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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
PODCAST: We answer your 10 most frequently asked questions...
Apr 11

Apr 11 PODCAST: We answer your 10 most frequently asked questions...

Andrew Watson
Challenges, Climate, Culture, Family, Language, Lifestyle, Living Abroad, Relocation, Spanish Culture, Spain, Spring, Top 10, Weather, Podcast

Unbelievably, we have been living in Spain for six months now. One of the questions we get asked most frequently is "What do you actually DO all day?" Well, in this podcast we answer that question plus nine others...

Cádiz Road Trip - Part 5 Vejer de la Frontera
Mar 27

Mar 27 Cádiz Road Trip - Part 5 Vejer de la Frontera

Ian Rutter
Architecture, Bars, History, Spanish Culture, Spring, Travel

Leaving behind Cabo de Trafalgar and Los Caños de Meca, we decided on a rural route to our next destination, Vejer de la Frontera. Driving through forests of Aleppo pine, over gentle hills and into beautiful countryside, reminiscent of the South Downs...

Cadiz Road Trip - Part 4 Costa de la Luz
Mar 26

Mar 26 Cadiz Road Trip - Part 4 Costa de la Luz

Ian Rutter
Bars, Culture, History, Places to visit, Spain, Spring, Travel, Wildlife, Beaches

The Costa de La Luz blew us away...literally!

Cádiz Road Trip - Part 3 Cadiz City
Mar 23

Mar 23 Cádiz Road Trip - Part 3 Cadiz City

Ian Rutter
Architecture, Bars, Culture, Food, History, Places to visit, Spanish Culture, Spring, Travel

If the impressive gateway bridge was anything to go by, we were in for a treat and Cadiz does not disappoint...

Cádiz Road Trip - Part 2 The House that Sam and Jeannie Built and Cádiz
Mar 21

Mar 21 Cádiz Road Trip - Part 2 The House that Sam and Jeannie Built and Cádiz

Ian Rutter
Architecture, Bars, Culture, Food, Places to visit, Spain, Spanish Culture, Spring, Tapas, Travel

Finca Buenvino is every bit as lovely as we had been lead to believe. We wanted to stay for longer but Cadiz...and sherry were calling....

Cádiz Road Trip - Part 1 The Road to Finca Buenvino
Mar 20

Mar 20 Cádiz Road Trip - Part 1 The Road to Finca Buenvino

Ian Rutter
Architecture, Climate, Places to visit, Travel, Spring

Next on our road trip agenda was the West of Andalucia, Cadiz province and the Costa de la Luz. But first stop was Finca Buenvino just to the North of Sevilla...

Beaches
Mar 12

Mar 12 Beaches

Ian Rutter
Bars, Climate, Food, Places to visit, Spain, Travel, Wildlife

After a good 5 months of ever wondering if winter was going to end, we find ourselves in a spell of very warm weather. So, after a fairly busy week we decided to treat ourselves to a trip to the beach...

The Rain in Spain...
Mar 12

Mar 12 The Rain in Spain...

Andrew Watson
Culture, Granada, History, Places to visit, Spanish Culture, Weather, Top 10, Architecture

... does not fall mainly on the plain! It falls pretty much everywhere and Granada is no exception. So what else to do on a rainy day in Grandada? Go to the Hammam of course! 

La Casa de FGL
Feb 24

Feb 24 La Casa de FGL

Ian Rutter
Culture, Granada, History, Places to visit, Spanish Culture, Spain, Architecture

Today, after school, we had the opportunity to visit the family summer home of Lorca, located in what is now a beautiful park on the edge of the city centre.

El Dia de San Valentin
Feb 20

Feb 20 El Dia de San Valentin

Ian Rutter
Bars, Challenges, Food, Language, Living Abroad, Places to visit, Spanish Culture, Tapas

Andrew and I thought we’d treat ourselves to a lovely dinner out to mark the 14th February despite not being fans of 'V' day...

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