Costa del Sol Golf Courses

Written by Ruth Polak


The Costa del Sol, recently renamedrepparttar Costa del Golf, is an absolute Paradise for golfers of all standards. Offering some world-class golf courses in some beautiful locations combined withrepparttar 132949 highest number of sunshine days per annum in Europe it is hard to beat. Plentiful and cheap flights to Malaga, Gibraltar and now Jerez make it accessible allrepparttar 132950 year round and not content to rest on it’s laurels new golf courses and academies are being opened up on a regular basis which is why so many golfers return here year after year as there are always new and exciting challenges.

Just A Few ofrepparttar 132951 Many Costa del Sol Golf Courses.

Valderrrama, home torepparttar 132952 Volvo Masters (1988-96),repparttar 132953 Ryder Cup (1997) andrepparttar 132954 World Golf Championships (1999-2000), Valderrama surpasses its reputation as number 1 in Europe and it has twice receivedrepparttar 132955 accolade of “Best Golf Club in Europe”

La Duquesa Golf Course, designed by Trent Jones has some wonderful Mediterranean views , which could play havoc with your scoring! It is probablyrepparttar 132956 most complete club onrepparttar 132957 coast offering tennis, swimming pool, squash, gym etc. along withrepparttar 132958 picturesque Duqesa Port just acrossrepparttar 132959 road. There is also an excellent bar and restaurant, and not forgetting of courserepparttar 132960 world class and demanding golf course itself.



Snowboarding jackets

Written by Jakob Jelling


Winter jackets have changed a lot overrepparttar years as technology has improved. The best solution used to be those big, puffy, down filled jackets. While they where warm they really didn't stand up all that well to wear and tears, moisture or active movements. Once again technology has come to our aid withrepparttar 132948 invention of new materials.

The new materials available have resulted in jackets that are warmer even when wet, lighter, more compact, tear resistant and fashionable. The most important area of improvement isrepparttar 132949 functionality of these new products. The main areas of improvement are in waterproofing, wind proofing and breathe ability.

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Waterproofing is more than justrepparttar 132954 type of fabric used sincerepparttar 132955 final product is only as strong as its weakest link. What good is a waterproof jacket of water can pour throughrepparttar 132956 zipper? A good quality waterproof jacket will have many extra features built into it that may not be visible. For example a jacket should have all of its seams sealed with a waterproof tape,repparttar 132957 zipper should be covered,repparttar 132958 inner layer must not absorb water andrepparttar 132959 entire jacket should be made of waterproof materials not matter whatrepparttar 132960 section is.

The next area to consider is wind proofing. Wind proofing is almost becoming a thing of that past. Of courserepparttar 132961 wind will greatly effect how fast you loose body heat but is a non-issue if your jacket is highly waterproof. A jacket that can with stand a column of water tens of meters high is wind proof. The only time wind proofing is an issue is if your jacket is either entirely fleece or not fully waterproof.

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