We Spent 763 Days on Madeira Island! Here's What We LOVED & HATED!

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  • Опубликовано: 6 янв 2025

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  • @joenandamalie
    @joenandamalie  Год назад +9

    Thanks for watching another random day in our life. If you are heading to Madeira make sure to get our interactive guide packed with all the best stuff we know about this island. It will most definitely improve your trip! If you use code "madeira" you get 30% OFF: tinyurl.com/3ahzjhkr

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад

      @@thorsteinboserup5635 Happy to hear fellow Danes are moving to this beautiful island. Happy that our content has helped you. Big hugs!

  • @ItllBeFun
    @ItllBeFun Год назад +3

    Obrigado for the plug! The Beautiful People! as you know we have been your fans for years!

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад

      Thanks. 🙏🏼♥️ always good to see you. Seems like you eat at hoyo even more than us 😂

  • @velourialamour
    @velourialamour Год назад +16

    Before visiting Fucnhal, we wanted to live in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria because the weather there is legitimately the best in the world year round. We spent 8 amazing months in Las Palmas, and even though the beach scene is spectacular, the dinning options were terrrrible. Funchal wins for the food and drinks, but Gran Canaria has 0 barking dogs sooooo 😊

  • @anneofgreengables1619
    @anneofgreengables1619 Год назад +12

    Usually when you have unoccupied new apartments, they are often bought with money that is laundered...an asset to stick the cash in offshore. That's the problem with golden visas..

    • @nygardenguru
      @nygardenguru Год назад

      Makes a lot of cent ashame

    • @mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212
      @mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212 Год назад

      Nah, perhaps nowadays, but it all started with immigrants from madeira starting with holiday homes and some permanent homes that occasionally rent out to friends and family that are visiting the island.. And southafricsn madeirans looking to move back or safer investments or owning homes in madeira just incase they have to flee....just for an 8dea of how big that community is in South Africa... My dad had 31 first cousins just in Cape Town.... That should tell you everything you need to know, not to mention first cousins in Brazil, and Australia... And then relatives in Venezuela, Johannesburg, San Diego, Panama Columbia, Curaçao.... Now that's just my dad, imagine other madeirans???? There are more madeirans living outside madeira than inside madeira.... Just one 9f my great grandfather's has had more than 100 descendants that now live overseas and he has great great great grandchildren and the next generation is about to arrive....that's alot of people that no longer live on the island.... For a few generations.... But still have a connection to the island....

  • @mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212
    @mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212 Год назад +3

    Madeira has already changed so much..... For example in the 80s and 90s it used to take 4.5 hours to get from the airport to Paul do Mar, there weren't as many tunnels as there are nowadays..... They had a McDonald's in funchal in the 90s.....the road to Paul was only built in the 70s the one in the mountain from faja da ovelha to Paul.... There was no tunnel to jardim do mar..... I my grandmother's days there was no road... You had to catch a boat to calheta or funchal.... There was no bank in Paul do mar.... It used to visit the village by car on Tuesdays and Thursdays.... There was a bus service to funchal in the morning 6am and another back leaving funchal at around 7pm....or you group book a taxi..... The soccer field was a lagoon.... Infron 9f the field was a large theatre and to the left salt pans..... The area known as espanha was slum like with no toilets only running water, in the 80s there were only 4 telephones in the whole village and 5 cars... There are cloth washing basins up by the ladeiras in Porto... I recall seeing people washing their clothes in the rivers in the 80s ..... Where the 2 large chimneys are used to be a whaling station and tuna cannery run by Italians which my great grandmother used to work in when she was young ...there's also still some whale bones there as a memory of the past... Bar xavier used to be a shop with phone and post office point with a bar upstairs that my great uncle started that land was owned by my great great aunt... The madeira I experienced is very different to the madeira my father and grandmother experienced... People used to make their own sweet potato bread etc. They used the ladeiras as trade routes with other villages to exchange fish for vegetables that were more available in the cooler mountain areas.....children and adults commuted almost daily to trade bananas and potatoes and other goods with each other b4 the 70s... Madeira is now hyper modernised compared to it's past.... The people used to live very simple, healthy and long lives. They were very active.... In the villages you will meet older people that know what madeira was like in the old days and their challenges.

  • @teresafreitaswilde7900
    @teresafreitaswilde7900 Год назад +3

    ..lol...CTT is painful but i take a senha (number) via the CTT app before i leave the house...app also tells you what number they are serving. I ship online via CTT and take the pkg with the barcode...they print it, stick it on and voila!

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад +1

      Their number system has been down for a year or so. A shame I didn’t film that 😂

  • @shelaghfagan4355
    @shelaghfagan4355 Год назад +3

    Hey, I thought you had given up drinking! Love your vlogs and now we are here living on the island and I wish you had mentioned more things. For us the flowers are #1. Then the levadas are wonderful and unique. There is so much to do, constant festivals ( my favorite is the flower festival), beautiful theatre, great music.

  • @emanuelpilo9183
    @emanuelpilo9183 Год назад +2

    10:50 up here in the mainland in Sesimbra they also open a MacDonald's and a Burger King next to each other, sims like they can't live apart of one another... 😅

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад +1

      It's a symptom of a dying society lol! :D

  • @Miguel-m2l7c
    @Miguel-m2l7c Год назад +1

    My dear new friends!!! Lovely videos!!! Weird but still lovely!!!
    Hope you are enjoying “Santos Populares” in Lisboa!!!!
    It was great meeting you!!!
    Already miss you!!!
    Kisses
    Miguel

  • @lulululu5537
    @lulululu5537 Год назад +6

    I absolutely love your videos and you have inspired me to visit Madeira this summer !!

    • @velourialamour
      @velourialamour Год назад +2

      It’s amazing there, you’ll love it. We went last September and it was just perfect. Like Joen and Amelia said, it’s reeeeaalllly hard to find a long term rental there, hence our only reason for not staying. But hopefully we will be back in a few months to continue our search for the perfect (and available) place to call home :)

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад

      Thanks so much, Lulu!

  • @lydia2494
    @lydia2494 11 месяцев назад

    I understand this is a personal viewpoint, but when comparing with Australia (which you mentioned as expensive in one of your videos), it seems to excel in various aspects: from food options and rent prices to diverse natural landscapes, including snow-covered mountains and tropical areas, as well as career opportunities and more. Conversely, Madeira, despite its charm, is quite expensive and isolated, catering to a very niche lifestyle.

  • @gordusmaximus4990
    @gordusmaximus4990 Год назад +2

    You guys got it right. Madeira and also the Azores are facing a rising sintetic drugs problem. The numbers of drug addicts are getting bigger. And with that, crime. Still, safer then most of Europe, but its a problem that is being more talked on both Island regions.

  • @nevin4475
    @nevin4475 Год назад +3

    I freaking LOVE this type of vlog videos you guys do !!

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад +1

      Hahha thanks Nevin! 👍🏼🙏🏼😁

  • @anthonydowling3356
    @anthonydowling3356 Год назад +4

    Everything shows wealth .I am glad for you .I am looking into going there for a few days from Ireland .As a pensioner it all depends on if i can do it cheaply .

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад

      You can definitely live on Madeira very frugally. Good luck :)

  • @davidmartinspresents
    @davidmartinspresents Год назад +1

    Just for comparison, the post office in Irvine, California can take you 10 to 55 minutes to mail a package, depending on the day and time of year.

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад +1

      Sounds exactly like the California I hear about these days lol 😂

  • @EMALAWEY
    @EMALAWEY Год назад +3

    You guys hooked me a while back and I love your videos and the play between both of you. I also am subscribed to It'll Be Fun"!

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад +2

      Appreciate your kind comment! ♥️

    • @velourialamour
      @velourialamour Год назад +1

      Us too! When we were in Funchal a few months ago and kept an eye out for a light blue Bug lol

    • @EMALAWEY
      @EMALAWEY Год назад +1

      @@velourialamour We were in Madeira for the whole month of May, 2022 and stayed in Canico but toured the entire Island with the "Hit The Road Madeira" folks. I love the place and I like to go in the shoulder season!

    • @velourialamour
      @velourialamour Год назад +1

      @@EMALAWEY when is shoulder season? It seemed every month was busy in Funchal - especially around New Years Eve, which was INSANE! Largest fireworks display in the world 🎆

    • @EMALAWEY
      @EMALAWEY Год назад +1

      @@velourialamour May and September is shoulder season…less crowded and more fun❣️

  • @formxshape
    @formxshape Год назад +2

    How does Madeira generate the electricity?

  • @ES-ge7bb
    @ES-ge7bb Год назад +3

    It's not just Madeira. All of Portugal is horrible for paper-work. Bureaucracy is really a nightmare. Reminds me of the 8th task of the 12 Tasks of Asterix (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Tasks_of_Asterix)

  • @Ronin_Deicide
    @Ronin_Deicide Год назад +3

    Getting my weekly Stay Classy fix. Nothing better 😄

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад +2

      Thanks for your kind words, my friend ♥️

  • @EricYaver
    @EricYaver Год назад +3

    I knew it! You're both Danish!!!! A fellow Dane/American is making his move in May to live the dream alongside of you on the paradise they call Madeira. Look forward to meeting you both. :-) Now, I just need to find a great apartment like yours. Med venlig hilsen. Eric

  • @marliescat8490
    @marliescat8490 Год назад

    i'm going back to Madeira in July after 5 years and i can't wait! i'm writing your recommendations down atm! LOVE your video's !!

  • @carlosbarbosa5821
    @carlosbarbosa5821 Год назад +2

    Thank you for the updates on daily life in Madeira. Their problems are similar all over the world. Especially US and Canada. Such is life, but I can see you have made the best of it. Strange to hear that those apartment units are vacant.? Someone got alot of money to hide?

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад +1

      Hey Carlos! I don’t know if people have bought them as a sort of apocalypse getawat in the event things go from bad to worst. Who knows. It’s strange for sure but there are a lot of wealthy people

  • @mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212
    @mrzoukdotcomzouklambadaboo8212 Год назад +1

    The prices became like this due to madeira history..... So how the prices started going up was that many madeiran men went to work on fishing boats in Panama they earned American dollars and sent it back to madeira.... So locals started exploiting this knowledge by pushing prices up...to sell and to build or renovate... Also madeiran South Africans started moving back to madeira since the 80s, prior to the devaluation of the rand they used to buy usd and deutsch marks and hold bank accounts with those Currencies in madeira... They created one of the first housing booms in madeira, many also sought to buy into apartments in funchal... This alongside the changing tourist scene changed madeirans housing lack.... Since most people buy or build in madeira.. They rarely buy to rent out.... These properties sometimes remain vacant during the period of initial years of moving back to madeira or remain holiday houses that they only rent out occasionally to people they know that live overseas.. Or friends of the family...) this is also because of the property laws in madeira whereby if yiu don't have a relative you trust checking on the property and paying the taxes it can easily be stolen as its not easy to go to madeira from overseas just to evict a squatter that obtains adverse possession... There's alot of madeirans that go around looking for abandoned land that hadn't had it's taxes or water paid and they pay the taxes and then claim the land as their own including farming terraces of they are worked on by other people and they claim the taxes after a period of time they can actually claim it as their own.... ("this is to ensure that the land is put to use and not just left abandoned) Aka it's not public tourism.... Alot of tourism that seeks renting accommodation was started out by family and friends and not offered to the public sector for tourism.... So there's alot of underlying things going on with land in madeira to build or houses... Sometimes houses are given on death beds to relatives and they never get to keep the property as its not done in writing so someone that has some rights takes advantage of the fact that it's not in writing to keep that person from exercising their lawful right to the land or house... Land can be very tricky in madeira and so can builders....

  • @SallySparks
    @SallySparks Год назад

    Fun that you mentioned the cold lights. That has us puzzled.

  • @aliochafonseca5973
    @aliochafonseca5973 Год назад +2

    Very relaxing video Seeing you enjoying Madeira 🏝 on sunday afternoon, obrigados Maaaboyz. See u in lisboa 🍷.

  • @teodoro1007
    @teodoro1007 Год назад +2

    I only spent 10 days on Madeira beginning 2023, and almost a year in Coimbra and Portugal. Madeira is lovely, better than Coimbra... but... Right, climate is marvelous.. The heat in the argie summer is terrible, and driving on frozen roads in Hamburg is also terrible. You complain about CTT. In Buenos Aires there was a terrible soccer madness in December combined with the heat, the power outages, the coming holidays, etc. It was impossible to obtain a translation, so I have to return in April. I think life in Ukraine is even much worse. I'm very pleased to see you both with the WHM ice bath. Emphasize the breathing, pls. Never been in Portugal before, really very good, and Madeira is even better.

  • @kimberlyvitalbrasil4049
    @kimberlyvitalbrasil4049 Год назад

    We need to plan a trip in January… your videos are great

  • @TheAnd1roid
    @TheAnd1roid Год назад

    just discovered your videos. we will move to Madeira/Canico in two month with our family. Im hyped xD

  • @lxportugal9343
    @lxportugal9343 Год назад

    2:05 aaah Quim Barreiros... our greatest poet

  • @JenShea
    @JenShea Год назад +1

    Terrific video! Love a daily Vlog! 👏🏻💛🇵🇹

  • @lindashortall8761
    @lindashortall8761 Год назад

    My sonand girlfriend was there a couple of months ago absolutely loved it❤

  • @formxshape
    @formxshape Год назад

    9:09 😂😂😂 oh this is why I ❤ you two. 😂

  • @luisvasconcelos1053
    @luisvasconcelos1053 8 месяцев назад

    It looks that you have friends all over Funchal, big family

  • @TheMelekPT
    @TheMelekPT 7 месяцев назад

    when you went in the ice bath was that a 'foudasse' ?? lol

  • @Lily_Mae.1
    @Lily_Mae.1 6 месяцев назад

    whats cheapest room someone can rent longterm price? thanks

  • @SeptianAngelo-no9ol
    @SeptianAngelo-no9ol 9 месяцев назад

    So where does the video start?

  • @sirgalahad1470
    @sirgalahad1470 Год назад

    4:18 I feel like Malta is similar in Winter to Madeira. What do you think ?

    • @saca9599
      @saca9599 Год назад +2

      Madeira’s definitely warmer. At least at sea level

    • @pedroreisdealmeida6911
      @pedroreisdealmeida6911 Год назад +2

      Madeira is a lot warmer at low elevations especially south and southwest.

  • @Rubenbagaco
    @Rubenbagaco Год назад +1

    I think the way the prices of houses and rent in Portugal are going it will come crashing down .

  • @ittisjartam8913
    @ittisjartam8913 Год назад

    Sending parcel in/out of UK is complicated, don’t blame the CTT.

  • @Eding4u
    @Eding4u Год назад +5

    I just love your Madeira videos. Lara seems quite relaxed walking in to restaurants on her own. 😌

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад +1

      Thanks so much, Edwin. Lara is literally the easiest dog in the world. We are so lucky!

  • @angelogouveia2487
    @angelogouveia2487 Год назад +3

    Stay classy is the best vlog on RUclips. Love watching you ❤️ it's so fun Love it , and Madeira looks so beautiful 😍 I'm going to Madeira soon for 10 days , can you please let me know where is that local nice restaurant that you can have picanha. I love picanha. ❤️ and the best poncha in Funchal?

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад +1

      Thanks so much, Angelo! It's Central Grill. We film the logo too in the video. Best poncha is at Hoyo Hoyo, but if you want more party-ish and old town poncha, pra poncha is great too!

    • @angelogouveia2487
      @angelogouveia2487 Год назад

      @STAY CLASSY VLOG have you guys tried Santo Antonio restaurant in Cambra de Lobos for espetada? If you have please let me know what you think. I heard is amazing this place.

  • @celsocosta880
    @celsocosta880 Год назад +2

    Good stuff 👀👀👀

  • @moderncontemporary2844
    @moderncontemporary2844 Год назад +1

    My fave style of video ❤!

  • @shoplr
    @shoplr Год назад

    I'm thinking of moving to Madeira but as you said apartments are expensive so i need to wait a year or two?
    How is the internet connection on Madeira?

  • @susanhighfield3370
    @susanhighfield3370 Год назад

    Excellent video

  • @silvanamoen7581
    @silvanamoen7581 Год назад

    What it’s the name of the restaurant it’s in Funchal ?

  • @VvvnimaL
    @VvvnimaL Год назад

    Golden visa isn't going anywhere on madeira btw

  • @pedromalbernaz
    @pedromalbernaz Год назад

    What's up my boys back again! lol 🙌

  • @silvanamoen7581
    @silvanamoen7581 Год назад

    It’s Madeira has Uber from airport to hotel ?

  • @acaciomadeira5147
    @acaciomadeira5147 Год назад

    Is it expensive to live in madeira , my last name is madeira ,haha and I'm portuguese Canadian

  • @douglund6945
    @douglund6945 Год назад

    Where are you guys? We drove around Madeira all day on the Yellow Bus looking for you. I am willing to buy dinner....for Lara.

  • @velourialamour
    @velourialamour Год назад +2

    Great video you guys! As many of the comments squee, these types of videos are pleasantly personal and thoroughly enjoyed :) Although… yer making us miss Madeira - and poncha - so much right now! 😅 Sure, Cyprus has swaying palm trees, sandy beaches, and otherworldly white rock formations, but man oh man, they don’t got poncha nor picanha here. Keep the deliciously decadent videos coming, frens!

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад +2

      Haha, happy to hear Cyprus doesn't hold a candle to Madeira. Can't imagine living a place without streams of poncha and picanha!

    • @velourialamour
      @velourialamour Год назад

      @@joenandamalie lavada of poncha 🤣🤣

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад

      @@velourialamour lololol

    • @velourialamour
      @velourialamour Год назад

      @@joenandamalie On the island of Maderia, you shall find
      A land of decadence, tastefully designed
      Drinking poncha so sweet and oh so strong
      In quantities like a levada flowing all day long
      A waterfall of picanha, it’s oh so grand
      Perfectly cooked, the best in the land
      A sight to see, a beauty to behold
      A culinary wonder with a taste so bold
      And when the night sky falls
      And the stars shine bright
      Another round of poncha, it’s oh so right!
      Poncha is so sweet and so divine
      …aaaand I’m sure in the morning you’ll be feeling just FINE :p

  • @jennyan7683
    @jennyan7683 Год назад

    a video on the changes to the golden visa program???

  • @VADACHE
    @VADACHE Год назад

    Rent situation is bad in Porto as well : there 25 apartment for rent but there is 1399 for sale 🙈 waiting for the estate bubble to burst , bc it’s bad right now

  • @MrRugbyprop1
    @MrRugbyprop1 Год назад

    Best thing is the views. Not so good are the steep, winding roads and tunnels.

  • @PlayerBruno
    @PlayerBruno Год назад

    Hello, what an Amazing video!! Thank you so much for visiting my Hometown!! Please come to live in Madeira Island you are the best! I whish you all the best, next time you come to Madeira if you want i show you fantastics places with my car and where we drink the best poncha! Thank you so much!!

  • @WalterLund-ds2ip
    @WalterLund-ds2ip 7 месяцев назад

    hvad lever i af?

  • @teddydavis2339
    @teddydavis2339 Год назад

    Welcome to Madeira!

  • @alanengland5114
    @alanengland5114 Год назад

    Awesome guys! Keep it real love the day to day stuff! 50 euros for a package ??? Wow. Can’t you fly to Russia with Ryan air for that lol !!!

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад +1

      Haha, indeed you could. It’s quite easy to find ryanair flights for less than 50€. Even roundtrip 😂

  • @Mokkel73
    @Mokkel73 Год назад +2

    5:05 Hahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!

  • @patrickklausen5304
    @patrickklausen5304 Год назад +1

    Set en del af jeres videoer da det er 3 år i træk vi skal til madeira... Er først gået op for mig nu i er danskere 😂

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад

      Haha. Det vil vi tage som et kompliment af vores (måske ikke så danske) engelske accents 😅 Tak, fordi du ser med! 🤗

  • @pauvermelho
    @pauvermelho Год назад

    15:40 We like to see the food we are eating

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад

      I dont think a blue environment adds to the deliciousness of the food 😁

    • @pauvermelho
      @pauvermelho Год назад

      @@joenandamalie No
      But I hate not be able see the food I'm eating

  • @giuxliet
    @giuxliet Год назад

    Amalie is so beautiful !

  • @marijohoon7127
    @marijohoon7127 Год назад

    Well, I spent 60 eur to send a package from Italy to austria...

  • @SuperCapuka
    @SuperCapuka Год назад +2

    Brexit mate, UK no longer is part of the EU hence more paperwork, but CTT are known to be slooooooooooooow.

  • @luissantos5611
    @luissantos5611 Год назад +1

    Não posso deixar de passar esta! ....foda...sse! Hahahaha.

  • @MiguelCorreiaFX
    @MiguelCorreiaFX Год назад +3

    Madeira is wonderful for those who can afford it, for Madeira people, not so much. The housing prices skyrocketed in the last years and the majority of Madeirans cannot afforr buying an appartment nor a house, or even renting one. The future of Madeira is not so bright...

  • @joaquimsilvadomingues6927
    @joaquimsilvadomingues6927 Год назад

    😍😍😍😍😍😍🇵🇹😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹

  • @89toze
    @89toze Год назад

    ❤️

  • @mattmoore1630
    @mattmoore1630 Год назад +1

    "Don't believe everything Joe Rogan says" is great life advice

  • @hatersgonnahate4343
    @hatersgonnahate4343 Год назад +2

    I thought I would be First! Lol.

  • @Cd1988B
    @Cd1988B Год назад

    prices are high because too many people, and greedy landlords :D

  • @nygardenguru
    @nygardenguru Год назад

    Sounds like a no go, too crowded and rent is getting high

  • @101life9
    @101life9 Год назад

    Love Portugal, love pets BUT can't stand the excessive barking😢. No peace and quiet 😢😢😮

  • @sergioteixeira4027
    @sergioteixeira4027 Год назад

    portuguese food get all of us few kilos up :)

  • @chrissofpv3017
    @chrissofpv3017 Год назад

    Carbon paper..what's that?..not very "digital"..meu Deus du céu 🤭🤣

  • @hypnotechno
    @hypnotechno Год назад

    brexit ruined alot. hope they rejoin. if the EU lets them

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад +1

      Well, i think, this level of bureaucracy NEVER is appropriate. It makes no sense.

  • @JuanBarberis
    @JuanBarberis 2 месяца назад

    what a bunch of bs

  • @sashamellon822
    @sashamellon822 9 дней назад

    Disgusting to allow a dog to siton the table. I hare dog ownerrs who have no respecr for others

  • @MaryJones-fs4wf
    @MaryJones-fs4wf Год назад

    4:41 How about you follow rules instead of shaming someone? You should be ashamed.

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад +2

      Lol. The rules are we can bring Lara. Dont take life so serious 😅

    • @joenandamalie
      @joenandamalie  Год назад +4

      Also that was obviously a joke since we are very good friends with owners of this place.

    • @MaryJones-fs4wf
      @MaryJones-fs4wf Год назад

      @@joenandamalie Okay, Okay

  • @rogerjob2780
    @rogerjob2780 Год назад

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