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 evil cow by willy_wonka
we had finally gotten close to the top of the mountain, after a few moments of drizzly grey cloud, we found ourselves above it, and decided to take photos, since it was the highest i had ever been in my life.
so we got out, and there were some random cows munching on the grass. diane decides to pose for a photo. as she goes close, this cow just bucks its head and goes wild! i unfortunately didnt have my camera at the ready, but i wish i had, because diane jumped and fell on her butt! it was hilarious!
we couldnt stop laughing at her, until the cow got a bit nasty and made for us. you had never seen girls jump into a car quicker then what we did! so i took a photo of the cow to remind us, that no matter how nice a cow looks, it can be evil! be warned, stay away from cows! Leave a Comment
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 by quartinb
i tasted it.
a very uncaracteristic episode,impossible to have in any other part of the island.
if yu go there just ignore if a rough person crosses by, and yu'll be fine. Leave a Comment
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As one member of VT pointed out previously, taxi is a tricky thing. Taxi drivers often ask for a fixed price - for example, a driver asked me for 80 € for going to the Botanic Garden. The Garden is a little far and high up in the mountain and the taxi driver told me that he would wait for me there for an hour and takes me back to my hotel. I said no because I could take a cable car from the town which costs 12 € (one way). If I went by the taxi, it cost me 56 € more. Try to walk as much as you can and when you must to take a taxi, don't agree with a fixed two-way price. Anyway , you don't have much time if your taxi driver waits for you for one hour. First, say clearly and loudly to the driver that you want one way and therefore he/she has to use taxi meter!
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It is regretful that I need to write this tip for this beautiful island and it's warm and friendly people.
However, a factor that we were made aware of by our HPB Reception staff at the site from day 1 was an incident that had occurred in the previous week near our HPB holiday complex on Cabo Girao.
Some residents staying in our holiday apartments had been held up and robbed whilst walking a local Levada walk. HPB said in a printed warning that this was an unusual development and investigations were being made. However, their advice was for only groups of 6 or more people to walk locally for safety in numbers.
I'm afraid that immediately put us off the notion of doing any local walks.
Sadly regrettable...but it happens Leave a Comment
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Even though I'm portuguese I admit that Portuguese drivers are sometimes very dangerous and unconsiderate.
Madeira is part of Portugal so you have to be very carefull. It's not unusual to hear someone honk approaching a sharp curve or have them overtake you in a daredevil manoeuvre.
So drive safe and be very carefull. Leave a Comment
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 Plane arriving at Madeira. by Jerelis
But considering the technological evolution, still bearing in mind the natural limitations of that time, the island has entered an era to built an international airport.
The weird thing is that on our ticket it was mentioned that we would fly to Funchal International Airport. When we arrived and we went outside the building we saw a huge sign on the building "Funchal International Airport". Therefore we were unpleasantly surprised when we wanted to drive with our car from Funchal to Santa Cruz. We were not able to find a sign wit Santa Cruz on it. Why? Because the airport lies in Santa Cruz and not the capital Funchal! Leave a Comment Phone: (+ 351) 291 520 700Website: www.anam.pt Other Contact: Fax: (+ 351) 291 520 761
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 Madeira levada in bad
shape by salinhoptLeave a Comment
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 by AnaMargaridaLeave a Comment
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 A Gecko in the streets of
Funchal. by Jerelis
Don't be afraid of them, because the primarily eat insects, fruit, spiders, snails, small lizards, birds and bird eggs.
You'll find them in hot and dried out areas like here at Madeira! Leave a Comment
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 "left", "no, other side",
"what are you doing!" by Jerelis
The general statement that men and women respond and behave differently under the same circumstances is true; For example, from the crib, male babies tend to be more aggressive and females more passive. As adults, in spatial operations, men have the edge in such skills as negotiating a maze, reading a map, and quickly discriminating between right and left. Men also perform better than women when asked to visualize an object and imagine rotating it. On the other hand, women tend to perform better than men when asked to look at objects of different shapes, sizes, and colors, and then to group them in some order.
This still doesn't explain why Relinde turns the map all around when I'm asking for the road to travel, while I like the map at one point so I can better visualize our position. Help! Leave a Comment
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