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June 11th, 2009 | 
Author: Calling all Bikini Beach Babes!
Finally, it’ summer once again! And I for one intend to spend as much time chillin’ on Mojacar beach as I possibly can…just don’t tell The Boss!
Seriously though, it’s that time of the year when I start thinking about how many bikinis I can get through between now and September…or if I’m really lucky, October 
With an increasing number of Italian and Brazilian visitors to Mojacar this year, no doubt there’ll be some serious competition in the Bikini Wars on the beach this year. But am I worried? No way Jose! You see, the Brasileras and Italianas may be stylish but they don’t know how to spot a bargain – unlike us Brits – and will happily spend way over the odds for cute bikini. In fact I have an Italian friend who sells beach wear in Northern Italy…she gave me one of her creations last year and aside from it being so itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny that it didn’t fit me (I’m a UK size 8!) the price tag of 80 Euros left me speechless! Luckily for me it was a gift…not that I’m a skinflint or anything, it’s just I can’t justify paying such a ridiculous price for a bikini.
No we Brits really know how to make our pennies stretch and we’ve got a nose for finding great bargains.
Well, Summer 2008 has zoomed past and we are all back in the helter-skelter life of ukshoppinginspain.com. We cannot believe how quickly it passed and that we are now on track for the Big Autumn Campaign!
Kids all back at school, so Mum’s will have a bit more time to start organizing their hectic lives and preparing for the Christmas season.
It doesn’t matter how long I have been here, or how Spanish I become, I still absolutely love the Christmas season and the preparations for it. I like to do all my shopping, with the Argos catalogue and scouring the internet for those extra special bargains! No-one will ever convince me that El Corte Ingles is the same as Marks and Spencer, no way!