Flights to Madeira

Flights to Madeira

Rough Guide Directions Madeira & Porto Santo

PI bought this Rough Guide for my next holidays, before it was even printed, knowing I would risk not to receive it in time for my departure.

In the meantime it started popping up unto the shelves of my favourite bookshop, while all of my friends joked me about my pourchase, which I would have needed to resell coming back from holidays.
But Amazon surprised me again and they delivered it before the scheduled date and I am so far studying it!
I believe Rough Guide Directions are an even better tipe of guides, for the tourist who wants to grab a good bite of the place with an indepth knowledge without all the fuss of a boring lecture.
Thanks for asking me. Bianca

Make the most of your time with Rough Guide DIRECTIONS Madeira. Slim, stylish and pocketable, the guide is an up-to-date, authoritative and user-friendly companion to this stunning Portuguese outpost. Full-colour and richly illustrated throughout, the guide highlights the best Madeira has on offer from wild mountains to precipitous valleys and the most beautiful walks on which to adsorb it all – giving you inspiration for things to do, 24 hours a day. You’ll find accurate information on the regions top attractions from exploring the streets of the islands historical capital, Funchai, to the vast expanse of superb sand on Porto Santo as well as the regions leisure highlights and most unspoilt, architectural and child-friendly attractions. The guide features up-to-date listings of all the hottest new places to stay, eat, drink, club, shop and enjoy the wide array of leisure activities on offer to suit all budgets, and comes complete with comprehensive maps to help you find your way around.

aMatthew Hancock is author of Rough Guide DIRECTIONS Madeira, Lisbon and The Algarve and co-author of the Rough Guide to Portugal.

Good Wine, Good Flight

One of the best features available to you when you take advantage of an aircraft charter is that you get to select which food and drink you would like to eat. Any five-star cuisine is available to you when you fly on a lear jet, so it makes sense to have the appropriate wines to correspond with the various dishes you will be consuming in flight. Good wine is such a pleasure to enjoy, and it makes sense that if you have good wine aboard your private charter jet, then you will have a good flight.

Wine grapes are usually made from Vitis vinifera, latin for the European species of wine grape varieties. Perhaps you enjoy Merlot, or Chardonnay. These are varietals, because they use these particular grapes as the primary grape in the production of those specific wines. Blended wines can be luscious as well, especially if they are prized wines from Tuscany or Bordeaux.

There are several categories of wine, and all of these are available for your enjoyment on your next personal charter jet flight. It is lovely to start with an aperitif, which could include Vermouth or Madeira, to enjoy before your meal. If you are dining on seafood, salad, pork or curry, then you might pair it with a rose wine. For a special occasion, you might select a sparkling wine, the most famous of which is champagne.

A table wine is always a delectable choice when you are looking for a wine that has a lighter alcoholic content. This might be a good choice if you are wanting to conduct business as you enjoy the meal. After the sumptuous food, why not top it off with a dessert wine, a sweet wine. They can include Sauternes, port, Tokay or sweet sherry, and any would be delightful after a delicious meal. If you are looking for something with a little more impact, a fortified wine that has had a spirit added to it may be the best selection. Brandy or grappa are excellent examples of fortified wines.

The color of a wine is brought about by the inclusion of the grape skin during the process of fermentation when the wine is being made. Red wine gets its glorious color because the skin is left in the juice while it ferments, whereas with white wine, no matter what color grape is being used, it remains white because the grape skin has been removed.

All of these stellar wines are available for your delectation when you choose to travel on a private charter jet. Simply let your personal concierge know what you desire, and he or she will ensure that it is on board and ready for you.

Jonathan Blocker is an avid business and travel writer. He has been traveling on commercial airlines and air charters for several years. He has traveled millions of miles around the world using charter flights and jet charter services.