Coping with public and private transport since 2001
The day you leave is always a little weird, as it usually consists of waiting to be able to travel, and the travelling itself is also more waiting. We had definitely anticipated this, so we went out to our favourite beach at Praia dos Moinhos to spent the time waiting a little more comfortable. We were not allowed a late
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Today, I wasn’t feeling well and we decided to just relax and visit Ponta Delgada again. The weather was absolutely perfect for this as the humidity dropped to much more tolerable levels and the temperature decreased a little to about 24 degrees. After this, we spent the day at and around our apartment, both in the pool and at the
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Today is gearing up to be equally hot and humid as yesterday, but the forecast promises us the clouds will be lifting later in the day, so we hope for the best and embark on the trip West to revisit Sete Cidades. Hopefully without a cloudy cover, but with blue patches to show off the amazing colour of the lakes!
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As São Miguel is right in the middle of the ocean, its weather is heavily influenced by the vast amounts of water surrounding it, and today was no difference. With a sweltering 26 degrees Celsius, heavy overcast and near 100% humidity it wasn’t the best day to do lots of active things, so we decided to go sightseeing around the
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Today we decided to visit the main city on our island, Ponta Delgada. The last time we tried to we couldn’t park our car anywhere because of Portugal Day, but since it is a weekday today (Wednesday to be precise) we shouldn’t have any issues. Ponta Delgada is about 20 minutes drive away from our apartment, and is on the
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When we were at Furnas last time, we heard about a meal being prepared inside a hole in an area with fumaroles. And we even got to see such a meal being inserted in such a hole, and one being lifted out from a hole while at Lagoa Furnas. So yesterday we made reservations for a lunch at Tony’s Restaurant
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Today is Monday and also the day after Portugal Day, so the island is a little more sleepy than usual. We’ve heard the festivities until late last night, so we feel a little for all the people who need to be up and about for work today. We have an early start as we are expected to report at the
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Today, we travelled all the way to the East to a little town called Nordeste. That is about 45 minutes by car, and approximately 45 kilometers. This is also the eastern most part of the island, and it looks and feels completely different from where we are now. The centre of the town is really picturesque, with a large bridge
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We had big plans today, but they were thwarted not by the weather, but by the date. This day is the Saturday before Portugal Day, and as Sunday still is a bit sacred over here, the majority of festivities happen today. We planned to go to the main city on our island which also is the place where the airport
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Yet another day of good weather, while it was forecast to be overcast all day, gave us a good reason to go to a park with three waterfalls called Parque Natural dos Caldeirões. It is conveniently located in a small canyon just off the main highway in the northeast of the island adjacent to the river Caldeirões. Who would’ve guessed!
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