Not sure if you were aware, but I had a very adventurous childhood, including a stint living in Spain with the family. So, of course, when the parentals came for a visit in November, it was time to get that part of the family living in London (ie my bro and I) together for a trip back to our old stomping grounds. My brother, his girlfriend and I flew into Malaga, on the Costa del Sol in the South of Spain (how posh does that sound?) and met the parents, who had already had some time in Spain, brushing up on their Spanish. Pablo Picasso was born there, but other than that and as an entrance to the Costa del Sol, I'm not sure I see much to recommend it. Accordingly, we headed off pretty quickly
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