DOG SHOW

In Torre Pacheco at the IFEPA, there will be a dog show on the friday 6th and Saturday 7th of November. There will be dogs from all over the world competing.
As with the Antiques Fair, the entry tickets can be bought on the door and will not be very expensive as a season ticket to all events throughout the year can be bought for 15 euros!

Below is my dog Xero! You know he did almost win the waggiest tail once at a country show



Directions can be seen below


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CHESS (QUEEN TRIBUTE BAND) PLAY CLOVER

After a superb concert a few weeks ago in the Clover at La Torre Golf Resort, Chess band return this Saturday 30th at 11pm in the Clover again.

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Not to be missed, if you didnt catch them last time, get down this Saturday.
To see my review of the last concert  and a video and pictures click here:
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/10/chess-play-mombassa.html

The Clover has now put more outside seating.

LA TORRE GOLF AND AROUND HALLOWEEN PARTIES

On Sunday the 31st of October there are various Halloween parties,

The Clover on La Torre Golf is holding a Halloween party

And also Cum Laude bar in Roldan is having one, this one starts at 5pm  with Alfonso Dj, pedro Cano and Hernar P in the cabin, animacion, surprises, a cold buffet and fancy dress competition and goes on till late.

There are various prizes:

-120 EUROS to the best costume.
- A voucher for 10 drinks to the second best.
- A voucher for 10 drinks to the most original costume
- A bottle of JB or simliar for the third best.
- 30 free drinks for the best group costumes

Cum laude is located on the avenida Torre Pacheco in Roldan.

MAR MENOR HALLOWEEN PARTIES

This sunday 31st is Halloween and there are various parties around.
Mombassa on the Boulevard (just outside Mar Menor Golf Resort) is holding theirs on the 30th

Then you could pop next door to Rock and Roll Circus

And then you could shoot down the road towards Los Alcazares to Delicius for another Halloween party

As with all Halloween nights, Fancy dress may be seen quite alot!

So BEWARE!

BAR RESTAURANTE ESPIGARES - ROLDAN

Yesterday I went out to lunch with a friend, but the places we were going to go to were shut so we decided to try somewhere new and what a little gem we found.

BAR RESTAURANTE ESPIGARES

Is in Roldan which is the Little market town close to La Torre Golf Resort, we were greeted by the owner Cayetano Espigares Machado and taken through to the dining area.

Cayetano speaks a little English and calls himself Gary to English people. There was no menu, he told us what was available for starters, mains and puddings. In Spanish and in English.
We decided to have a salad and some ham, while we waited for the starters, The wine was brought out in a carafe, and we suspect it was homemade, as was rather nice. The beer was brought out in an iced glass.

Then came the starter, which we had chosen Meatball consome. Cayetano came and added a splash of sherry to it!

Then came our mains, chicken and chips, and beef and chips (you had a choice of all meats to pick from.

Feeling a little bit full now, but who could resist pudding? we chose icecream.

Then came the coffees and a free aperitif on the house (lemon liquer).
We paid our bill, which was as follows:
Salad: 3.00
Ham: 4.00
Wine: 1.50
Pint beer: 2.25
2x consome meatballs: 4.00
1 beef and chips: 6.00
1 chicken and chips: 5.00
bread: 0.50
Pint beer: 2.25
2x icecream: 3.50
2 white coffees: 2.50
TOTAL:           34.50

The above picture is Cayetano and his bird on his shoulder, as you can see there is also a bar area serving tapas.
It is not fancy food just good home cooking. I will be going back over and over again, great service, great food, great price.
They are open everyday and night except Mondays, and during the week they do a menu of the day for 9 euros.

How to get there? If you are coming from La Torre Golf Resort, go out the bottom entrance, turn right and then on the next roundabout turn left into Roldan, at the traffic lights turn left and then turn right just after Cajamurcia, keep going, you will see the sports pavilion coming up on your left and on your right a spare peice of waste ground, park up there, as Espigares is just on the corner. Avenida Torre Pacheco 60, Roldan. 968588001.
Enjoy (I did)

UPDATE: I have now been back various times and each time have had a superb meal and service. We have tried homemade wine from a friend of Cayetano who only makes a few bottles from his vineyard. Every time I go back it is great. What makes this little gem of a place is the Service, which is Phenomenal, the home cooked food and the reasonable prices. You should definatly try it.

BALSICAS FIESTAS PATRONALES

Balsicas hold their Fiestas patronales every October and this years starts on Friday the 22nd until Sunday 31st.

Balsicas is located on the C3319 direction Murcia from San Javier, a few minutes from La Torre golf Resort.

Every evening there will be Fiestas and dancing and live music, going on until the early hours (well actually into the next day!)and also various of events going on in the daytime.

Friday and Saturday 22nd and 23rd
There will be a disco and live music on evenings

On Sunday 24th October:


If you pop down at 12.30 midday you will see all the horses and carriages, then in the main tent at 1pm there will be a choir and at 2pm a paella competition! Then at 7pm there will be a procession, finishing off with a disco party into the wee hours.


Monday 25th October

From 4pm there will be lots on for kids including Bouncy castles, different workshops ect..
At 5pm there will be Taekwando exhibition and at 5.30pm Abel Magic (a magician) will perform.
6pm there will be a dance competition
22.30 there will be a Pets Fancy dress competition
and again it will finish off with a disco

Tuesday 26th October


At 11.30am a Mass will be held and again on evening a disco.



Wednesday 27th October


11.30am another Mass will be held

Thursday 28th October

Disco on EveningFriday 29th October


11.30am there will be a Mass and at midday there will be a Mr and Mrs Pensioner 2010!
From 10pm there will be live music and dancing and there will also be a sack race, a skipping competition and of course anothe disco.


Saturday 30th October


At miday there will ba a racing car race through the town
and at 16:00 a remote controlled car race through the town
And on the evening a disco till 6am!


Sunday 31st October

At 10am there will be a procession followed at midday with a Mass.
At 12.30 there will be a Melon throwing competition and also a tractor show.
At 13:00 there will be a parade where everyone wears traditional costume
At 17:00 another parade with floats and a brass band. And at 21:00 a disco, with a fireworks display at 23:00 to close the fiestas and the at midnight for a halloween fancy dress party with popcorn.

LA PARPADELLA - THURSDAY SPECIAL MEAL

La Parpadella Italian Restaurant on the Boulevard is doing a special set meal on Thursdays, to coincide with the live bands playing at Mombassa every thursday night. DINNER AND BAND NIGHT

 You can see the Menu below, which includes drinks

And also includes a Cocktail at Mombassa afterwards while you watch the band!. Remember this thursday 21st is Chess, see my blog before http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/10/chess-play-mombassa.html

CHESS PLAY MOMBASSA

If you didnt get down to the Clover on Saturday night you missed a good night, Chess are a new band on Polaris Circuit but really know how to get the place rocking. Forget Ruth Lorenzo and this band is superb, great night had by all. They are a Queen Tribute band with a difference.

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They will be in Mombassa at The boulevard next to the Mar Menor Golf Resort on Thursday 20th October night and then the following week they will be back at La Torre Golf Resort at The Clover on the 30th of October.

The above pictures were taken at the Clover last Saturday.



Above you can see them in action, but best to just take my word and go and watch them live.

I LOVE HOUSE MUSIC - CUM LAUDE

This Sunday at 5pm in Cum Laude - Roldan there is a "I love house party.

For directions how to get there click http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/09/cum-laude-bar-returns-roldan.html

And keep checking back there for more events

THEMED BUFFETS EVERY DAY AT GINGKO

Every evening at the Hotel Intercontinental La Torre Golf, from 6.30pm to 10.30pm there is a different style Buffet from a different country in the World.

MURCIA WINE CLUB

Murcia produces some superb wines, but unless you know your Spanish wines it can be a bit hit and miss when faced with lots of different bottles infront of you at the supermarket.

So why not Join Murcia Wine Club?

Murcia Wine Club Benefits



1. Free membership
Membership to Murcia Wine Club is totally free


2. Free delivery
Our clients benefit from free delivery within the E.U.


3. Free ‘Pick and Mix’ feature
Create your very own mixed cases at no extra cost!


4. Free prize draws
Every month we give away a bottle of Lavia to one of our clients


5. Social events
We organise regular invitation-only social events and parties

They also do vineyard tours round Bullas, Yecla, Jumilla and a special 3 day tour to Rioja

"All our wine tours include guided vineyard tours and walks, informative step by step presentations and explanations, tapas / pintxos, wine tasting, multi-course meals with wine and coffee and transport to and from your location of choice within the region of Murcia (and two nights accommodation in an idyllic country house for the tour to la Rioja). All tours provide the unique opportunity to explore more of the authentic side to life in Murcia and Spain. They also allow you to witness some of the more remote, picturesque and magnificent parts of Spain. After all, not every day should be spent on a beach or a golf course - especially when some of our tours are cheaper than a round of golf! Intangible, authentic life experiences of this nature are priceless and we promise that yours will become a fond memory forever "

For more info click the link   http://www.murciawineclub.com/index.asp
and join up now

LIVE BANDS AT MAR MENOR AND LA TORRE GOLF

Over the next few weeks there are various live bands playing on the Polaris Resorts.

Thursday 14th October at Mombasa (which is on the Boulevard next to Mar Menor Golf Resort) Mono Club are playing at 10pm.

And throughout October Every Saturday night there are different bands playing at The Clover on La Torre Golf Resort.

The next Band playing at The Clover on la Torre Golf is Chess, which are a queen tribute band and they will be playing Saturday 16th October.

OUTLET FAIR IN MURCIA

The third Feria Outlet will be held in Murcia from the 14th to the 17th October

From 10:00am to 14:00pm and then from 17:00 to 21:00

There will be 124 outlets with over 50% discounts!
63- women's fashion
1 - men's fashion
23 - children´s fashion
10 - men and women's shoes
5- decoration
4 - Opticians
2- Underwear
2 - Home
and also a few for pets, computers, haberdashery,jewellry and presents.

It is to be held in the Plaza San Domingo

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Great for early Christmas shopping?

ARTESAN MARKET IN CARTAGENA FOR THE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND

There will be an artesan market in Cartagena until Tuesday 12th October running over the bank holiday.

20 different stalls will be offering their produce.

It will be held in the Plaza San Juan

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From 11:00 till 14:00 and then from 17:00 to 21:00

There will also be workshops.

Monday will be a Glass Workshop
Tuesday will be a Framing workshop

Enjoy

CUM LAUDE ROLDAN - FIESTA "LA tYPICAL"

On Tuesday the 12th of October, there will be a party night at Cum Laude Discobar in Roldan, this will start at 5pm and go on till late to celebrate "Dia de la Hispanidad" (Spanish day)

There will be Spanish Music and Ham and sausage meat bread (Pan de Sobrasada) and lots of surprises.

To see more info and location of CumLaude Bar click here for my earlier blog.
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/09/cum-laude-bar-returns-roldan.html

NIGHT OF ANGELS- DELICIUS THEATRE

Delicius Theatre discoteca is having a special night tonight Saturday 9th October- THE NIGHT OF ANGELS

Delicius is located on the road from Torre Pacheco to Los Alcazares on the industrial estate just before the AP7.

BEER FESTIVAL

German Beer Festival

in

Murcia

OKTOBERFEST

German beers and typical food and music

Jardines del Malecon

From 1pm to 1am

Jardines del Malecon are easy to find, Go to Murcia and then take the turning to the Cathedral and the Jardines are just there on your right.

SURFARI

The 9th and the 10th of October is "SURFARI"

This is organised by the townhall and is a concentration of people who love windsurf and kitesurfing.

There are competitions and parties and it takes place down on the beach of Playa del Espejo in los Alcazares.

It starts at 10am and goes on till 19.30pm

There will be competitions, music on the beach, demonstrations ect..
If you want to see the whole programme and participate in one of the competitions, click here for more info
http://www.enmarmenor.com/web/guest/programa-del-surfari-mar-menor

Or you could just go down and watch and enjoy.

FIESTAS DEL CALDERO- LOS ALCAZARES

The Fiestas del Caldero are held from the 9th to the 13th of October this year in  Los Alcazares

There is tons going on and well worth a visit.

From the 9th to the 11th there is a FERIA OUTLET next to the townhall in Los Alcazares. 10:00 to 14.00 and then from 16:00 to 21:00

From the 10th to the 13th there is AN ARTESAN AND FOOD MARKET down underneath the bridge at Los Alcazares.

On the 9th there is a SEGWAY CIRCUIT in the park behind the bridge where the food and artesan market above is being held. This is from 5pm to 9pm, you can show off your skill and balancing techniques! after which there will be a T-shirt designing competition, a brasilian band , finishing off with a mobile disco!

On the 10th there will be a bike ride around los alcazares, this starts at 10am at the townhall.

Throughout the day there will be various kids activities going on, and after 6.30pm the fairground rides will be 50% off, and it will finish off with musical entertainment for the little ones.

On the 12th there will be a special Mass at the Inglesia de la Asuncion at 10.30am and then this is the only day throughout the year that you can cook on the beach, so the beach will be filled with people cooking calderos



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UPDATE

Hello,

Sorry that there hasnt been lots of blogs over the past week, I have been on annual leave and did manage to get a few blogs done before i left to come out every other day, I managed to find a cruise from valencia with El Corte Ingles Travel, for 225 euros! yes you hear right. and no it wasnt an inflatable ship but MSC SINFONIA, we sailed from Valencia to Ibiza, then to Tunisia, sicily and Naples, where Pompei was just unbelievable, we docked into Livorno. From there we took the train to Pisa, saw the leaning tower and headed on to Venice where we spent 3 days and flew back to alicante. Adding on the flight and trains and accomodation in venice This brought it up to 450 euros. Once I get my fotos sorted will blog the trip for those of you who live here fulltime.

I arrived back last night and have had a long day at work today, so will resume blogging tommorrow. So please bear with me.
If you scroll down through my blogs you will see that the Fiestas Patronales of Torre Pacheco are still going on and lots to do.

Terrazas golf course has now opened too, I ill also blog more on that too.

As this is just done in my spare time for love not money, if any of you hear of anything on, or go to a good restaurant or place, or attend one of my suggestions, please email me fotos and details and will blog it. I can only blog what information i find on the net or see as I go about or people send to me.

MIRADOR DEL CORAZON DE JESUS

Running on from my last blog , up near the walled medieval Town of Aledo is another fantastic walk (or you can drive it). Just before you get to Aledo, you go past the Monastry of Santa Eulalia, which is now a Hotel and Restaurant, then at the next roundabout you will see the signs to get to The Mirador.


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A is the Monastry and B is the top of the Walk.

The walk is uphill, but along the way there are white statues, each one follows the stations of the cross, Culminating when you get to the top of the hill with a huge statue of Christ open armed and absolutely stunning views down the mountain. Well worth either walking or driving up.

To see (in English) the descriptions of the "14 Stations" click here http://www.vistaverdetrails.co.uk/?stationsofthecross

If you combine going up on third sunday of the month you could go to the artesan market in Alhama before.
Enjoy :)

ESTRECHO DE LA AGUALEJA

A few kilometres from the walled medieval town of Aledo is the ESTRECHO DE LA AGUALEJA.
This is a hidden geological site, where erosion has made a magical place to go for a walk,

Seemingly if you walk carefully and pay attention you will see fosils from the sea!

How to get there, take the road from Totana to Aledo (which btw is well worth a stop, a walled medieval Town), take the turning to Noniway- RMC21, before km2 on the left is a tarmaced road which takes you to "Estrecho de Agualeja"

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This road takes you to a picnic area and parking area, where you can leave your car and go on your walk into a forgotten stunning area.

If you combine going up on the 3rd sunday of the month, you could go to the artesan market in Alhama before



For more pictures and info (in spanish) click here http://www.regmurcia.com/servlet/s.Sl?sit=c,365,m,108&r=ReP-26565-DETALLE_REPORTAJES

HACIENDA RIQUELME 2011

In This Post will keep you up to date of what is happening at Hacienda Riquelme throughout autumn/winter 2010/2011

For older information about what happened over the Summer 2010 click here:
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/07/hacienda-riquelme.html

The New Clubhouse is now finally open, see pictures and details below:
http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/09/hacienda-riquelme-facilities-open.html

For whats on at new years eve click here http://polarisworldandbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-years-eve.html

The Cason de Hacienda Riquelme has various different things going on.

Every Thursday there is HAPPY HOUR well infact Happy 2 hours as runs from 20.00pm to 22:00pm (beer and wine)

Every friday there is Quiz night from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

They are having a Saint Patricks day BBQ on 17th

Next week they will start selling Tapas and Rolls from Mondays to Thursdays

Upstairs they have a pool table and a projector to show Big screen sports events (any game that is broadcast on national or international channels)

If you are Facebook then add El Cason de Riquelme as your friend and you can keep uptodate of what matches are being shown and when.

SUNDAY BRUNCH AT THE LA TORRE INTERCONTINENTAL

For those of you who yet haven´t been, I took some pictures on Sunday, because words do not describe how fantastic this is. I don´t think the pictures do it justice either, because the taste is what makes this buffet sublime.
Every Sunday from 1.30pm to 4
Downstairs in Gingko Restaurant
At the Hotel.
Cost 30 euros (drinks not included) with your Polaris card this works out at 15 euros each if 2 of you go!

There are lots of little starters on little dishes (hint, get a big plate)

Also salads, cheeses and cold meats, but do not pass the ham by as it is moorish!

For mains, there are many things but here are a few

I usually head for the Sushi chef

And this is what I had

As I have to save a place for the yummy puddings

And here was my little plate of delights

Absolutely undescribable, you must try it. If you are after a very nice white wine, try Muga.