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Ruias-owned Essar Energy, listed on London Stock Exchange, could face trouble in its proposed pullout of Kenya Petroleum Refineries Ltd (KPRL), which runs an old and loss-making crude oil refinery in Mombasa, as the Kenyan government has raised questions over the legality of the of its exit plans."Essar Energy and Kenya government both are jointly working on termination deemed agreement," an official close to the development told dna on conditions of anonymity. He said the issue was first raised by public investment committee.According to the official, trouble started brewing for the Mombasa refinery, after the new Kenyan government decided to withdraw price protection provided to the refinery. KPRL, which is the only one in Eastern Africa and the first international refinery acquired by an Indian company, had agreement with oil marketers, under which oil retailers had to buy at least 40% of their fuel requirement from the refinery. But the refinery had come under sharp criticism from fuel distributors over the quality of its products, who wanted it shut so that they could buy cheaper and better imports from suppliers of their choice."The new government asked the refinery to sell its produce at import prices. Being a very old and small refinery, there is no economic benefit in selling the produce at imported price and hence it had to be shut down. We can just hope that government takes quick action as both refinery and manpower is lying idle," the official said.In December, Kenya government chose to operate without its own refinery and said that the refinery will be converted in to a storage facility. Kenya's Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir cited that it was proving to be more costly to refine products at the facility and it was making Shilling (Kenya's currency) 15 million losses a day, which was in turn affecting retail price of petroleum products.
When contacted by dna, Essar Energy said that it was not going to say much beyond its statement in October 2013. "We're still in discussions with the government of Kenya to exit KPRL," the company said.
In October 2013, Essar Energy, which owns 50% in KPRL, had announced plans to exercise put option through its subsidiary Essar Energy Overseas to sell entire stake to the Kenya government. In March, Kenya's Attorney General (AG) in a letter sent to that country's Treasury Cabinet Secretary said that nothing has been done by both parties to satisfy the conditions to use the put option and hence the government was under no obligation to buy out Essar's share. In fact, AG advised that Essar should withdraw the notice it served to the Kenya government in October and pave the way for a mutual termination.
Essar Energy is supposed to get $5 million for its 50% stake, which it had bought in July 2009 for $7 million from BP, Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell.Kenya's AG also said that Essar should be paid the price for the stake only after both parties came to an agreement on the settlement of debts owned to KRPL. The debt of Mombasa refinery has escalated to $8.1 million from $ 309,888 in 2009."This decision by Essar Energy follows an extensive series of studies by international consultants into the technical, economic and funding elements of an upgrade of the Mombasa refinery. Following these studies, Essar Energy believes that the upgrade is not economically viable in the current refining environment," the company had said in statement issued in October, citing the reasons for exiting 50% stake in Kenya refinery.The refinery has been shut since December, with the East African country resolving to entirely import its fuel needs. KRPL used to produce liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), petrol, diesel, kerosene and fuel oil.
Before quitting the stake Essar Energy had plans to upgrade refinery by adding secondary units at a project cost of $400-450 million. "Usually the companies do not exercise put option before actually meeting all commitments. Such outbound investments often come with several financial and legal commitments," Deepak Mahurkar, an oil and gas expert with PriceWaterhouseCooper said while declining to comment on this specific issue.


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Health Watch - Holiday Hazards: Indoor Decor
Health Watch is a Public Service of the Office of News and Publications and is intended to provide general information only and should not replace the advice of a medical professional. You should contact your physician if you have questions about any of these topics.
This week on Health Watch, we're talking about preparing for the holiday season. Previously, we talked about using a ladder safely when decorating the exterior of your home. But there are also things to keep in mind when decorating your home's interior, especially if someone in your family suffers from allergies or asthma.
The Christmas tree can be a source of allergens. Dr. Rebecca Gruchalla, chief of allergy at UT Southwestern Medical Center, says you should avoid a live juniper tree because those pollinate during the holiday season. A better choice for allergy sufferers would be an artificial tree that's stored in a dust-free environment. Wipe down ornaments to remove dust before putting them up. Scented candles, room sprays and other fragrances may also be allergy triggers. Fireplace wood can bring mold indoors, and some allergy sufferers might not be able to tolerate smoke from a fire.
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NEW YORK (AP) - She got the itch at David Letterman's desk.
Megan Mullally, long an audience fave on "Will & Grace," had already moonlighted once or twice as a guest host on other talk shows. But subbing for a laid-up Dave in March 2003 - and feeling comfortable, relaxed and in her element - Mullally had a revelation, right there on "Late Show"!
"It had never occurred to me that hosting a talk show was a job that you could actually have," she says, chuckling that such a truth could somehow have eluded her. "It had seemed like a very far-fetched profession. Like being an astronaut."
Now she's about to blast off with her own weekday talk-variety hour, "The Megan Mullally Show," premiering Monday (check local listings for time and station). Her first guest: Will Ferrell, which is not a bad get.
But the show will be more than star chat. Mullally also promises comedy and music. And, as a singer who starred on Broadway in the musicals "Grease" and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and who fronts her own band, Supreme Music Program, she will occasionally favor viewers with a song.
"We're gonna get away from the celebrity culture a little bit," she adds, explaining that regular folks will be an important part of the guest mix. "We want to remind people that everybody's special and has a story to tell."
Launching in tandem with the show will be a Web site where viewers are invited to upload short films and other self-expression that could possibly appear on the air.
"We want to encourage people to explore their creativity," she says.
Monday will mark the end of a lengthy process for Mullally that began with pondering what to do with her life once "Will & Grace" (and her dream collaboration with co-stars Eric McCormack, Debra Messing and Sean Hayes) had run its course.
A spin-off sitcom for her character - the riotously fabu Karen Walker - was explored.
"But doing `Will & Grace' for all that time was so satisfying, I don't have that much to prove to myself in that regard anymore," she says. Besides, she had the talk-show itch.
Then NBC Universal got it, too, signing Mullally for a seamless transition from the eighth and final "Will & Grace" season to her new L.A.-based venture.
Easier said than done. It entailed getting one thing up and running while she weathered emotionally wrenching months to bring the other to a close.
"January to April, I was going through the whole process of ending `Will & Grace' and grieving that, while working full, full, full time on this talk show," she says - "which did offer solace in the sense that I knew what I was gonna be doing next, and that I had a purpose."
Her immediate purpose: Weighing in on countless decisions, from the concept of the new show to the look of the set down to the logo's design ("You have to see it on the side of the building and on every piece of paper for who-knows-how-long!").
Being boss is a departure for Mullally, who notes, "I never even had an office before. And I'm 47!"
But the only decision she acknowledges losing was what the show would be called. She can't say exactly what she might have preferred, but having her own name claimed for the title unnerved her at first.
"People answer our phones with my name! It took me a while to disassociate myself from it, to tell myself they were saying something like `Heinz Ketchup' instead. Otherwise," she laughs warily, "it's just too WEIRD."


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于 2011年08月19日 14:35, Bharata B Rao 写道:
Hi, qemu supports specification of NUMA topology on command line using -numa option. -numa node[,mem=size][,cpus=cpu[-cpu]][,nodeid=node] I see that there is no way to specify such NUMA topology in libvirt XML. Are there plans to add support for NUMA topology specification ? Is anybody already working on this ? If not I would like to add this support for libvirt. Currently the topology specification available in libvirt (<topology sockets='1' cores='2' threads='1'/>) translates to "-smp sockets=1,cores=2,threads=1" option of qemu. There is not equivalent in libvirt that could generate -numa command line option of qemu. How about something like this ? (OPTION 1) <cpu> ... <numa nodeid='node' cpus='cpu[-cpu]' mem='size'> ... </cpu>
Libvirt already supported NUMA setting (both cpu and memory) on host yet, but yes, nothing for NUMA setting inside guest yet. We have talked once about the XML when adding the support for numa memory setting on host. And finally choosed to introduce new XML node for it with considering to add support for NUMA setting inside guest one day. The XML is: <numatune> <memory mode="strict" nodeset="1-4,^3"/> </numatune> So, personlly, I think the new XML should be inside "<numatune>" as a child node.
And we could specify multiple such lines, one for each node. -numa and -smp options in qemu do not work all that well since they are parsed independent of each other and one could specify a cpu set with -numa option that is incompatible with sockets,cores and threads specified on -smp option. This should be fixed in qemu, but given that such a problem has been observed, should libvirt tie the specification of numa and smp (sockets,threads,cores) together so that one is forced to specify only valid combinations of nodes and cpus in libvirt ? May be something like this: (OPTION 2) <cpu> ... <topology sockets='1' cores='2' threads='1' nodeid='0' cpus='0-1' mem='size'> <topology sockets='1' cores='2' threads='1' nodeid='1' cpus='2-3' mem='size'> ... </cpu
This will cause we have 3 places for NUMA, one is <numatune>, the other is "<vcpu>", and this one. We can't change the "<vcpu>" as it was introduce much earlier than "<numatune>", but after <numatune> was introduced, I guess it's better to folder all NUMA stuffs in it.
This should result in a 2 node system with each node having 1 socket with 2 cores. Comments, suggestions ? Regards, Bharata.


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President of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC), Arjun Modhwadia on Friday denied having compared CM Narendra Modi with a monkey.
"I didn't compare the chief minister with a monkey. My remark has been misinterpreted by the media," said Modhwadia addressing mediapersons. "I had used proverb of a monkey sitting atop a tree challenging a lion to show that there cannot be a comparison between the prime minister and the chief minister. These are constitutional posts, and I wouldn't compare them to animals."
He, however, added that he only wanted to show the chief minister his place.
Modhwadia said that Modi is targeting central leadership of Congress, but hasn't uttered a word about Gujarat's issues in the last couple of months. "Modi should talk about why 10 lakh educated youngsters in the state are unemployed, and about commercialisation of education and health services, the spurt in state's debt in recent years, and slowing down of state's GDP growth from 16% to 9.5%," he said.
Modhwadia had on Monday compared the chief minister with a monkey while addressing a public meeting at Asarwa. Accusing the congress president of using derogatory language, BJP on Thursday lodged a complaint against him with the Election Commission on India (EC).
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This year's "Project Runway" finalist, Kimberly Goldson, shared a few of her fashion tips with Sister 2 Sister before her much anticipated collection is unveiled on the season finale, airing this Thursday on Lifetime.
Known for her perfect pants, infectious personality and great sense of style, Kimberly discussed her fashion knowledge and favorite fashion icon.
Kia: Who is your favorite fashion designer?
Kimberly: I'm so in love with Oscar de la Renta. His work has a hint of trend without it being too far out. I absolutely love him.
Kia: What was the first "luxury" item you purchased? You know the one you saved up for and really, really wanted.
Kimberly: A Gucci bag. It was black suede and embossed with a metal handle. I loved that bag. I got it at the Gucci Outlet in Secaucus, New Jersey. I used it in college as a book bag. I was about 19 or 20 at the time.
Kia: Your style icon is …
Kimberly: My mom! I can remember rummaging through her closet when I was younger. I couldn't wait to emulate her style.
Kia: Your fashion MUST have is…
Kimberly: A great pair of shoes. I spend my money on shoes and handbags. You need to have good ones.
Kia: What fashion item is a STEAL? Meaning, what can you get away with on the "cheap?"
Kimberly: Trendy items like this year's floppy hat. You can purchase those items at a discount store (like Target, Forever21 and H&M).
Kia: How would you define your style?
Kimberly: Great question! Very classic. It's a little bit of whatever I gravitate to—what I'm feeling at the moment. I like jeans but I like to be glammed up also.
Kia: If you could pick 3 top fashion DO's to tell our readers what would they be?
Kimberly: 1.) Follow your own style and not someone else's. 2.) Dress for your body. It doesn't matter the size. Go with what flatters you. 3.) Invest in good classic pieces you can wear season after season. Buy trendy pieces from discount stores.
In Part 2, Kimberly talks about "Project Runway" and what it means to be a designer of color. Plus, find out who she would love to make a pair of pants for.
—Kia Jefferson
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If the Carolina Panthers are going to become the second team to start 1-5 and make it to the playoffs, it won't be under General Manager Marty Hurney.
Hurney was relieved of his duties early Monday morning, the team announced. He had served as the team's GM since 2002.
Another Sunday went by and the Carolina Panthers suffered yet another heartbreaking defeat.
Marred by a few disputable calls late in their game against the Dallas Cowboys, the Panthers dropped their fifth contest of the season, 19-14, at Bank of America Stadium in front of 73,981 fans.


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The Penitent of Jenin
Once Israel's worst enemy, Zakaria Zubeidi forswore violence. He's now starving in a Palestinian prison.
This is a story of repentance.
It begins late in the afternoon of Nov. 28, 2002, with a white Mazda lumbering down the main street of Beit Shean, a sleepy town in the north of Israel. It was the day of the Likud party primaries, and Beit Shean was a Likud kind of town. Traffic was dense. When the car finally reached the dead center of town—right in between the Likud offices and the central bus station—it stopped, and two men dressed in IDF uniforms tumbled out and started running. One made his way into the station, pulled the safety off a hand grenade, and tossed it into the crowd, shooting at the survivors with his semiautomatic. The other stopped right outside the Likud headquarters, produced an AK-47, and opened fire on the people lined up to vote. It took nearly 10 minutes for passersby—some of them security personnel, others soldiers on leave—to find cover, draw their weapons, take aim, and shoot both terrorists dead. By that point, six Israelis had lost their lives, and dozens of others were wounded.
That night in Jenin, the man who had masterminded the attack was in a celebratory mood. While most of his peers stomped around the refugee camp where they lived and idly vowed to take vengeance on the Israelis, Zakaria Zubeidi had planned and orchestrated a brazen and successful military operation behind enemy lines. His men had dressed like Israeli soldiers. They stormed a bastion of Israel's governing party. Victories didn't get more symbolic than that, and Zubeidi quickly became a hometown hero.
It was a role he had prepared a lifetime to play: At 13, throwing stones at settlers' cars at the height of the first Intifada, he was chased down by Israeli soldiers and shot in the leg, leaving him with a bad limp. The injury barely slowed him down, and a year later he was arrested by the IDF and sentenced to six months in prison. As soon as he was released, he filled a glass bottle with gasoline, shoved a rag in it, lit it on fire, and threw it at an army patrol. He was arrested once again and sent to an Israeli jail for nearly five years.
He was released into a world radically different than the one he had known. While Zubeidi was undergoing puberty in prison, the Oslo Accords had been signed, Yasser Arafat returned from Tunis with his men and set up the Palestinian Authority, the Intifada was over, and peace seemed imminent. Zubeidi, 20, his body broken but his spirit strong, took a job as one of Arafat's junior policemen but didn't care for it much. He moved to Tel Aviv and worked in construction and later returned home to Jenin and drove a truck. By 2001, he was making good money and had Israeli friends, whom he enjoyed hosting at his mother's home over piping tea and sweets.
When the second Intifada started, in September that year, his new friends stopped visiting. Zubeidi felt betrayed. This, he felt, was not what coexistence was supposed to be like. He rejoined the resistance, but, before he could figure out a strategy, Israel, responding to a Palestinian suicide bombing in a hotel in Netanya that left 27 dead, launched Operation Defensive Shield, its most aggressive operation in the West Bank in four decades. Jenin, a hotbed of militant groups like the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the Islamic Jihad, was hit hardest. Scores of Palestinians were killed, among them Zubeidi's brother and his mother, struck by a bullet while looking out her window. Zubeidi joined the Al-Aqsa Brigades. He was out for blood.
Then came the Beit Shean attack, and then others. Zubeidi became the West Bank's most wanted man. Time after time, the Israelis tried to assassinate him, never with any success. Zubeidi's legend grew, and with it his audacity. When Arafat called for a ceasefire in 2003, Zubeidi defied him. He walked around Jenin like a sheriff: Whenever he caught a suspected rapist, say, he would shoot him in the leg. Children soon crowded around him—Zubeidi was one part Che Guevara and one part Wyatt Earp, an outlaw who, in the topsy-turvy reality of Jenin, was also the perfect embodiment of the law. Aware of Zubeidi's leadership status, Israel pardoned him in 2005, as part of a deal with Arafat's successor Abu Mazen, but a year later again made an attempt on Zubeidi's life as he was paying a condolence call to the family of a friend who had died. Again, Zubeidi escaped unharmed. Again, he continued to fight.
Slowly, however, he realized it was pointless. That violence yields no results. That bloodlust corrupts. That there were better ways to change hearts and minds than blowing them up in cafés and on street corners. In 2007, when Israel and the PA struck yet another pardon agreement, he laid down his guns. He has not picked them up since.
Instead, Zubeidi turned to the stage, running the Freedom Theatre in Jenin with his friend Juliano Mer Khamis. The two met decades before, when Mer Khamis' mother, Arna, volunteered to give the children of Jenin drama lessons. Zubeidi, then 12, was one of her star students, and he had never forgotten how acting helped him process his rage, his sense of helplessness, his wounded pride. In 2011, after Mer Khamis was gunned down by an assailant, Zubeidi took over the theater by himself. He was still engaged in politics, issuing frequent and fierce condemnations of what he argued was a hopelessly corrupt Palestinian Authority, but most of his energy went to mounting adaptations of Alice in Wonderland and Waiting for Godot.
This is where Zakaria Zubeidi's story should have ended. It should have been fodder for a sweet magazine piece served warm to readers hungry for something to balance all of the region's grit and gloom. It should have been the stuff rabbis talk about from their pulpits this time of year, about the promise of teshuva and the power of forgiveness. But the Holy Land doesn't work that way. Last December, Zubeidi was arrested by Palestinian policemen and informed that he was being taken into custody because Israel, for some reason, had decided to revoke his amnesty. When Israeli officials refused to confirm or deny this claim, it became increasingly clear that the real reason for Zubeidi's detention was a growing concern in Abu Mazen's circles that the charismatic and celebrated former militant posed too much of a threat to the regime's stability, especially given his relentless criticism of the PA.
Zubeidi spent the following few months being arrested and released, with no concrete reason ever offered. In May, gunmen fired a few rounds at the home of Jenin's governor; terrified, the man died of a heart attack. Zubeidi was arrested again a few days later. There was no proof of his having anything to do with the attack. In a bitter twist of irony, the PA is keeping Zubeidi under administrative arrest, a punitive measure that is a holdover from the days of the British mandate and that allows the government to detain a suspect for months on end without ever bringing him before a judge. It is the same instrument Israeli security forces frequently use against Palestinian suspects—incurring the wrath of a good number of observers. The PA, which many Israeli officials repeatedly argue is too weak and discombobulated to curb its extremists, showed great resolve and utter competence in arresting its moderate political critic, Zubeidi. He remains in jail; according to allegations his brother recently made to Human Rights Watch, he is being kept in solitary confinement and is routinely tortured.
Once upon a time, maybe, Zakaria Zubeidi would have opted to fight back. He'd been in and out of jail before and is no stranger to abuse. But he had meant what he said when he swore that he was no longer a fighting man. In prison, he began refusing food, then liquids. Doctors now give him days to live. When he was finally brought before a judge, earlier this week, he took off his shirt to show the courtroom the many scars he had earned in years of struggle. "I've been a freedom fighter all my life," he said, sounding frail. "Can you see the wounds from the bullets that I took fighting for freedom against the Israeli occupation? I will not let you now be the ones to take my freedom away from me. You will see me again at my funeral." And that's all he said: Not only would he not eat or drink, but he vowed not to speak as well.
As Zubeidi fades away, we should contemplate not only his life, but also his likely form of death. There are many reasons for self-starvation, from Judaism's purging of sins and commemoration of communal disasters to Islam's attempt at taqwa, or a heightened awareness of God. But Zubeidi's slow and deliberate demise has nothing to do with these strategies. It is not an attempt at transcendence but an abandonment of hope. It is to life what white is to color, a pale and terrifying hue that, as Melville so aptly put it when describing his famous whale, "strikes more of panic to the soul than that redness which affrights in blood." The most terrifying thing about the short and brutish life of Zakaria Zubeidi is the possibility that he may soon perish, having tried to repent and having been, at every step, denied.
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Terrazas Del Mar is located a few minutes' walk from the centre of Benalmadena Pueblo (white village) often referred to as one of Spain's best kept secrets. Quiet and peaceful, with mountain and sea views, yet only 15/20 minutes by road from the lively resorts of Benalmadena Costa and Fuengirola. Local transport (buses and trains) is frequent and on time and the village has a taxi rank. The property is modern with secure underground parking (marked 56) and has easy access to all amenities and many excellent restaurants.
There is a shared pool, paddle tennis court and children's playground (completed Summer 2008), all with sea views. Leading from the living room is a spacious terrace with stunning sea views, furnished with rattan furniture, sun loungers, table and chairs to enable you to dine al fresco. Comprising one double bedroom with en suite bathroom, one twin bedroom and a separate shower room, the apartment is ideal for families or two couples, with plenty in the surrounding area to see and do during your stay.
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|Benalmadena 3 km
|Car advised
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|Nearest airport: Malaga 20 km, Nearest railway: Arroyo de la Miel 3 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility
|No pets allowed, Yes, smoking allowed
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|Internet access, DVD player, Sea view
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated)
|Central heating, Air conditioning, Video player, CD player, Safe, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 1 En suites and 1 Shower rooms
|1 Sofa beds, Double beds (1), Single beds (2), Dining seats for 4, Lounge seats for 4
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Shared garden, Climbing frame, Swing set
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Secure underground parking (Allocated Parking Space Marked 56 near lift).
Shared Swimming Pool on site with adjacent changing/WC facilities.
Shared Tennis Court and children's play area next to pool
Table + 4 chairs, two sun loungers and rattan furniture on terrace.
Smoking allowed on terrace but not inside the apartment.
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Safe Deposit in apartment for Passports and valuables.
English agent living nearby will meet and greet guests and provide contact details for use in emergencies.
Welcome Pack (basics) can be provided if required (payable in local currency)
Shared Swimming Pool - times vary depending on season (gated with key in apartment)
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The apartment has panoramic sea and mountain views and is situated on the outskirts of the typical Andalusian "white village" of Benalmadena with it's quaint narrow flower filled streets, many bars and restaurants yet only 15 minutes from the lively towns of Benalmadena Costa and Fuengirola. There are regular buses running through the village and a train station 10 mins away by bus.
Trains run from Malaga City through to the Airport and Torremolinos, Benalmadena area and on to Fuengirola. Hire a car and travel along the coast to Marbella, Puerto Banus Marina and Estepona or visit historic Gibraltar only an hour away by motorway. Book to play one of the many Golf Courses or take a day trip to historic Malaga, Ronda, Granada, Seville or Cordoba.
In Benalmadena/Arroyo de la Miel there are many lively Bars and Restaurants. Look for Bonanza Square, 24 Hour Square and the award winning Marina. Plaza Mequita is the place to be on New Year's Eve and with so many ex-pats in the area there are two sets of chimes to mark the time difference between Espana and the UK !! The sandy beaches and promenade (paseo maritimo) are lined with bars and restaurants.
Walk from the Marina towards Torremolinos, have lunch at one of Carihuela's "Chiringuitos" specialising in seafood or visit the Cable Cars, Selwo and Sea Life to keep the younger ones happy. You can visit the local mini-golf if you don't fancy the real thing on the Costa del Golf'. There is a Zoo and a Water Park in nearby Fuengirola, a short bus or train ride away. Visit the local street markets where you can barter to pick up a bargain.
Then, when the sun goes down you can eat al fresco on the terrace at the apartment or visit a local Tapas Bar or Restaurant. Nightlife includes live entertainment, (inc Tivoli World) discos and karaoke bars and there is a Casino at Torrequebrada . Day trips : Gibraltar, white villages, historic cities / sightseeing inland. There's something for everyone on the Costa del Sol. What are you waiting for, book now !!!
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"Great apartment with a spectacular view!"
My wife and I and 18 month old daughter came to stay here for a week. From booking to check out everything was extremely well organised by Glyn in the UK and Claire in Spain. Couldn't ask for mor… More
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Me and my husband stayed here for 9 nights in June and found the apartment excellent. It had everything we needed for our stay and was clean and tidy. The view from the balcony was fantastic and it wa… More
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This apartment is first class. Its more like "home from home". We were met on arrival at the apartment by a representative of the owner who gave us the keys and explained how things worked in the apartment - like the electric shutters on the balcony doors! Amazing! Unlike many rentals, the cleaners do not remove every item from every cupboard. We were delighted to find that we didnt need to rush to the supermarket to buy washing up liquid, etc. Small touch, but very welcome indeed. The view from the balcony is amazing. We have rented many properties in this area as we love Benalmadena Pueblo, but this has got to be the best so far. You can walk to the village from the apartment. We particularly appreciated the spacious underground garage, and the allocated parking right next tot he lift made getting groceires up tot he apartment very easy.. I could actually write a lot more about our stay, like the double bed was soooo comfy, and the entire time we stayed there we never heard a sound from anyone else in the block. We would definitely return.
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