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Climbing Pico Ruivo

Madeira is a hiker’s dream.  The whole island is criss-crossed with trails up mountains and alongside Levadas (irrigation channels).  Sunny and I, we’re not hikers, but we like walking and exploring so we knew we wanted to do a couple of walks while we were in Madeira – especially seeing as we had the rental […]

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Funchal Guide

I’ve been stuck in bed for the past three days with the flu (I normally love Autumn, but this year?  Nope).  So looking back at these pictures whilst bundled up under a duvet and surrounded by hundreds of snotty tissues is – not gonna lie – a little bit depressing! Anyway, Funchal.  Such a colourful […]

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Madeira Photo Diary

I’m going to throw an idea out there that’s going to sound a little strange.  Madeira is like a sub-tropical Iceland.  Okay, I can tell you’re pulling a face right now and I know it’s weird, but try and stick with me on this one.  When Sunny and I booked our trip to Madeira and […]

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Madeira

While Wales has been starting to really feel the Autumn bite I’ve been squeezing in as much sun as I can get exploring the tiny Portuguese island of Madeira, which it has to be said is one of the most colourful, craziest places I’ve ever been.  The water is freezing, the mountains are beautiful, the houses […]

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Valetta

Alla tiegħi, I loved Malta – which came as a huge surprise since it was one of those places I’d never been fussed about visiting. This, I think, made it even better – it was a total surprise. Valetta, the capital of Malta, is like a great big, beautiful sandcastle dropped right in the middle of […]