Wanderlust

THE DESTINATION: MADEIRA

“Shake it like a

Polaroid picture!” my guide shouted as our Jeep juddered over mountainous off-road terrain on our journey from Madeira’s rural north to the equally hilly but sun-kissed south.

Each jolt from my seat was made easier by the views sweeping dramatically down the mountains to the villages below, towards

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