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Valldemosa: Amazing Hiking & Quaint Cobblestone Streets
This pretty village is a wonderful place to spend a day when visiting Mallorca and is probably most known because composer Frédéric...


Doe Mountain: A Short Sedona Hike With Incredible Views
This was one of our favorite hikes in the area as it was not very long and offered just incredible views as we climbed up, with panoramic...


Fun things to do in Northeast Mallorca
We took a day to explore this quieter part of Mallorca and discovered some great things to see and do. It took us about an hour to drive...


Great Southwest Mallorca Coast Activities
We actually spent Christmas Day having a marvelous time exploring this part of Mallorca and found all sorts of cool things to see and do....


Best Things about Salt Spring Island
We decided to do a two day/one night getaway to Salt Spring Island which is one of the Southern Gulf Islands. That meant taking a quick...


Our favorite hike near Alcúdia, Mallorca
We hiked Penya des Midgia which is near the beautiful Northern medieval village of Alcúdia and it was incredible. It's about 2.5 miles...


3 Favorite Hikes in Madeira
There are plenty of amazing hikes in Madeira, but here are three particularly great ones that we really loved. We've also included...


Favorite Madeira West Coast Things to do
We visited this part of Madeira twice and just loved it so much. It's totally different than the rest of the island and filled with green...


Fun Activities in Madeira to Enjoy
Our son Brian and his girlfriend Amanda arrived and we had a short overlap before Kim headed home. It was so fun to have them all here...


Best Madeira Northeast Side Villages to Visit
Exploring the 35 miles of Northern Madeira coastline has been amazing as there are so many beautiful villages along the way to stop and...


Hiking Ponta de São Lourenço in Madeira
One of the best hikes in Madeira and unusual due to the terrain. This is a thin volcanic peninsula on the easternmost part of the island....


Smitten with Madeira
We had a day exploring the island that included so much astonishing variety it was mind blowing! Here's our favorite places and things to...


Hiking Ponta do Bode in Madeira
This is a beautiful hike near Caniçal, Madeira that offers some stunning panoramic views. The official guide we used listed the trail as...


Incredible Madeira Cliff top views
We picked up our rental car and headed out for our first road adventure here in Madeira deciding to drive up the western side of the...
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