

I just got back from my short vacation in Southern Spain, and I can tell you, what a whirlwind of a trip!
My short time in hot, passionate Spain led to some hot, passionate moments...mostly with a beautiful Spanish boy named Jose. Ahem... Aside from that, I discovered some fabulous places to hang out, including my old favourite, Kaleido, which has kept its wall-length bar, loud-and-lovely house music, and flirtacious atmosphere, but classed up the joint a little by filling the dance floor (mostly) with lounge-like small tables and chairs. The main thrill blasting out of the speakers on the various nights (or should I say, mornings) that I went there was 'We No Speak Americano', and the cocktail that they do the best here is the equal parts delicious and lethal White Russian. The lounge-like, relaxing, low-pressure feel of the place paired with the disco balls and coloured strobe lights of a hard-partying cosmopolitan club will keep you coming back for more to this chameleon "cafeteria & snackbar" by day, "terraza and danceclub" by night. Check out their website: http://www.kaleido.es/
My other favourite Benalmadena haunt is - wait for it - an ice bar. That's right, an actual bar, entirely crafted from ice, much like the notorious Ice Hotel, except much smaller (it's pretty small for a bar, as the technology can't cope with a large amount of human body heat, but this really doesn't stop Boal's Icebar from being incredibly cool - pun intended). The bar (a huge, elaborately carved ice block) is lit from within (or, perhaps, behind) by colour-changing lights and even the glasses that they serve your delicious, naturally cooled alcohol in are made of ice. Fabulous darling! Read more at http://www.yourmarbella.com/boalsicebar/default.aspx
Photos, above: moi at Kaleido and Boal's Icebar.