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: Traditions
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
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: Leandro the Traditional Spanish Butcher
We continue with our Talking with Spain series which focuses on personalities from all walks of life in Spain. This week we talked to Leandro who is a butcher. He also happens to be my cuñado(brother-in-law). He owns a market … Continue reading
Wake up and taste the beer! There’s a revolution going on.
Once again we bring you an interview in our “Talk with Spain” series . This week we interview the entrepreneurs and owners of La Socarrada, a Spanish craft beer which is brewed with rosemary and rosemary honey. All over Spain … Continue reading
Walking in Spain in past times and as a pastime
Putting one foot in front of the other is something we all do naturally. In its repetitive form it is,of course, called walking.Since times long gone we as a race have been able to walk upright and indeed our mobility … Continue reading
Discovering the interior of Spain: The Iberos and their Ipads.
The vast majority of the fifty five million visitors who come to Spain each year come to visit the country for the sun and sea or to visit one or more of the big cities. Very few actually go inland … Continue reading
The Spanish Fan is Fun
Fan; the name of various instruments for exciting a current of air by agitation of a broad surface. Fans in Spain have been used by the Phoenicians,Greeks,Romans,Muslims, and Christians and they went from being just a big green leaf or … 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
Devour Spain on a Madrid Food Tour
As you know one our great interests is Spanish food and wine and the trips we,The Spanish Thyme Traveller, organise in Valencia and Teruel are very much based on trying great local dishes and wines. During our own journey of … Continue reading
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