Autumn 2023: Madeira Portugal

Madeira is known as flower island and an island with a lot of rain. This time we had decided to take a mid-October vacation to Madeira. I was very much looking forward to a great holiday , especially since there are dozens of photogenic waterfalls. I was a little apprehensive about the weather, though. A lot of rain was predicted and it had hardly rained on Madeira for months. And it showed: trees with dry leaves, forest fires and the very worst….. no or hardly any water in the waterfalls, too bad.

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Summer 2022 – Azores Islands

Many people have ever heard of the Azores. While this is one of the most beautiful tropical destinations in Europe. The Azores had been on my wish list for a long time and summer 2022 was finally the moment to go there. Although there are really many beautiful islands, I decided to limit our visit to two: São Miguel and Terceira. São Miguel is a destination with a lot of hot spots, including many waterfalls! We start our journey on São Miguel in the capital Ponta Delgado, the perfect base.

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