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Escaping English Winter Weather

May 31st 2018
The Portuguese Island of Madeira was a perfect getaway for the wife's special birthday and to escape the English weather in February. It's quite a small island but very mountainous and the only decent way to get around is to hire a car, although navigating Funchals windy and hilly streets was made easier thanks to GPS. We also took up an Airbnb about 10 minutes walk away from the main centre of ... read more
Europe » Portugal » Madeira

Portuguese Flag 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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