It’s our first full weekend living in Moclín, and yesterday was spent getting used to our surroundings, in a fairly sedate manner to begin with and then a slightly less sedate but stunning walk…
All in Spain
It’s our first full weekend living in Moclín, and yesterday was spent getting used to our surroundings, in a fairly sedate manner to begin with and then a slightly less sedate but stunning walk…
Summer has arrived here in Granada Province, and the temperature has suddenly rocketed. With these higher temperatures comes impressive progress on the new house! Poor builders; we do not envy them…
We can’t resist the huge bunches of asparagus being sold on the streets here in Granada at this time of year. So here is our seriously simple yet delicious asparagus and spinach soup recipe…
Spring here in Andalucia is an abundant time. This season is bursting with the most delicious strawberries from Huelva and Conil. You can buy huge punnets from the greengrocers for next to nothing, so it has made sense to maximise the opportunity presented by this glut of goodness. Here is our Strawberry Bakewell Tart…
Forgive the title of this particular post, but there really is no other way of describing what we ate on our second full day In Vejer de la Frontera on this mini road trip...
After our large Sunday lunch, we didn’t quite feel like another large meal and, as luck would have it, we had a packet of Provolone cheese in the fridge, so we knocked up our own “Trancosa”...
Imagine going to the gym, being tied to the cross-trainer which is then turned on for two and a half hours. That gives you a little idea of what we subjected ourselves to today.
We went cross-country skiing...
We are embracing new technology to bring you the most accurate locations for the best views and hidden, undiscovered destinations in Andalucia. What3words is an ingenious geographical location system. We will be using it to pin point the best spots to capture the views and more! Here's how...
One of us...ahem... has reached a certain age. Not quite the official age of retirement, but the age when, if you have some sort of private pension, you have the option to do something with it. Following changes in the pension system, as of April 2015, you can access your pension pot and decide what might suit you best as far as future investment is concerned...
Our first night at the Parador de Cazorla gave us a taste of what to expect. It rained; heavily. The wind blew and the temperature dropped, threatening snow...
