Month: May 2010

This Onion Festival photo is from Tobi’s website HERE. Thank you.

Some contributions from Paul :

Rambo or Ronaldo? Kansas City.com reports:

on a  photo supposedly released by the … Read more

This photo is from Jon’s website HERE. Thank you.

The following articles are from Paul :

No football manager has ever won championships in England, Italy and Spain….

BBC … Read more

This 2010 Flower Festival photo is from Tobi’s website HERE. Thank you.

Tobi emailed me : "I have been orgainising my Flickr account, and have now made a number … Read more

This Photo of Folhadal is from Jon’s website HERE. Thank you.

Various contributions follow from Paul :

Horacio da Silva Roque: 1944-2010. Portuguese online news reports:

"Leading Portuguese financier … Read more

Children and musicians enjoying celebrating the 50 years of botanical gardens.

That’s the last of the photos that I have been sent. Thanks to everyone for sending them in over … Read more

North Coast at Ribeira da Janela

From Tobi : "KLM did a Flash Mob dance at Lisbon Airport last month, well worth a watch …"

From Becky :

"… sending … Read more

The now defunct cable car to the ghost village near Achadas da Cruz

Everything else from Paul and Elaine :

"Tourada a Corda" (Running of the Bulls) in the Azores … Read more

Children and musicians enjoying celebrating the 50 years of botanical gardens

Also from Pete : Madeira Museum’s day 18th May.    HERE

The following people were either born or have lived … Read more

full moon over Funchal

Paul sent in the following : "Let’s discover Portuguese cinema this week … including images … including the oldest film director in the world …

Cronenberg … Read more

Quinta Boa Vista

Making of the campaign video, ‘Madeira, as beautiful as ever’.

E.U. Signals Big Shift on Genetically Modified Crops. Despite that far-flung status, Madeira catapulted into the center … Read more

Ash travel disruption continues. BBC website reports:

image caption : Machico town in Madeira with Funchal International Airport in the background.

"UK air passengers could face further disruption from a … Read more

"They come and go. Madeira is the stuff they dream of"

The following are from Paul :

Angola’s relationship with Portugal. Paul Ames of the Global Post writes:

“In … Read more

Quinta Boa Vista

Bits and pieces from Paul :

Club Med: why Spanish and Portuguese debt is getting downgraded while Britain is not. From ‘Stephanomics’ – the blog of the … Read more

Holland America line leaving Funchal

The following articles / snippets are from Paul :

Programa Semana do Concelho 2010

96º ANIVERSÁRIO

RIBEIRA BRAVA

6 de Maio – Dia do Concelho… Read more

Madeira flower festival April 2010

These contributions are from Paul:

The Eurovision Song Contest: 10 best songs ever submitted by Portugal?

"In my opinion, these are the 10 best songs … Read more

Ribeira Brava beach

From Pete :

Here a link that may help you on Portugal info for your blog. I am not sure if suitable, let you decide PRESIDENCY WEBSITE … Read more