A Spanish Destiny
People often ask me, “So what it is it about Spain that made you want to work and live here so much? What made you so passionate about it? Some of you might have read in another blogpost of mine: … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Family
La Familia
When I first entered into Julia’s household and met her family I quickly realised it was a closely knit unit but in no time at all I was accepted as part of that unit. Besides the fact that Julia’s grandmother … Continue reading
Migas: A Spanish Dish with Humble Origins
What is the most basic food you can think of? Well, bread is perhaps one of Europe’s most basic foodstuffs. And in Spain it is indeed something which has been central to daily life for centuries and even today is … Continue reading
Family and Fiestas in Spain
What have a man dressed in white tights looking like a strange lady, the Borgia Pope Alexander VI and my grandson got in common? It sounds a bit like some obscure joke but they really have or rather did have … Continue reading
Spanish Wild Food in the “Big Country”
{EAV:4ab5612bb149cbb5} Strolling round the verdant field of barley, I could not maintain my eyes cast down. Big blue sky, big green fields and big mountains on the distant horizon. Once again, it went through my mind just how Spain is … Continue reading
Over One Hundred Spanish Recipes and Not One on Paper
As strange as it may sound my Spanish mother in law has never been to school. Between the Civil War and the fact she had to cook for her father and his gang of agricultural labourers from the age of … Continue reading
Talking with Spain
This is the first of a series(Talking with Spain) of short interviews with local people to give you a window into the lives and/or businesses of local people in Valencia and Teruel. This first one is with Pablo Calatayud, who owns … Continue reading
I was a Spanish Tomboy
After the run away success of her article about her 300 year old Grandmother, Julia follows up with a post on growing up as a kid in Spain: I was born in 1957 at my Grandmother’s house in Bullas (Murcia). … Continue reading
My Grandmother Lived Three Hundred Years
This post is by Julia Espin,who is married to Paddy Waller, and co-runs The Spanish Thyme Traveller and manages most of the Social Media for the company. She is from Murcia but has lived most of her life in Valencia.Julia … Continue reading
Visiting “El Pueblo”: A Very Spanish Experience
I first visited Cehegin in the northwest of Murcia some thirty years ago and was amazed to discover that it is situated in the midst of lofty pine forested mountains. Like most people I associated Murcia with a touristy coastline and flat sunbaked agricultural land that yields endless lorries of fresh produce year round. So it was surprising to see not only high mountains but snow which for some reason I did not relate to this part of Spain. And little did I know that my family and I were to visit this town for the next 30 years at least a couple times a year. Continue reading
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