Coleen Rooney in Marbella, and LOADS of new openings!

Coleen Rooney in Marbella, and LOADS of new openings!

As we head into the literal half point of the year, we are excited to bring you the latest episode of Marbella with Him & Her, your weekly podcast about Marbella, San Pedro de Alcantara and more. This week we speak about Coleen Rooney in San Pedro, Go Henry, The FTD Brothers, La Sala by the Sea and so much more. Your presenters of Marbella with Him & Her are PJ Lopez (@pjlopez1marbella) and Hannah Murray (@radiohannah). In case this is your first time listening, they are an expat couple that live in San Pedro de Alcantara, Marbella who also run the popular San Pedro Guide. PJ is a marketing director, and Hannah is a radio and tv presenter. They speak each week about the many things going on in and around Marbella and the local area, with occasional information on other parts of Spain and the UK. This week they start with their trip to Benahavis for the annual International Theatre Studio (ITS) Lark in the Park, an event that invloves a picnic, a theatre production and musical entertainment. Most previous years both Hannah and PJ have been involved in one way or another, but this year they were pleased to sit back and enjoy the event at spectators. Listen to hear more about the event and performances. Hannah did her weekly Pilates on Monday, as she had a lunch date with a friend on Friday, but that meant she missed doing the session alongside Coleen Rooney who was at Studio 34. Instead of Pilates Hannah was at La Sala by the Sea with a friend enjoying a lovely Thai platter. She updates us on the revamp of the beach club and the fun vibe and atmosphere. Some of Hannah's interview highlights this week from her Talk Radio Europe show included the entrepreneur of the week, Louise Hill who was on the India trip they did with The Sisterhood last year and who founded the successful children's debit card Go Henry. She also chatted to Julie Talbot who is 'Worldschooling' her children. The other highlight was a heartwarming and heart breaking chat she had one a young lad called Jordan Adams who is one half of the FTD Brothers, who both have inherited a gene that means they have a 99.9% chance of getting the same type of dementia that has already taken a number of their family members. Listen to hear more about their charity raising in aid of the condition. They both went to Remy this week for eggs Benedict, although Hannah had been earlier in the week too for her weekly brunch with her dad. They popped out for drinks with Aoife and Meadhbh to The Hogan Stand before heading across the road for Chinese at Nuevo Siglo. At the weekend they also went for a chat with the owners of Cilantro in San Pedro who have just opened a Lebanese restaurant section in their establishment. They have updates on more new openings in San Pedro too! This week’s articles from their collaborators The Euro Weekly News include the number of tourists handled by Malaga Airport this year, and information on José Carlos Garcia shunning Michelin star dining to return to his food roots.

Marbella Charity Galas and Cirque du Soleil in Malaga

Welcome to Marbella with Him & Her, a Marbella expat Podcast presented by PJ Lopez (@pjlopez1marbella) and Hannah Murray (@radiohannah). In this week's episode Hannah gives an update on her fitness classes and there is also an update on Red Wine Gate! They talk about watching the series Dear England about Gareth Southgate and how good it was, especially the likeness to Gareth played by Joseph Fiennes from his mannerisms to his voice. Interview highlights from Hannah this week on her radio show included her entrepreneur of the week, Jo Living, who talked about her company Aces High, which was born as a result of a poker win she had in Morocco. She also interviewed the lovely Andrea McLean who was one of the longest serving hosts of the UK TV series Loose Women. She was talking about her new book Shameless.  They had an extremely busy weekend starting with the Collective Calling Gala dinner at a beautiful setting in El Paraiso called Cortojo de Cortes, which included some wonderful oysters they had thanks to The Fisherman's Daughter. Their good friend Percy was the MC for the evening, and they sat at his table for the dinner. Then on Saturday they headed off to Malaga to see Cirque du Soleil perform their latest offering called Kurios.  Hannah mentions some events that are coming up at venues like Cascada Restaurant in Marbella and their international chef night and information on the Age Concern Book Club. PJ also talked about the Marbella Feria which is next week. Hannah mentioned more rather strange coincidences about the number 555. PJ has a moan about the toll road price increases and asks why there are no water taxis.  Some articles from this week's collaborators The Euro Weekly News include the Age Concern Lunch at La Sala on 11th June, a bus in Poland called the 666 that goes to a town called Hel, the special over 65's cinema ticket discounts and the Sunday opening of supermarkets during the summer.

Leonardo Di Caprio in Marbella, and Hannah in Seville

Welcome to the latest episode of Marbella with Him & Her, a weekly Podcast created and presented by Marbella couple PJ Lopez (@pjlopez1marbella) and Hannah Murray (@radiohannah). If you are new to the podcast, PJ is a marketing expert and Hannah is a radio and tv presenter in Marbella, and they both have a passion for food and socialising. In this week's episode they start by welcoming Amber Chou to their San Pedro Guide, which they set up nearly a decade ago to keep the English speaking community updated with San Pedro news. Due to its popularity, they now also have a system for local businesses to pay a small annual fee for monthly posts on the Instagram and Facebook social media accounts. They also talk about a Marbella social media meme trend involving AI images of Leonardo di Caprio in different locations around Marbella. The one on the San Pedro Guide of him standing outside The Hogan Stand in San Pedro sort of went viral! Some interview highlights this week from Hannah's radio show on Talk Radio Europe included one with a lady called Kate Wilson who is the founder of a children's publishing house called Nosy Crow and who are holding their own alongside the large publishers. Hannah also did another interview with actress Susan George, but this time about her acting career starring alongside greats like Dustin Hoffman. She asked Hannah for a copy of the interview as she said things that she had never said before thanks to Hannah's great interview style. Another fun interview was with comedian Iain Lee who spoke about his stand-up shows in people's houses. Fiona from International Theatre Studio went in for a chat with Hannah about the upcoming annual event at the park in Benahavis called Lark in The Park. She went in with one of the coasts top singers Paul Hull. Listen for more information. Her final interview highlight was with a fantastic man called Harry Heasdon who at the age of 98 became a Guinness World Record breaker thanks to a wing walk, making him the oldest man to do so. They also chat about European football finals, including PJ's team Crystal Palace who won the European Conference League final, and also Arsenal in the Champions League final. On Friday, PJ had some colleagues from work over for dinner so he speaks about juggling work, buying ingredients, cooking and cleaning. Meanwhile Hannah had taken off to Seville with some girlfriends for a weekend away. Listen to hear more about their antics from sherry tasting to rooftop drinking. Upon her return they chat about a welcome drink of Hugo Spritz (PJ has some info about its origins, of course). Hannah speaks sadly and very fondly of a singer that passed away suddenly during the week who was part of a trio called the Rat Pack. He was the Frank Sinatra of the group who have played most top venues on the coast. She has some fabulous memories that she shares so listen out for those. Some of this week's articles from their collaborators The Euro Weekly News included the 'lost in translation' misunderstanding of a comedy sketch on Joe Irish News about grading the redness of some Irish sun bathers. Hannah also reads some interesting tips from an article about keeping cool this summer. Finally, there is a reminder about the Collective Calling Gala on Friday 5th June at Cortijo de Cortes which aims to raise much needed funds for the charity. One of the auction items is the very generous donation that Hannah and PJ's friends Steph and Frank gave them to give to a charity auction, a pair of boxing shorts singed by boxing legends Casius Clay (aka Mohamed Ali) and Mike Tyson.

Zanetti's opening in Marbella, and Red Wine Gate!

Welcome to Marbella with Him & Her, your weekly podcast about Marbella and San Pedro de Alcantara presented by husband and wife duo PJ Lopez (@pjlopez1marbella) and Hannah Murray (@radiohannah). It was certainly a busy week for them both starting straight after recording the previous week's podcast as they headed to The Hogan Stand for PJ's quiz teams winner's lunch. Each week the winning team win a €40 voucher to spend at The Hogan Stand on a separate occasion, so the team decided to use it towards a lunch. Listen to find out some of the yummy food they had. Hannah's entrepreneur of the week last week was one of The Sisterhood members who Hannah did the India tuktuk challenge with, Dani Wallace who runs a huge inclusive networking event in the UK called The Big Festoon. She also chatted with previous winner of Race Across The World, Alfie Watts about his next travel challenge which funnily enough involves driving a tuk-tuk from London to Norway to raise money are awareness for a mental health charity called Young Minds, under the hashtag #Brighterdaysarecoming It would not be a podcast without the mention of food and there was lots to speak about this week starting with Hannah's weekly trip to Amberchou with her dad, and then on to Exoticca for a Poke bowl with another member of The Sisterhood who was over in Marbella and had reached out to meet for lunch. PJ had to adopt his Mr Fixit mode when their dishwasher failed, having to turn it upside down and remove the motor. Find out how he got on! Hannah shares some tips that she discussed with Be Spain Savvy about Café con hielo and how to pour it. Did it work? PJ also made some POKE bowls for lunch during the week combining things like mayo and chipotle for the dressing. Friday night they were out with friends Amy and Ross for the opening of Zanetti's at Tibu in Puerto Banus. The evening did not start as planned with Hannah's new shoes she was wearing for the first time breaking as they walked along the port. Then while in Zanetti's there was a little bit of a drinks spillage that ended up all over PJ. After a change of plan for the evening, they headed back to San Pedro so PJ could change before heading to El Candil for wine, cheese and jamon. Meanwhile Hannah had gone to task on getting the red wine out of PJ's brand new Hugo Boss shirt that he had bought for an upcoming wedding. Listen to hear the results of her endeavours. They discuss some of the TV shows they have been watching including the amazing documentary on Kylie Minogue and the new series of Welcome to Wrexham where they heard possibly one of the best ever sayings from someone on the show. Before recording the podcast, they had been invited for breakfast at a new restaurant called Remy's Bistro. They absolutely loved the food and also have some big news about what the owner and chef will be doing from June. During the week they added some updates on the San Pedro Guide (@sanpedromarbellaguide) about new places opening including a new healthy food place called Plant Shack, the Art Bakery San Pedro, the new Pilates 34 Hot Pilates studio, an update on the new restaurant D'gustation and a concept shop called The Loft that also has a popup café by Art Bakery. Some articles they discussed from their collaborators the Euro Weekly News included a new viral trend of people leaving restaurants without paying the bill because they did not get the bill after numerous requests. They also talk about what establishments must display in order to ban pets from being allowed in.

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.