The sunsets and sunrises in the mountains were glorious. Our cupboard of an apartment looked right out onto Veleta and the ski slopes and the early and late sun cast dazzling light on the snowy peaks…
All in Places to visit
The sunsets and sunrises in the mountains were glorious. Our cupboard of an apartment looked right out onto Veleta and the ski slopes and the early and late sun cast dazzling light on the snowy peaks…
For going on 3 years, we have spent the winters looking at the beautiful white peaks of the Sierra Nevada, mainly from a distance. This year, finally, we took to the slopes…
In the middle of December, Andrew and I were starting to go slightly mad, cooped up as we were in our chilly little rental house so we booked a little Airbnb in Málaga under the pretext of a last minute Christmas Shopping expedition and a jolly little break for both of us. It came at just the right time…
When do you know, as a foreigner living abroad, that you feel part of the community in which you live? Our intention, when we arrived here, was to do our best to become part of the Spanish way of life, and feel that this is our home…
We set the alarm to wake us at the crack of dawn. The alarm actually went off before the crack of dawn; it was still dark outside and noises of external activity permeated our little casita…
5th October in Moclín is the key date of the Fiesta Cristo del Paño. One of the most important classic religious festivals in Andalucia, Las Fiestas en Honor del Santísimo Cristo del Paño run from the 4th to 7th October, and we thought we’d embrace the opportunity to introduce ourselves properly to our village.
Last week, we felt extremely privileged to be allowed to go and visit an archaeological dig. We have written recently about the depth of history here in our immediate vicinity, and the sheer scale of the timeline is becoming increasingly hard to comprehend…
This week we went to see a fantastic performance of a Kathak and Flamenco fusion at the Me Vuelves Lorca festival in Laroles deep in the Alpujarras. Here is our review of the performance…
As we are getting to know both our new village of Moclín, and the people who live here, we are also getting to discover that we happen to live in an extraordinarily historic corner of Spain.
August is a favourite time of ours in Granada. Traditionally the month for holidays, many inland-dwelling Spaniards abandon the cities in favour of the cooler coasts. Despite the holidays, paradoxically Granada is alive with music and performance and that is not just limited to the city…
