12 - 18 July 2012
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Life is a beach…
NCE upon a time, we were content with a plastic sun lounger, a Piña Colada, and a good book, but these days - it seems - one does not venture onto the beach without a cabana at some swish club, with Jose booked for a massage in the open air and David Guetta's latest pumping through the sound system. No rubber duckies to disguise the Michelin tyre here and all the spray tan in the world will not save you from the judging stares of Swedish-born Ulrica is a your fellow freelance journalist living in dayMallorca with her family. Her bedders. debut novel $Expat Wives is available on Amazon and iBooks. Nighttime clubbing is ULRICA MARSHALL so passé; ulrica @euroweeklynews.com welcome to the beach club. THE PLACE TO BE SEEN: Enjoy a In the name of serious journalism, I have recently gone deep undercover to sample just moment I succeed in obliterating a few of the hundreds across the my oblique tyre I, too, shall be Peninsula and the islands. All for donning my bikini and raffia you, dear readers. straw cowboy hat at this winning Blue Marlin: Delicious and Ibizan venue. eclectic menu, delectable Marbella Club: A relaxed, yet ambience and full of beautiful elegant club on the beach of this people bronzing and partying to top hotel; with a sumptuous spa top tunes. VIPs and mere at its side, it is easy to while mortals are allowed to tread in away the day here. the same sand, in stark contrast Mood Beach: Surely the to some of the other clubs. The hardest working beach club, with
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cocktail and sunbathe in the most fashionable beach clubs. more events and activities than you could shake a rhythm stick at. Striking distance from Puerto Portals, it is also a lunchtime favourite throughout the year even kids will enjoy this one, as they can pop over to the slide at Kali Beach next door should parental tanning become too tedious. Nassau Beach: The Portixol outpost is a smaller, but welcome
version of its all-encompassing Ibizan sister, which remains a destination beach club. As close as you can get to a Palma beach club, but really more of a glamorous restaurant with a few loungers thrown in for good measure. Nikki Beach: Strictly for those who believe that the credit crunch is a new type of breakfast cereal. It is a great spot to flex
your financial muscles, since even the VIP sections are tiered at this International club. It will no doubt be a huge success, even in the interesting new location of Magalluf. Puro Beach: One of the originals, although lazing in the Balearic sun is often reserved for its Palma hotel guests. Ticks all the boxes, but now faces stiff competition from the many newcomers. Roxy Beach. Not strictly a club, but it has an enchanted position on Playa Portals and the loungers are available with even the smallest bar order. A bit like 'Cheers' on the rocks - friendly faces and everybody knows your name. Just keep it a secret! Still loathe to splash out a bundle on the beach? How about opening your own little beach-, pool-or paddle-pool club? Dump a truck full of sand in your garden, stick your iPod in the dock and roll out those plastic sunloungers, then charge your friends an obscene amount of money for your efforts. Make the most of it, though, as they are unlikely to come again - even if you throw in a Piña Colada.
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