Not our name, but our passion
Achadas da Cruz on Madeira island is the ancestral home of my mother’s family. I grew up hearing stories of the tiny little parish town and the steep cliffs my grandparents had to hike up to bring produce back and forth from the even smaller
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The Achadas da Cruz cable car takes you down from a high precipice to the tiny village Fajá da Quebrada Nova. This is the steepest cable car in Europe with a trip length of 600 meters and a vertical drop of 450 meters. The Calhau
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The Albatroz Beach & Yacht Club is a small 20 room hotel in Santa Cruz, Madeira. The hotel is conveniently located near the Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport. The hotel has a beautiful pool overlooking the sea and spacious rooms also with ocean views. A wonderful
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Squid Ink Pasta is pasta that has been infused with squid ink and is a dark black in color. The pasta is reported to have a citrus or lemon flavor. We ordered some from Amazon and decided to give it a try. The pasta was
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The Cheese of the Month Club for June 2021 has cheeses from Spain, England and France. Red Leicester from England is a firm and smooth cheese with a high moisture content Saint Nectaire from France is a semi-soft cheese slightly spicy and acidic Roncal from
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