music. They then headed to Bar Guerra for tapas before finishing in La Kasita Bar and Tapas. Saturday, they headed to Malaga to McAurthur Glen the designer outlet which is part of Plaza Mayor. Hannah managed to have some successful purchases as did PJ. Listen to hear what they bought and why. After they went to IKEA to get a few items. Hannah mentions a great event coming up in Malaga called the Malaga Book Fair from 30 April to 10 May in which Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh will be one of the guests. This week’s articles from their collaborators The Euro Weekly News include grants for renovating homes in Spain, the upcoming petrol station strikes and the average number of enquiries a property listing receives in the area.