Madeira Archives - Olivia Greenway, travel journalist and copywriter

Olivia Greenway, travel journalist and copywriter

Learning to scuba dive in Funchal, Madeira

As well as visiting the wine lodge, walking along the levades and taking tea at Reid’s, why not spend half a day learning to scuba dive? The Divepoint PADI diving

Take a Cable Car from Funchal to Monte – Madeira

Any visitor to Funchal should take a ride in the cable car up to Monte to appreciate the wonderful views of the port and harbour of this pretty sub-tropical island.

Afternoon Tea at Reid’s Palace, Madeira

How can that quintessentially British tradition – afternoon tea – be executed so well in a hotel on the Portuguese island of Madeira? The answer, of course, is that Reid’s

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Learning to scuba dive in Funchal, Madeira

Take a Cable Car from Funchal to Monte – Madeira

Afternoon Tea at Reid’s Palace, Madeira

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