When I told people we were going on vacation to Madeira, it raised an eyebrow or two. To answer the last question first: No. Port comes from the Douro region of Portugal, and Madeira is home to its ...

The restaurants were dull, the nightlife non-existent, but since Rodney Bolt's last visit Madeira has had a makeover Has Madeira become hip? Once a racy, winter-sun retreat for the rich and famous, it ...