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This blog follows Andrew and Ian as they adjust to life living in Spain having moved from London in 2016. Buying a property, learning Spanish, cooking, cycling, writing, painting will all be part of the mix. Join them as they explore Andalucia and share their unique perspective on life in this beautiful country.

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Two South of Granada
A TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE BLOG FROM ANDALUCIA
Por y Para
Nov 16

Nov 16 Por y Para

Ian Rutter
Language, Spanish Culture, Student

You've heard of 'por favor' right? Well, it turns out that the word 'por' unlocks a whole hideous pandora's box of linguistic hell...

Frustrations
Nov 16

Nov 16 Frustrations

Ian Rutter
Language, Lifestyle, Living Abroad, Spanish Culture

Truth be told, it doesn’t take much for me to get frustrated, but yesterday was a bad day; the wind must have been blowing from the wrong direction...

We Bought Jamón
Nov 12

Nov 12 We Bought Jamón

Ian Rutter
Autumn, Food, Granada, Living Abroad, Places to visit, Shopping, Spain, Walking

OK, that may not sound that thrilling, but we bought a whole jamón from the highest village in southern Spain where it is cured and air-dried...

Recipe: Stuffed Aubergines
Nov 9

Nov 9 Recipe: Stuffed Aubergines

Ian Rutter
Food, Lifestyle, Spanish Culture, Recipes

Here is a tasty, simple, vegetarian recipe for you!  

First Signs....
Nov 9

Nov 9 First Signs....

Ian Rutter
Food, Language, Living Abroad, Spain, Spanish Culture, Walking

Whenever you move anywhere new, it is important to feel that you belong...

But what's it REALLY like?
Nov 8

Nov 8 But what's it REALLY like?

Andrew Watson
Language, Lifestyle, Living Abroad, Relocation, Spain, Spanish Culture

We have been here over a month now and I wanted to try to explain what it’s really like for us...

Aviso de Proxima Exhumación
Nov 5

Nov 5 Aviso de Proxima Exhumación

Ian Rutter
Walking, Spanish Culture, Spain, Language, Granada

The 1st November in Spain is a public holiday to mark El Día de Todos los Santos and 2nd November is el Día de los Fieles Difuntos, literally the day of the faithful dead. So off we went to the cemetery to see what all the fuss was about...

Recipe: Spanish Pork with Olives
Nov 5

Nov 5 Recipe: Spanish Pork with Olives

Ian Rutter
Fiesta, Food, Recipes

Another recipe, this time an adaptation of a Delia Smith recipe that I found some years ago and have adapted to give it more flavour (sorry Delia).

A Weekend of Many Parts 2
Nov 1

Nov 1 A Weekend of Many Parts 2

Ian Rutter
Fiesta, Spain, Travel, Places to visit

We had to take our hire car back to Malaga today, and collect another, and decided that we would take in a few sights on the return drive...

A Weekend of Many Parts 1
Oct 31

Oct 31 A Weekend of Many Parts 1

Ian Rutter
Lifestyle, Fiesta, Walking, Spanish Culture

Difficult to know where to start when trying to write about this weekend, so much happened and...we have now been here 4 weeks!

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