1. The Azores are a Green, Volcanic Landscape The Azores struck me with how lush they were. From the far eastern islands to the western ones, they were an intense green I’d only otherwise seen in Ireland and New Zealand, mixed with dramatic volcanic landscape I’d only seen in Iceland and the Faroe Islands, plus […]
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How to Get to and Around the Azores in Portugal
The Portuguese Azores are located in the true middle of nowhere. Far from any other land masses, this collection of nine volcanic islands is in the Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe. The far western island of Flores serves as Europe’s most Western point. How do you get to them? And once there, how […]
How to Make Family Travel Cheaper
I can’t be the only one who has sticker shock when browsing flights for this summer. It seems like the flights that used to be $100 are suddenly $400, and the ones that used to be $400 are suddenly over $1000. Are the days of cheap trips gone? Not necessarily. It just requires flexibility and […]
Flores, Azores 21 Things You MUST Do
Flores island in the Azores is one of few places that had me questioning if I were in some version of the Truman Show. It was almost too perfect and pristine to be real. It felt like a movie set. But Flores IS real. It’s remote, rugged, full of waterfalls, brimming with greenery, and though […]
The Perfect São Miguel, Azores Itinerary – 31 Amazing Things to Do
São Miguel is the island that most people who visit the Azores end up exploring first. It’s a great choice, as the big island of the archipelago, it’s not only varied in what you can see and do, but in of cuisine, places to stay, and sheer volume of possibilities on both land and sea. […]