Seixal Beach, Madeira Black Sand Beach

When driving on the North Coast of Madeira we spotted signs for Seixal Beach, and I remembered seeing it as a "must see" on a lot of lists but I couldn't remember exactly why.... However when we pulled into the (tiny by the way) car park at the pier, it was quite clear. Seixal Beach i…

Pretty Puppy

Look at Hetty being a pretty puppy!  Posing on a log and then being so super sporty dynamic and jumping around!  She's a pro athlete and doesn't she look good!

Porto Moniz, Madeira

When we visited Madeira last year, we spent half the trip on the North Coast of the island.  One of the highlights was Porto Moniz, which has amazing tidal pools.  I would have loved to have explored and enjoy the tidal pools but it was pretty wild - as you can see from these photos! Instead we enj…

Palermo Botanical Garden - Orto Botanico di Palermo

When visiting Palermo we didn't see one recommendation to visit the Palermo Botanical Gardens (Orto Botanico di Palermo).  However, we spotted it on Google Maps and we are a sucker for a good botanical garden (as you probably know), so off we trotted!  It was a little bit out of the historical …