Join us for a walk and chat with the delightful Jessie from Emigre.eu and discover just what life is like for young Madeirans growing up on the island...

What an interesting video, thank you Mike and Jessie, As you say it’s good to finally hear a Madeiran voice… more of the same please!!

Do drop by with your thoughts and comments, the nicest part of being on YT is connecting!

Lovely conversation with a local. I am a strong believer in expats doing their best to integrate with the locals and the culture. That’s a positive development. Unfortunately, with real estate prices skyrocketing, inflation and the over-crowding in Funchal, and Madeirans’ inability to keep up with the rising prices has lead to a somewhat negative sentiment towards expats looking to make Madeira their retirement paradise. My wife has family there and when we visited last year, they shared their disappointment with how the local economy had been impacted by the expats. You can say it’s a double sword because the island is so dependent on tourism, yet tourism feeds into more people wanting to live there. Thank you Mike and Jessie for this valuable insight.

Good idea to see Funchal from different point of view by talking making walk.This nice warm atmosphere all year when we have gloomy weather on continent.

I really enjoyed the little interview with Jessie about Madeira and hearing talk about life there this was very nice and interesting Thank You and have a great Happy New Year.🎊🎇🎆🎆🎇🎊

Olá Jessie,sou madeirense vivo na Austrália e gostei imenso de ver walk and Talk interview.estás tão certa quanto dizes não só de turismo vivemos e a independência agrícola e não só , muito importante pro futuro da ilha ( Dos madeirenses).os pobres também têm direito à habitação ,não só os turistas.Tu tens cultura pra levar a tua geração e gerações mais novas a mudar o rumo da madeira. Os atuais Leaders da madeira estão num nível muito mais elevado e pouco se importam que a alimentação e habitação está fora do alcance da classe pobre madeirense. Tens o teu futuro nas tuas mãos.força sempre com visão no futuro.👍

Thanks Yvonne & Mike 😊Jessie is almost as pretty as the both of you! 😉😁 That was useful information there & for some reason I thought you'd moved to Lido! I hope to be back on the Pearl for late April 2024, thanks for your great videos throughout 2023 & may I wish you a Merry New Year! 🎉🥂🎆

Great chat thank you, and happy New Year , we'll meet again one day when I get back to Madeira .

Thank you very much to the both of you for educating me on such an amazing place that I absolutely knew nothing about prior!! If I was like 20 years younger, I would seriously consider moving there. Cheers and Happy New Year from New York 🎉😉

Ooh we do need a New Years video for sure if you are there for it. I am American, my dream is to live in Madeira one day. I guess the goal is be able to have enough money to buy a condo or apartment for full cash to avoid dealing with the complexity of mortgages abroad. That way I can at least have a chance to be there for 6 months. Perhaps eventually being able to get legal status to live their longer.

Interesting to listen to this, thank you! It's sad to hear that locals have difficulty getting homes due to low minimum wages and rising home prices. I talked to a man who owns a restaurant in Lido, he grew up as a kid in Lido. Back then Lido was just greenery with banana trees and fields, and now it's all just hotels. He said he misses those days. Tourism is kind of a double-edged sword, maybe a necessary evil in some regard. I think I understand what she means with good progress would be to not be as dependent on tourism as the island is now. Personally, next time I visit Madeira I would love to see Madeiran traffic be all-electric in Funchal. Imagine getting rid of the noise from all vehicles. There are probably lots of opportunities for the island to become energy-independent as well.

MADEIRA ISLAND ❤ THE BEST ISLAND 🏝 ON EARTH 🌎 🇵🇹👏✨️😂😂😂

Boa noite filhos de Deus. 🙏👏🙌✨️

Hi Mike, out of interest ,how much deposit is needed to buy in Madeira,if someone is not a cashbuyer, Thks

Hi Mike and Jessie, so the golden visa has finished?

Nice Advertisement for property investors. Lol. The island is wildly overbuilt and tourists can barely rent cars nowadays,young people leave the island due to very low pay for high demand hospitality jobs for snooty expats.