Of course, everyone who frequently has to fly to an island destination like Madeira knows that there is such a thing as Madeira Flight Cancellations. Not pleasant, but this is a mountainous island and, coming from the wrong direction, it takes only about 18 knots, that is a low Force 5, to prevent planes from…
Author: Peter Groen
Peter was born in Amsterdam in 1949. He has a history in PR and copywriting. Now, part time resident of the Island of Madeira of over 10 years, he writes about Madeira, its culture, its overwhelming nature, its food and drink, and about everything concerning travel to and on this beautiful island.
Exotic vegetables and fruits: the market is the place to go
Like most Sundays, we went to the market in the village of Prazeres, which is about seven minutes away from our house, pretty early yesterday morning (yuck!). Fruit and vegetables are definitely best bought on the market. Not only because of the price, but also because of the degree of freshness. There is always a…
bread and cold cuts in Madeira
Many people ask us how we get through winter with only the locally available food. And that is not really about the food for the hot evening meals, als pretty much everything we are used to in the supermarkets of Northern and Western Europe is available in Madeira. It is more about bread, which is…
Just another lemon tree
The lemon tree in the back garden of our house has surpassed itself this year. The harvest was absurdly rich, how many lemons can a man have in one winter. The biggest problem is the height of the tree, everything that hangs at the top is inaccessible. Unless the tree is severely pruned, so that…
Leaving (Madeira) on a jet plane
And then, before you know it, the winter on Madeira is already over and you’ll be at o-dark-30 at the airport where the plane is ready to take you to the cold north. Leaving on a Jet Plane comes to mind. We are leaving Madeira for summer. We’re always struggling to get away, but we…
Boca do Risco – Caniçal. This year’s first
Those who know Madeira know that the island shows itself at its best when you put on your hiking boots and take a walk along a levada (which is the easiest) or through the mountains (more difficult, but still usually not too difficult). In the meantime we have a group of friends with whom we…
Fighting Madeira bush fires: a giant step forward
A gigantic step forward has been taken in fighting the Madeira bush fires since the bushfires of 2016. After the trials started in May with extinguishing forest fires from the air, the reports have now been published. Maybe the forest fires 2016 eventually even woke up the regional government. About time, too! The forest fires…
#Tempmad. We remember the Madeira floods of February 20, 2010.
#Tempmad. Everyone in Madeira knows what it meant. Still means. The first days after the terrible events on Madeira, I had a very useful tool at my disposal: Twitter. A lot of information that we otherwise would never have been able to get went around the globe in milliseconds. For me, the linchpin was Linda…
