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Giant hydrangeas in the botanical garden Furnas

Today we are dealing with a slight lack of motivation. The island is so full of Americans. And the view on Google Maps shows red and yellow road lines at the highlights e

Warm up

Today we start our journey to the 6th and last island of our island hopping, to São Miguel. And although we got up at 7:00 AM, things alw

A deja vu. No rain forecasted, yet it's raining. Just yesterday, we had considered taking a 7.5-hour boat tour around Flores and to Corvo with GetYourGuide today. But the

Lovingly, a separator wakes us at 8:45 - okay, that's not entirely accurate - Schahaatz has been awake for 5 minutes before the nasty noise.

Today is entirely focused on continuing our journey. The flight is not until 2:35 PM, but we need to return the rental car by noon. This leaves us little time for sightse

Travel day. Today we set off for our 4th island, Faial. Again, we drive along the longest straight road in Portugal, and once more, the Pico is not merciful, but rather c

The day starts with a coffee by the pool.

Lounging and sleeping in, these are the advantages of a vacation rental. No need to have breakfast by 10:00. Our breakfast is in the refrigerator. 7 frozen brioche knots,

It's time for us to move on and say goodbye. Just a quick chat over breakfast with Bernd and Christel.

The weather invites us to have breakfast in the garden. When we arrived, we had scheduled the breakfast time for 8:40 AM (we had to do this because there is limited space

Today we are doing something for our health. We will try the latest trend - 8.4 km of health walking. While regular hiking primarily engages the leg, glute, trunk, and ba

The night was bearable even without air conditioning. Here on the island, it is somewhat cooler than on Terceira, and also a bit drier. A

The night is short, the flight leaves at 9:55 AM, meaning we need to leave the hotel by 8:00 AM at the latest. After a 20-minute drive and another 20 minutes for returnin

Yesterday, we were supposed to visit the Algar do Carvão volcanic cave, but after getting soaked to the bone, we lost our enthusiasm. Therefore, it’s on the agenda for to

Octopus Salad

Reminds of the Laga

Goodbye Lisbon

Today is about sports. After a delicious breakfast, we head to the metro. We want to play disc golf today at the DiscGolfPark do Parque das Artes e Desporto in Amadora. I

Today, we will explore Lisbon on foot using the metro and the historic tram. But before we set off, we’ll refuel. The 'breakfast room' is actually the hotel bar and sligh

An unremarkable day. Everything went smoothly until the departure. No bus cancellations, no queues, and still time for our departure Alster.

What can I say, friends of the illustrious travel reports – it’s happening again. The second to last vacation in summer, starting in 2028 we can also leave at other times