When I came to Madeira the completely different natural beauty here overwhelmed me a bit, but the island never gave me a huge culture shock. Of course many things are different than in the Netherlands (like time management, yoghurt consumption and annual rainfall) and I definitely needed some time to settle in, but only this … More A new experience

The evening I arrived on Madeira, I felt like I was the main character in my own adventure novel. On this foggy, rainy evening, Madeira didn’t look like one of Europe’s pensioner hotspots, but like Treasure Island or Jurassic Park. Stepping out into the warm Madeira air, I made an invisible happy jump and some … More The feeling in your stomach