A postcard from Malaga – An historic Andalusian city

09-07-2012

Alcazaba Malaga    piccavey.com

After many years of heading to Malaga airport to pick up passengers and visiting the Coast of Malaga, I decided that I should actually spend some time in Malaga city itself and discover the city. It´s a well-known fact that Malaga has beach actually in…

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From big city in Spain to a rural village – Barcelona to Andalusia

08-30-2012

pinos at midnight

If you have been learning Spanish and have a grasp on the language it still doesn´t necessarily mean that the locals are going to understand you. Local culture and manners aren´t taught in the Language school or on podcasts!  I´m fluent in Spanish, after living in Spain…

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Get your 5 a day – Fruit & vegetables abound in Spain

08-23-2012

Fresh cut fruit

Often I am asked why I moved to Spain. That isn´t the correct question to ask. The key is why I stayed here rather than what initially brought me here. There are quite a few reasons why I decided to stay in Spain rather than return to…

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Granada Lemonade – An Albaicin tradition

08-18-2012

Limonada Granadina

Earlier this Summer I was handed a wine glass with a refreshing spritzer style drink. Like a fruit punch with apple in it. I thought it was a lovely drink for summer but didn´t think to ask anything more about it. I was later told by…

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Puerto de Santa Maria, Cadiz – Wine cellar tour & day out

08-15-2012

Boats at Puerto de Sta Maria Cadiz

In May I took a short break to Cadiz. I was going to be there for 4 days and I quickly found out the selection of day trips that you can take at short distances away. The public transport from the city is excellent. We decided to…

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Baños de Sierra Elvira – Natural thermal water pools

08-08-2012

Swimming pools

Baños de Sierra Elvira, alot of people in Granada aren´t too familiar with this place, I thought I would go and check it out. I was pleasantly surprised! The Sierra Elvira baths are on the way to Granada Airport out towards Santa Fé. They are close…

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Typical street signs – around the Granada province

08-01-2012

Pampaneira Alpujarra street sign

Did you already seen the earlier post: Pomegranates & more pomegranates – A travel game about the symbol of the city of Granada ? If you did then you´ll understand how I came around to thinking up this post. The pomegranate appears on all the street signs around the city…

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Free things to do in Granada – Tourism in the city of the Alhambra

07-28-2012

Mirador de San Nicolas

Granada is well-known for the complimentary tapa offered when buying a drink. Most bars and restaurants through the city give you a Free snack when you order beer, wine or a soft drink. They charge you the cost of the drink only. In Granada the free stuff doesn´t…

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Pomegranates : A travel game – The symbol of the city of Granada (Part II)

07-26-2012

Baños Sierra Elvira

Since @nothmngwyspain challenged me to the Pomegranate Travel game, I haven´t been able to stop picking out these symbols in the city of Granada. A few months back I wrote the post: Pomegranates all over the place – A Granada Travel game with some of my…

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Flamenco in Granada – Seeing the Real thing

07-20-2012

Old photo opposite the Alhambra

One of the most well known attractions in Granada are the Sacromonte caves and the Flamenco shows that can be enjoyed all along that road. Since the end of the 17th century Flamenco has been popular in Granada and Andalusia. Here´s information about the different places to…

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