World: What I learned from traveling the world
Over last 10+ years my addiction to travel grew by every year. Even that I did not do an around the world travel yet, I already had a lot of…
Madeira: Pain and pleasure – not all flat Levadas
Even that Madeira is mainly known for hiking at the amazing levadas, it is not as flat as you might think. As Madeira is a volcanic island it provides a…
Madeira: What a scenery (Vereda Da Ladeira)
For our last hike we choose the Vereda Da Ladeira near Porto Moniz. It is a short, 5 km hike, with 450 meter descent and climb. Even that this tour…
Madeira: I was not expecting this (Bica Da Cana)
After our longer hikes in Rabaçal and Paul da Serra we wanted to do today a smaller tour on the Bica Da Cana. At least this was the plan. The…
Madeira: Such clear water (Rabaçal)
Rabaçal is besides the Fanal area the most popular and beautiful area in the west of Madeira. The hikes start from a large parking slot. Which was actually not that…
Madeira: On the Paul da Serra plateau
After our great hikes in the east of Madeira, we were now open to discover the hikes in the west area of the island. One of the go to places…
Madeira: What a view (Levada do Rei)
The mostly known and in the high season mostly crowded hikes in Madeira are the Caldeiro Verde, Pico Ruivo and São Lourenço. As there are alternatives for many things in…
Madeira: A stunning coastal hike (Boca Do Risco)
In 2016, we hiked from Portela to the Boca do Risco path. Already at this time I wanted to see the whole coastal hike. As we had a planned hike…
Madeira: No luck with the peaks
Our first full day in Madeira we wanted to use with one of the most popular hikes, the hike to the Pico Ruivo. The Pico Ruivo is the highest peak…
Madeira: A perfect winter escape
As this is year is all under the motto of exploring more of Europe and finding the beauty in our backyard, we started our first travel of the year to…