Month: December 2013

Yesterday the first of 12 cruise ships arrived in Funchal to join the New Year’s Eve party in Madeira. This is the “The World” – a completely different kind of … Read more

On a seasonal note we  have had some great photos sent in of the Christmas lights in Funchal (the first outside the Sé and the second in Praça Município). Thank … Read more

Madeira’s favourite son, Cristiano Ronaldo, accompanied by his model girlfriend, Irina Shayk, and Madeiran President Alberto, João Jardim, officially opened the CR7 Museum yesterday. According to BBC Sport, the Real … Read more

Not been a pleasant night on the island – a lot of wind and rain and the “tormented” seas continued, and are still with us this morning. A lot of … Read more

The Portuguese Institute of Ocean and Atmosphere (IPMA) today placed mountainous regions of Madeira under a red warning (the most serious of a scale of four)  because of the forecast … Read more

I had an e-mail from Jon and Debs at Casa Parsons the other day which I immediately asked if I could reproduce on the blog. The reason for the request … Read more

Apologies for the short notice but this has only just come to my attention:

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The Diario is reporting today that Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed he is considering investing in the hotel business in Madeira in partnership with the Pestana Group, owner of several hotels … Read more

The Vine Hotel won the title of ‘World’s Best Design Hotel’ under the World Travel Awards 2013 announced in Doha last night – a major event with over 700 attendees… Read more