The original Madeira island news blog
Airport problems: Friday’s Journal led with the headline that 500 flights had been affected by wind conditions at Madeira airport over the first four months of the year. When you read the text the actual figure was 496, but the weather kindly obliged and Saturday ............
The Journal reports that the NRP Sagres departed today from Lisbon for a trip to the east coast of the United States, and is scheduled to make its first stop at the port of Funchal btween April 30 to May ............
EU entry charge post Brexit: The Express reports that EU ambassadors have announced another important step in protecting the EU’s external borders, which could mean Britons would have to pay €7 to submit a “travel authorisation” application before travelling ............
The rain that had threatened just about held off and the Flower Festival managed to proceed as planned yesterday. It was, however, an unusually cold day by local standards. A few videos (below) have already appeared on YouTube, with more being filmed using drones ............
With the Flower Festival approaching it is great to see the first Jacaranda in bloom. It is peculiar that each tree seems to develop at a different pace – looking out this morning I can see some that are entirely bare of leaves but with the distinctive purple ............
The weather forecast for the Flower Festival opening weekend, which is nearly upon us, is not looking too good.
Meanwhile the Diario today notes that the extended Flower Festival programme represents ............
Rather sadly, Café Concerto, one of Funchal’s landmark cafes remains closed. Located in the Municipal Gardens it had possibly one of the best locations in the city centre. The cafe was very popular with locals and tourists alike, and it is difficult to see ............
It’s that time of year again and the Flower Festival is upon us again, starting next weekend. The full Flower Festival programme is available as a PDF here: FF programme
The Diario reports today that pilot Timóteo Costa, with 26,000 flight hours and 9,000 landings ............