In the Autumn and Winter, there is still a regular stream of people coming and going through what is a big airport which in the Summer has to cope with tens of thousands of holidaymakers. It can be a bit of a walk (to get around) and when you have collected your bags (and clubs), you go down the ramp to your right (before going through customs) to do the paperwork for a hire car. Once you have done that, its not far to actually collect your car but you will need to use the lifts. We booked a Crown hire car (an offer through My Travel Lite) and paid for an upgrade in the airport - a Ford Focus with air conditioning for a week was just under £100

Marbella has lots of different sections - quieter parts, luxury hotels, shopping. The size and popularity of the beaches does vary as does how close they are to the coast roads. The most popular part of the town is Puerto Banus. It is rare to find one of the biggest department stores barely a par four from the beach but this happens in Puerto Banus because El Corte Ingles is on the north of a plaza, on either side are banks of luxury flats and on the south, the rather naff charms of the harbour, lined by restaurants and boutiques.

This is one of two books produced this year by Golf World Magazine - you can find the review of The Game Within on this page as well. Neither are specially commissioned writings but that is not to decry either book - they are two excellent additions to any coffee table or golfer s library. Both are compilations of Golf World features so for a start, you will miss out on the adverts ...

Exciting Open Amateur Tournaments in 2004 Vale do Lobo, Portugal s largest luxury golf and beach resort and venue for the Portuguese Open in 2002 and 2003, is staging two open amateur golf tournaments for 2004. Vale do Lobo Amateur Week takes place from 18th to 24th January and Vale do Lobo Open Foursomes Week will be held from 9th to 15th May.

Its the end of the golfing season and a time to reflect on your game. How you arrived at your own level of golfing enjoyment, or talent (if you are obsessed with being the best your physical limitations will allow), is your own story. Now there is less chance to play, why not go beyond flexibility, fitness, dedication to a teaching guru, and blistered hands ... into the mindset of becoming a golfer?

Best-known for hosting the Johnny Walker World Championships, the world-famous, five-star deluxe Tryall Club in Jamaica is offering free accommodation to golf pro’s when they make a booking at the resort for a group of eight golfers. This exclusive offer, valid for travel between 1st October 2003 - 20th December and 14th April 2004 - 20th December 2004, coincides with a number of significant improvements to the 6,221-yard, par 72-course, including the recent rebuilding of the back nine greens.

A luxury resort stretching over 2000 hectares in the province of Cadiz. Sotogrande is located only thirty minutes from Marbella and just fifteen from Gibraltar on the southern cost of Andalucia. It’s described by locals as a ‘place with a sparking spirit and a magical charm’. This beautiful estate, where the Guadiaro River meets the Mediterranean Sea, has developed over the last thirty years into an exceptional place to visit or live.