It’s that time of the year… Iron Viz time! For those who don’t know, Iron Viz is a Tableau data visualisation competition where you have 4 weeks to investigate a subject (set by Tableau) and visually present your findings to the wider community via Tableau Public. The winner of each one of the three Iron Viz rounds is then selected to participate on the Tableau … Continue reading Iron Viz – Books & Literature
Guacamole was first made in Mexico by the Aztecs and it dates back to the 1500s. It is the ideal dip when eating Mexican food or as a Summer finger food that you can enjoy with friends and family on game days and at fiestas. Ingredients: 2 medium tomatoes 3 ripe avocados 1 lime (juice) handful of coriander, leaves and stalks chopped, plus a few … Continue reading Guacamole – the dip with more than 500 years!
After wanting to participate in the Iron Viz for quite some time, I have now been able to carry it through and submit my first Iron Viz. For those who don’t know, Iron Viz is a Tableau data visualisation competition where you have 4 weeks to investigate a subject (set by Tableau) and visually present your findings to the wider community via Tableau Public. The … Continue reading Iron Viz – Virunga
Hi everyone! Welcome to the WeViz Project. This is a 2017 initiative set by me and David to push each other skills, learn new things and see how different or alike our approach to the same dataset really is. The plan is to find a dataset that is interesting or meaningful to us and learn from it, improving our skills from the starting point … Continue reading The WeViz Project -FGM/ C
The oldest city of the Western world, Portugal’s capital is well known for its sun kissed seven hills, culture bursting streets, lively nightlife and delicious food. Lisbon is the ideal city break destination, with the Tagus river at the locals’ doorstep, this city is romantic as it can be, offering sanctuary to the foodie within, the party goer and the culture seeking adventurer. A … Continue reading City break in Lisbon, making the most of 48h
Ingredients: 8 eggs 1 tablespoon butter 1 1/2 tablet of dark chocolate 6 tablespoons of sugar Preparation: Melt the chocolate and the butter in bain-marie Separate the egg whites from the yolks.Beat the yolks with the sugar until you get a whitish cream Add the yolks to the chocolate. Beat the egg whites until you obtain a meringue mix, and then with a spoon … Continue reading Chocolate Mousse – quick and easy recipe
Is no secret that Portuguese love cod fish. We eat it boiled, fried, with cream or as ceviche. Pastéis de Bacalhau (cod fish pasties) are however one of Portugal’s favourite snacks and a good way to use Christmas Eve leftovers. Ingredients for 28 pasties: 600g of salted cod pre-soaked (to remove excess of salt) 800g of potatoes 4 eggs 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves … Continue reading Portuguese & Cod Fish – Pastéis de Bacalhau
I can start my lunch overlooking the Douro River and finish my dessert by the sea. Walking through the steep cobbled streets makes me feel that I deserve all the 2000 calories of my Francesinha. The numerous quintessential shops offer the possibility to admire traditional Portuguese designs while tasting the local products. Where else can I have coffee in an old art decó café that … Continue reading 24 Reasons why I easily fell in love with Porto
Since I have stumbled in Tableau and its amazing community it is hard not to have fun with data. This collaborative community of extraordinary people is always celebrating knowledge, inspiring one another and revolutionizing the data visualization limits. An incredible encouragement for one to push its own boundaries, adventure in new fields and meet amazing people along the way. Last year, inspired by the Dear Data and Dear … Continue reading You’ve got mail… Data Chain Mail
After the cod fish on Christmas Eve, turkey on Christmas day and the Sao Silvestre race on December 26th is now time for the New Year’s Eve celebrations, and for us Madeirans this means ‘big fireworks displays’. Since the XVIII century, due to English influence Madeirans celebrate their entrance in the New Year with a big pyrotechnic display. Eight to ten minutes of fireworks that … Continue reading Shameless Bias – Madeira Island the best New Year’s Eve destination
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