Madeira Day 4 – Funchal
With a flight in the early evening, we decided to spend the last day exploring Funchal’s hills. We strolled through…
Madeira Day 3 – West Island tour
Organised tours are generally not my cup of tea…being herded from site to site, crushed under the hoofs of 50…
Madeira Day 2 – East Island Tour
Luis Suarez, wearing a suit with black bowtie and a chauffeur’s hat, greeted us at the hotel and asked us…
4 Days in Madeira Day 1 – Around Funchal
It’s wonderful when a place completely surpasses your expectations. Every view seems sharper and more colourful, every ice-cream creamier and…
7 Days in Sri Lanka Day 5 – Yala National Park
Glamping was a first for both of us. Coming back from an incredible safari, which included a lucky sighting of…
7 Days in Sri Lanka Day 4 – Mirissa
The southern coastal road from Unawatuna to Mirissa throws up spectacular scenes of village life, gorgeous beaches untouched by tourism,…
Portugal – Alto Douro (Pinhao and Provesende)
It’s one of the most beautiful train journeys in Europe. Two and half hours from Porto on the train from…
Porto Photographs – new snaps ready!
I’ve got some lovely snaps of Porto, Portugal. Check them out on my Smugmug site: Porto Photos
Porto – first impressions
My wife and I arrived in Porto on the 20th September 2016. Our birthday. Blue skies and warm weather greeted…
neildonovan.net photos on SmugMug
Hi everyone! A lot of my photos are now available on the excellent photo–sharing platform, SmugMug. Take a look 🙂…