About this episode

Diann shares her experiences and observations from her first two weeks living in Portugal, focusing on Madeira Island and the village of Machico.

Diann reports on her first 2 weeks as a resident of Portugal. Starting with Madeira Island, she discusses the village of Machico and how it got its name in 1419, the filming of the 1956 "Moby Dick" movie off the shores of northeastern Madeira Island, and the challenging adjustments to living in a new culture. Madeira Island Machico Church - listen to those bells! Machico Beach: Whalers of Madeira. Museu da Baleia Streets surfaces on Madeira that Diann discussed: My first apartment in Canico. "Claim Denied" on Amazon Please comment, rate this podcast, and share with your friends. You can contact me at Diann@DiannAbroad.com Be sure to subscribe! Check out my websites, as well: DiannSchindlerAuthor.com and DiannAbroad.com The introduction and conclusion music is by Rafael Javadov, "The Amelia Island Sun." Interlude music is "Tiny People" by Alexei De Bronhe. Thank you for listening!

People in this episode

Host: Diann Schindler

Topics covered

• travel
• culture
• Portugal
• Madeira Island
• Machico
• adjustments to living abroad

Keywords

• Madeira
• Machico
• Moby Dick
• Portugal
• travel
• culture
• living abroad

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amazon, Museu da Baleia

Books & works: Moby Dick

Places: Madeira Island, Machico, Canico

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