Travelogues Funchal

Looking for the flowers

Botanical Garden

Thanks to our overnight stay, we have the opportunity to explore the city today until 2 PM, or until everyone is back on board by 1:30 PM. After breakfast, we head out...

The first people we ask for directions after saying "Bom Dia" in English are Germans. They admonish us to wear our masks on the street as well. If we get caught without one, it...

After arriving in Madeira, the car rental adventure began. At first, we thought we could pick up the rental car at the counter as usual, but unfortunately, we couldn't find a...

Botanical Garden in Funchal, Monte with basket sled ride, and Nun's Valley

In the morning, after breakfast, we met with our travel group and met our tour guide from Studiosus, who would accompany us for the next week. After a short introduction, we...

The last two destinations of my world trip were the Canary Islands with the Spanish Tenerife and the Portuguese Madeira. Both islands are quite close together, but they are very...

Trip with the catamaran on the Atlantic Ocean: passing by other small boats, an expedition ship, Cabo Girao, and Câmara Lobos.... and as a highlight, encountering two families of...

Spontaneously, four days ago we booked an inexpensive last-minute offer to the island of Madeira. We're escaping the never-ending winter in Thuringia and hoping for a week of...

Saharan dust over Funchal

We spent the first full day in Funchal enjoying a lengthy city walk.

July 19, 2016 Hello dear ones, today I am reporting for the first time from the flower island Madeira! Train to the airport and the flight itself went smoothly. Unfortunately, I...

Today we relax in our beautiful hotel complex, stroll through the tropical garden and find a shady spot among the banana trees. In the afternoon, we walk to a nearby small beach...

Today the block is unfortunately quite short. What was announced yesterday with a headache and a sore throat unfortunately happened. Nothing worked for me this morning....

Arrival at 25'C, what more could one want

Before ....

So today was our first full day at sea. He greeted us with wonderful sunshine☀️ Since it was a little longer yesterday, we slept in a bit today. We went to the “Atlantik...

.... we are curious to see which sea creatures we will encounter

On a lightly cloudy day, we decided to take a cable car ride from Funchal to Monte. The starting point is located on the promenade, so we strolled from the hotel to the center....