We decided on Madeira as a destination for my mates 30th birthday, booking ourselves a huge villa, but I was completely unaware how beautiful this island was! In fact, I didn’t realise a lot of things about Madeira, such as how close to Africa it was and how far it was from Portugal! Madeira should be on everyone’s bucket list, a dream location with various activities you wouldn’t expect from such a small area, from the hysterical toboggan run down the hill to the cable car back up. Just be prepared to hire a car as this really isn’t an area with great walking routes until you get away from the roads, they seriously lack pavements!
Having just returned from this beautiful island, we planned on just visiting for fun and …