BEST Portuguese Grocery Store Souvenirs Worth Bringing Home! | Madeira Island

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  • Looking for the perfect souvenirs to bring back from your trip to Madeira Island, Portugal? Check out these must-have items from a local grocery store that make for great gifts and mementos! From delicious spices and gourmet food products to unique household items, this video will show you the best Portuguese gifts to bring back from your travels. These souvenirs are not only affordable, but they also represent the authentic flavors and culture of Madeira Island. Don't leave the island without picking up some of these special gifts! 🎄✨
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  • @Johann-xw5cy
    @Johann-xw5cy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Very interesting. Thanks...
    If possible please make a video about fishing, fishing shops and species of fish next year. There is so much fish around you.
    Merry Christmas!😊

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello! That’s a very interesting suggestion. Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D

  • @JPinPortugal
    @JPinPortugal 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    D and M, you just saved me a lot of $$ buying your Christmas gift. Pingo gift certificate here we come.
    Merry Christmas!🎄🎄
    Thanks. JP Porto

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello JP! Ha ha! We do love Pingo! Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D

  • @teodoro1007
    @teodoro1007 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Believe me, you are in heaven. At the moment I´m in Tigre, near Buenos Aires in Argentina. I have to solve things here, and it´s a real nightmare, beyond of what you can imagine. Continental Portugal is nice & Madeira is paradise. Ginja of Pingo Doce 😀👍👋👋

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hello Teodoro, Sorry to hear things are a nightmare. We hope things will be sorted for you soon. Madeira is paradise, that’s very true. Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D

  • @isabeloliveira2165
    @isabeloliveira2165 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Well after all that first thing will be diet and diet . Merry Christmas and New Year .🥳🥰Best wishes for the

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello! Thank you for watching and all the best to you in 2024! 🥂 M&D

  • @tehilash7292
    @tehilash7292 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you Monique for this useful video👌🌺

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello! You’re welcome! I love the grocery stores! Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays! 🎄M&D

  • @ruinunes8251
    @ruinunes8251 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another nice video. Nice to see the souvenirs we can get from Madeira. My luggage came full.

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello Rui! Glad you brought a stash back home, to enjoy over the holidays. Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays! M&D

  • @anadossantos1429
    @anadossantos1429 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Merry Christmas ❤️
    Enjoy

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello! Thank you! We appreciate you watching and commenting. Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D

  • @ItllBeFun
    @ItllBeFun 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
    Alan,Leslie and Wolf

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello Alan, Leslie and Wolf! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 🎉 M&D

  • @MamaLlama007
    @MamaLlama007 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I really enjoy seeing the grocery stores & products in Portugal! Thank you for this video! We have booked our 1st trip in April!

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello! That’s great that you’ve booked a trip in April! Thanks for watching and for your kind comment. Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D

  • @cybilm133
    @cybilm133 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My favorite cookies😊 are the ginger cookies.

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello! Yes they are delicious!! I can eat them like potato chips!! 😍Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D

  • @MagentaOtterTravels
    @MagentaOtterTravels 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Happy new year, Monique and Doug!🎊

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hello! Same to you both! All the best in 2024! Cheers! M&D

  • @MagentaOtterTravels
    @MagentaOtterTravels 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How fun! I love seeing all the different items that you recommended! I'm a huge fan of olive oil, but I wouldn't be able to bring it back in my carry-on bag😮

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hello! Happy New year! Yes you need to have checked luggage to bring it back. We packed fresh olive oil in a water bottle in our checked luggage coming home from mainland. Worked perfect!
      Cheers! M&D

  • @alangorsuch6508
    @alangorsuch6508 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello Alan! Thank you! Wishing you also a Merry Christmas and all the best in the new year! Happy Holidays! 🎄M&D

  • @stephenjarzombek2903
    @stephenjarzombek2903 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You noted embroidery---we looked **all over** the shops and markets in Lisbon and Porto for cloth napkins, with either an embroidered rooster or with various azulejo patterns for family who use them and came up empty! The women in a large linens shop across the street from Mercado do Bolhão said that the best they could suggest was to buy one of their large azulejo tablecloths and for my wife to cut it up and make them herself after we got home. We ended up buying dishtowels with the rooster at a souvenir shop. Have you ever seen cloth napkins with anything that would be a unique Portuguese pattern? Thanks!

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hello Stephen, Well I have searched around in my travels the last week and I did not find cloth napkins switch embroidery. Pretty much everything else. I was told maybe to purchase cloth napkins… and have them embroidered. If I ever see them, I’ll let you know! Thanks for watching. Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D

  • @varditpeer7188
    @varditpeer7188 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was just thinking that I needed to start looking for some gifts to take home and here you are with this very helpful video! So I wasted no time and went to the supermarket. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the colorful soaps you pointed out. The ones that appear on 8.34 of the video. Can you help me out, please.

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hello! Yes the displays and the merchandise change. I was just in Continente in Cancela and they had the soap with the Christmas theme, as well as the lemon ones and others. Also Pingo Doce has some other pretty wrapped soaps that are beautiful for gifting. Also, the airport here at Madeira has nice soaps!! A soap and a box of Uaucacao chocolates from the airport is perfect and doesn’t have to fit in your carry on! Good luck! Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D

    • @varditpeer7188
      @varditpeer7188 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TrackUsDownInRetirement Thank you for your suggestions. Merry Christmas💝

  • @victorppt
    @victorppt 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Piri piri as a gift?? 😁😁😁😁😁😁

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hello Victor! Yep!! A great gift!! It’s the perfect spicy add on to any other present or a great present for a foodie! Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D

  • @libbyannstew8775
    @libbyannstew8775 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi Doug and Monique! Happy New Year from the GTA. Great video with some lovely suggestions! We’re heading back to Madeira in the new year and would love to visit that Continente. Where is it in Funchal? Also, do you have a recommendation for coffee cream? Last year we had to make our own blend using whipping cream and milk - a bit ghastly but we couldn’t find 10% coffee cream. Any suggestions w/b appreciated.

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello Libby! Thank you for watching and the New Year’s wishes. The Continente in the video is on Estrada Monumental in Sao Martinho. There are many other Continente’s all over the island. As for creamer- we have no clue. Sorry!😂 I’ll keep an eye out and let you know if I see any. Nice to hear you’re heading back to Madeira!! Happy New Year! 🥂 M&D

    • @libbyannstew8775
      @libbyannstew8775 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TrackUsDownInRetirement Ok thanks very much. We can’t wait to get back to Madeira. It’s been a dreary December in the GTA and we desperately need some sunshine. Stay well and enjoy your beautiful home. ;-)

  • @MagentaOtterTravels
    @MagentaOtterTravels 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Did you go back to Canada for Christmas? I'm wondering if you brought some of those chocolates home for your sons?

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hello! We were in Madeira for Christmas and our boys came for the holidays. We do usually bring chocolates back to Canada. Madeira has a place called Uaucacao and they make amazing chocolate. Hope you had a wonderful holiday season. Thanks for watching. Cheers! M&D

  • @TK-76054
    @TK-76054 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    How is Funchal in February? I'm thinking about a visit for my Birthday.

    • @cybilm133
      @cybilm133 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      January and February are the coolest months. If sunny its nice and warm (17-18 degrees on average) but If rainy it can be cool and windy (8 degrees). Stay on the South coast.

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hello Todd! Great answer by cybilm133! True. The south of the island will be the warmest. Definitely worth coming!! Thanks for watching! Happy Holidays! 🎄M&D

  • @PR-kd1sc
    @PR-kd1sc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi Doug & Monique,
    I am moving from central Canada with my 55lb dog next year.
    Do you have a moving checklist that I might purchase?

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello! Congratulations on your upcoming move! We don’t have a paid for moving checklist. In terms of moving with your dog we do have 2 dog videos with detailed items to travel here with a large dog in cargo. Also, if you’re interested on our Patreon, we share our contacts and favorites, as well as one to one meetups to answer questions and help in any way we can, if that is something you’re interested in. Best of luck to you! Happy New Year! 🥂 M&D

  • @TK-76054
    @TK-76054 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If AirBnB says an apartment is on the 3rd floor.... in 'American', does that mean the 4th floor?

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello! Ha ha! Yes it’s confusing! The main floor is usually called main or zero. Floor one is the second floor and so on. lol! Thanks for watching! Cheers! M&D

  • @chrismedeiros3201
    @chrismedeiros3201 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hmm...what adult would still like sweet cereals? 🤣

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello Chris! Maybe you? 🤪 Lol! Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D

    • @chrismedeiros3201
      @chrismedeiros3201 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TrackUsDownInRetirement Ha! Maybe...

  • @sherryjones7750
    @sherryjones7750 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Which location is this Continente?

    • @raimundoferreira7626
      @raimundoferreira7626 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yup , it's called Madeira island, just like Australia 😅

    • @TrackUsDownInRetirement
      @TrackUsDownInRetirement  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Hello Sherry! It’s the Continente on Estrada Monumental. Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy Holidays! 🎄 M&D