Let's go on an adventure — Far-Camp

Far-Camp

Málaga 2026 ☀️

Campbells & Farrells · four go to the sun · 5–9 August

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✈️ The flight — Aer Lingus · all four aboard

DUB 13:10
Dublin · Wed 5 Aug
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AGP 17:20
Málaga · Wed 5 Aug
AGP 13:30
Málaga · Sun 9 Aug
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DUB 15:40
Dublin · Sun 9 Aug
Bookingsseparate per couple — bags & seats as you booked them

🏨 The digs — AC Hotel Málaga Palacio

Rooms2 rooms, one per couple — both booked (refs with Richard)
Nights4 · Wed 5 → Sun 9 Aug
WhereCortina del Muelle 1 — old town, 2 min from the cathedral
The good bitsrooftop pool & bar · port views · tapas on the doorstep

🚗 Getting there

Dublineach crew under their own steam — cars & parking your own
Aim forT2 by ~11:00 for the 13:10 departure
Málaga endairport → hotel ~20 min — plan at the rooftop

🌡️ Málaga in August

Think 30° days, 22° nights, sea at 24° and roughly zero chance of rain. Pack accordingly — and remember the balcony faces the port for sundowners.

🗓️ The plan being plotted this week

Wednesday — the send-off 🍺

Airport drinks, Dublin T2 airside — rendezvous once both crews are through security. Time to be confirmed (but you all know it's "as early as respectable")…

Wednesday — arrival

Land 17:20 → drop bags → first cañas on the AC rooftop · Dinner BOOKED: Gusto (Alcazabilla) 20:00 — Italian by the Roman theatre, 5 min stroll

Thursday — steak night

Day free — day-trip vote lives below · Dinner BOOKED: Pampa Grill 19:30 (Argentine, old town) → drinks at Kaleido on the harbour ~21:30 (terrace + shisha, open till 02:00)

Friday

Day free — beach, pool or the Marbs-by-day option · Dinner BOOKED: La Cabrera 20:00 (Argentine steakhouse, Calle Bolsa — beside the hotel)

Saturday

Open — the un-picked day-trip, Astoria Taberna lunch, or a proper do-nothing day · dinner unbooked on purpose (walk-ins: Amigos, Asador Ovidio, El Pimpi for wine first)

Sunday — homeward

Late checkout ambitions · AGP 13:30

🚕 Day trip — Nerja & Frigiliana Michael's pitch — pick the day

Wheelsprivate driver for the day (like Nice last time) — one car waits at every stop · guide price ~€160–200 per couple (approx — confirmed when we book) · ~45 min along the coast
MorningFrigiliana — cliffside white village, flower-pot alleys, rooftop café over the valley
Midday10 min down to Nerja — Balcón de Europa promenade & old-town stroll
Lunch shortlistEl Lagar 4.5★ · Puerta del Mar 4.4★ · Chiringuito Ayo (wood-fired paella on the beach)
Timing pitch10:15 out · 13:00 lunch · back for sundowners

🗺️ The trip vote — two in the running chill · sun · vino — pick one in the chat

Nerja & FrigilianaMichael's pitch above — white village, sea views & a long lunch. The chilled sightseeing day
Marbella & Puerto BanúsBEEN ✓ (by night)~50 min west — the crew did Marbs & Banús after dark last year and it under-delivered (as warned…). By DAY it's a different town: old town & orange-tree square, boutiques, marina, people-watching. The glam & shopping day, zero booking needed

🥩 Steak

Pampa GrillBOOKED ✓Thu 6 Aug · 19:30 · table for 4 — Argentine grill, old town (table till 21:30, be punctual)Menu
La CabreraBOOKED ✓Fri 7 Aug · 20:00 · table for 4 — Argentine steakhouse, Calle Bolsa (beside the hotel)Map
Asador OvidioGalician grill — right beside the hotelMenu

🍕 Italian

GustoBOOKED ✓Wed 5 Aug · 20:00 · table for 4 — Alcazabilla branch, by the Roman theatre (landing-day dinner)Menu

🌶️ Indian & Mexican

AmigosBEEN ✓Muelle Uno waterfront — the place you can order off several menus at one tableMenu

🌅 Harbour area

Kaleidothe big outdoor terrace + shisha — plan: drinks Thu ~21:30 after Pampa (booking being confirmed — open till 02:00 regardless)Menu
La PlazaBEEN ✓lunch & drinks favourite from last timeMap

🥘 Lunch — old town

Astoria TabernaTF PICK ✓Grupo Casa Lola's cinema-taberna — 2 mins from the hotel, tapas-style lunch. TF: "definitely want to go"Menu

🍷 Drinks

El Pimpithe famous Alcazaba terrace — pre-dinner wineSite
AC Palacio rooftophome turf — first-night sundowners
H10 Croma rooftopthe best sunset terrace in townView

Dinners are BOOKED ✓ (26 Jul): Wed = Gusto 20:00 · Thu = Pampa 19:30 → Kaleido drinks after · Fri = La Cabrera 20:00. All tables for 4. Lunches & the day trip stay free-form — verdicts to the group chat.