Phil Rogers

Bars in the Sun Phil Rogers

A true life experience of running a restaurant and a bar on the Costa del Sol in Fuengirola. The book provides a blow by blow account of buying and setting up the two businesses and dealing with the unique Spanish bureaucracy. The perils of dealing with solicitors, suppliers and the police will provide a true insight into the Spanish culture for people in the UK who like me at the time are looking to live the dream. The book covers the highs and lows of the restaurant experience dealing with customers and locals, the hot summers, the dreaded winters, the regular muggings and the good and bad nights and provide a true account of my 18 months in Spain. The final chapters cover my decision to return to the UK and go back to a normal life but the scars will remain forever.