Life – we are often told – is about connections. Whom you know, how well you know them – but also, how closely you yourself ...

A 4-day weekend in São Miguel, the archipelago’s largest, most populated island, is an ideal introduction to the Azores. Here’s your travel guide. A four-day weekend in São Miguel, the archipelago’s ...

A four-and-a-half-hour direct fight from Boston can bring you to a little oasis in the middle of the Atlantic, where a Portuguese archipelago is waiting to roll out the green carpet for you. Located ...

"New" destinations are rarely remotely novel. Take the newest, Sao Miguel. The main island of the Azores is certainly remote: adrift in mid-Atlantic, 900 miles west of Lisbon. But thanks to ...

You could call New England and Portugal cousins, thanks to more than a century of migration here from the Atlantic nation. Though visit São Miguel, the largest of the nine islands that make up the ...

In addition to Sete Cidades, another stunning crater lake to see on São Miguel is Lagoa do Fogo. Located in the middle of São Miguel, Lagoa do Fogo is more isolated than Sete Cidades and as such, the ...

A sustainability premium is a tough sell -- but what about when Gen Z cruises?When I explored the question of whether cruisers would be willing to pay a sustainability-related premium, the answer I ...

SAO MIGUEL, AZORES — On my five-day journey in the Azores, I stayed put on Sao Miguel, the largest of its nine islands. Instead of island hopping, you can also try these eight experiences for your ...

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