Kyoto is hands-down one of my favourite cities in the world, but that also seems to be the case for a lot of other people, so some of its more famous temples and shrines can get really crowded. After our off-the-beaten-path adventures on Shikoku, that took some getting used to. The seemingly endless rows of…
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JapanA Great 2-Day Itinerary for Kobe, Japan
We stopped in Kobe while we were making our way from western Honshu toward Kyoto and almost immediately had the feeling that the city somehow flies under the radar compared to a lot of other places we visited in Japan. Even around the main sights, things generally felt less crowded than in cities like Osaka…
MadeiraThe Complete Guide to Madeira’s Levada do Caldeirão Verde (PR 9) Hike
The Caldeirão Verde hike is one of Madeira’s most famous levada walks, and after doing it, I’d say it’s easily one of the most impressive ones on the island. It follows the narrow water channel through some beautiful sections of laurisilva forest and along some impressively steep mountain cliffs. The levada itself dates to the…
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Considering that it’s a pretty small island, we were surprised how many regional specialty dishes Madeira has. Food is always a big part of our travel experience and so we had to make it our goal to try as many of them as possible. Here’s our list of the most famous Madeiran dishes and drinks…
MadeiraUrbex on Madeira – The 6 Most Interesting Abandoned Sites on the Island
Exploring abandoned places might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Madeira. We went to the island for the beautiful nature, awesome hikes and cute little towns. But once we started driving around the island, we came across more and more interesting ‘lost places’. Most of them seemed to…
MadeiraThe Ultimate Guide to Madeira’s Ponta de São Lourenço (PR 8) Hike
The hike along the São Lourenço Peninsula is one of Madeira’s most popular hikes and we found it easy to see why. It runs along the peninsula of the same name to the easternmost tip of the island and the views of the cliffs and tall rocks rising out of the Ocean along the way…
MadeiraThe Perfect 5-Day Madeira Itinerary
Madeira might look small on a map, but as we noticed on other Atlantic islands, it’s easy to get fooled by the size and there’s a lot more to see and do than you might first think. Madeira has many different landscapes, towns and cute little villages, not to mention lots and lots of awesome…
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As a big film buff, I always enjoy checking out filming locations during my travels and on our recent trip to Madeira, Stefanie and I dropped by the places where the Disney+ Star Wars show ‘The Acolyte’ was filmed. The majority of the series was shot on the island, which stood in for four different…
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La Gomera might look tiny on a map, but during our stay on the island, we quickly realized that it can make quite a big difference where you base yourself. The craggy terrain and wildly different microclimates mean that two towns that are only 20 kilometres apart can feel like completely different worlds. We actually…
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Garajonay National Park, which protects the central mountains of La Gomera, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. A large part of the park is covered by beautiful evergreen laurel forests, which made it by far our favourite area for hiking on the island. Apart from that, there are some impressive volcanic rock…