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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
Things You Save In A Fire
Nov 30

Nov 30 Things You Save In A Fire

Ian Rutter
Bars, Beaches, Covid-19, Granada Concierge, Living Abroad, Local interest, Places to visit, Restaurants, Spain, Winter

We’re shrouded in cloud as winter properly arrives in Moclín and, after a few false starts, it looks as though the Sierra Nevada will finally get a good covering of snow ready for the winter season…

Nigella's Chocolate and Banana Muffins (with additions!)
Nov 27

Nov 27 Nigella's Chocolate and Banana Muffins (with additions!)

Ian Rutter
Food, Recipes, Winter

At times of crisis, we find that Nigella can always be relied upon to come to the rescue…

'is it just me?'
Nov 9

Nov 9 'is it just me?'

Ian Rutter
Challenges, Covid-19, Family, Kickstarter Campaign

Since we decided to close the Bed & Breakfast side of our businesses for a couple of weeks, we have found ourselves cocooned in our own little world so we are lucky in that we have a few projects to keep us occupied…

Two Recipes for Lockdown
Nov 4

Nov 4 Two Recipes for Lockdown

Ian Rutter
Autumn, Challenges, Corona Virus, Covid-19, Food, Granada Concierge, Recipes, Spanish Culture, Tapas

We took the decision a week or so ago to just self-isolate for as long as we need to. We chose to close the Bed & Breakfast to new guests for the time being but that hasn’t meant we’ve not been busy…

We will not be cowed!
Oct 30

Oct 30 We will not be cowed!

Ian Rutter
Autumn, Challenges, Corona Virus, Covid-19, Family, Granada Concierge, Spain, Walking

There are days when it feels as though life is just chip, chip, chipping away at any shreds of optimism and joie de vivre that Covid-19 might have chosen to leave untouched….

Oct 17
Oct 17 "We are a Grandfather"

Ian Rutter
Tapas, Spanish Culture, Granada Concierge, Food, Family, Corona Virus, Challenges

Covid-19, and I am loathe these days to even use the word, has made such a hash of so much of life. Great swathes have been cut through what we took so easily for granted. However, there have been some glimpses of glorious light…

PODCAST: The first four years
Oct 1

Oct 1 PODCAST: The first four years

Andrew Watson
Challenges, Culture, Corona Virus, Family, Living Abroad, Podcast, Spain

This time four years ago we were driving through Spain in a huge battered van packed full of our worldly goods and about to arrive at our Spanish home for the next year…

Karen's Route
Sep 13

Sep 13 Karen's Route

Ian Rutter
Culture, History, Local interest, Nature, Places to visit, Podcast, Spanish Culture, Travel

Covid concerns notwithstanding, we managed to sneak away for a couple of blissful days recently. A friend of ours, Karen Considine, has recently written a book...

A Brush with Covid
Sep 11

Sep 11 A Brush with Covid

Ian Rutter
Challenges, Corona Virus, Family

September has not started brilliantly…

¡Viva!
Aug 24

Aug 24 ¡Viva!

Ian Rutter
Challenges, Corona Virus, Culture, Food, Granada, Lifestyle, Local interest, Places to visit, Restaurants, Spain, Spanish Culture, Summer, Weather

What do you do when the income slate has been wiped clean?…

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