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
Tag Archives: Food
Mountain food in Valencia,Spain
If you like your food and especially if you like trying new food then today’s post should be up your street. People when they think of Valencia think of a large,lively and fun city on the Mediterranean east coast of … Continue reading
A Visit to Cuenca Spain
One of the things that we enjoy about our job is discovering new places,revisiting old favourites and sharing our experience and knowledge with our customers. So going back to Cuenca, that small but majestic medieval cliff hanging city,provided us with … Continue reading
Photos of Spain.
Photographers like Spain for many reasons; the amazing scenery,architecture,food,cities,mountains and wildlife but I always remember years ago a professional photographer once said to me,whilst talking about Spain, “What I really love about working in Spain is the light.” And over … 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
The Rabbit and Spain
Most of you Spain loving readers will know that the name Spain is derived from the Roman “Hispania”.. Where this apparently non-latin name came from is subject to discussion but one theory is that it was derived from the Phoenician … Continue reading
Whose War Was It Anyway?
Before you read this post I just want to say it is dedicated to Rod Younger of Books4Spain who died suddenly last weekend. A fellow lover of Spain he had an avid interest in Spanish history and especially the Civil … Continue reading
Talking with Spain: Edu the Wine Shop Owner
We continue with our Talking with Spain series which focuses on personalities from all walks of life in Spain. This week we talked to Edu who is the owner of an excellent wine shop in Xativa, called “Un Vinet? “. His shop … 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
The Joys of Discovering in the South East of Spain
“Amazing, stunning, beautiful, awesome”……..nowadays these words have lost much of their descriptive value as we bloggers/writers(not all!) overuse them to exhausting excess and look for adequate vocab to impress upon our readers the beauty or uniqueness of something we are … Continue reading
Patrick Waller