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    The problem with Madeira



    Olivia and Nathan here!
    Madeira is a Portuguese island located off the coast of West Africa. We spent a month here and by making friends with some locals were lucky enough to get more of the inside scoop on this place, beyond doing just the typical ‘top things to do.’ Cheers!

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    24 Comments

    1. Laura Kilmer on

      You two good lookin couple real nice temperatures. Wish we were there. I used to drink pombal wine from Portugal. have a great time. good video.

    3. Kendra's Dusty Road on

      Man! What a beautiful video… as always.

      We love Portugal and have wanted to visit Madeira for a while now. Those sleigh rides look intense.

      Thanks for calling out the darker side of tourism. I think you handled the issue well… presented the challenge without being overdramatic about it. We were just discussing similar issues we came across in Siem Reap. We don't have the answers, but think bringing the issues to light is the first step in finding them. So we applaud you!

    6. MrMadeintheuk on

      I really appreciate Nate and Kara's travel blog but I can't watch her eyebrows any more. You both have normal eyebrows. This is great progress.

    8. Five Minutes of Nature on

      If I understand correctly you did not know of the issues until you got there, but your making light of them now. No tourist agent is going to say "Madeira is really stressed right now – check back in a few years" but you did.

    11. Tony Rodrigues on

      I'm so glad to know that you've been to my homeland, I will be there in a few days, I leave in the UK, but I'm from Funchal, Madeira Island.
      I've been following you for a while, I absolutely love your videos, your positive attitude towards life in general, and in this particular instance, I'm glad you love my paradise Island.
      What you said about "The problem with Madeira" I have to say, thank you for taking time and effort, giving real information, sticking to the facts, and avoiding the usually easy way, many use, to just show the positives, and avoiding some really hard realities.
      Overall, I give you ten out of ten on this video, take care!!!…

    16. Brian t on

      finally someone comes out and says what needs to be said about madeira…(at the end)… its a macrocosm of portugal itself. save for lisboa and porto having the same problems Overtourism.. hopefully the global economic shift and the end of the post covid rabid travel will moderate the future of overtourism

    17. Jerry Chronister on

      It’s sad how places like this get exploited, but really cool how you guys acknowledge and respect it. I’ve watched too many beautiful places in Colorado undergo the same popularity growth and they are never the same. – They paved paradise, put up a parking lot – Joni Mitchell

    18. RickP2012 on

      I went there with my wife in 2013. We were the only people on the flight out who didn't have white hair. The following morning this guy asked us what made us choose a geriatric holiday? It was nice, and we may go back….in 20 years!

    22. H8in' Lyfe on

      Did that hike in May this year on my channel… haha stairs of death around every corner. 😂 Some amazing views for sun rise though. 👍🏻

    23. Teddy Davis on

      I can't remember when I last enjoyed such a video. Absolutely amazing!
      I to laugh because the young lady said sqozen. Is that a word? I guess it is now.

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