Traditional house in Santana

June 17th 2023
Rather than feeling as though Madeira is now ticked off, I would happily return. Today. It’s a lovely little island that we devoted 8 days to thinking that was plenty, but the hiking was so good that I would love to go back and explore more of it. Living in the Netherlands means holidays are generally a quest for mountains and nice food. A few places fulfilled our requirements but we ... read more

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Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more

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When I started this blog in 2007, it was more of a highlights package of trips generally focusing on one place or aspect. My rule had been one blog per country unless I lived there, but I eventually realised that fewer blogs were appearing. Having got around quite a bit, I'm now revisiting many countries. It's getting trickier to get to completely new countries so I might break that rule on occasion. The PhD fortunately didn't curtail travelling with research in sub-Saharan Africa and India as well as the chance to attend conferences with a sneaky bit of travelling tacked on before or after th... full info

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