THE AZORES? I've certainly heard of them but where exactly are they again? That seemed to be the standard response as I recounted tales of my holiday on an amazing set of islands. In truth, I probably would have struggled to accurately pinpoint them too but after this they're firmly on my radar.
the Azores? I've certainly heard of them but where exactly are they again? That seemed to be the standard response as I recounted tales of my holiday on an amazing set of islands. In truth, I probably would have struggled to accurately pinpoint them too but after this they're firmly on my radar.
IT'S all about whales and dolphins on a cruise between the Canaries and the Azores. So it was little surprise that the most popular excursion on our late spring Atlantic cruise was the catamaran trip to go whale- spotting from Tenerife.
Mention cruise holidays and many minds would tend to imagine Antigua rather than Avonmouth. But the industrial heartland of Bristol's traditional docks is soon to become a departure point for cruises to the Caribbean and other glamorous destinations. The azure blue seas of the Caribbean could hardly be further removed from the stark landscape of a docklands that even residents of the tight- knit community would struggle to admit is beautiful. But Cruise and Maritime Voyages has revealed it will be launching a full programme of cruises direct from Avonmouth next year.
SEA -SICKNESS tablets swallowed; waterproofs on. We stumble into a glorified dinghy, straddle an inflatable bench and cling on for dear life. S'Everyone ready?' asks Skipper. Well, no. Not really. Then we're off, accelerating from 0-to-50 knots as fast as you can scream: 'SOS!'
AS A SPOTTY eight-year-old I won a poetry prize at school for my squeaky recitation of Tennyson's The Revenge, which begins: 'At Flores in the Azores Sir Richard Grenville lay.' I didn't have a clue who Sir Richard Grenville was or where on Earth the Azores were but I was still very happy to go up and proudly collect my book token from the headmaster. My geographical ignorance of the Azores lasted until just a few months ago when my regular travelling companion, Martin Founds, announced that he fancied going there. It meant that at last I had the chance to find out more about the poem I'd read out to the school all those years ago. When I asked my local travel agent where exactly the Azores were, she grinned at me oddly and said: 'It's easy really, turn right at the Canaries and if you ...
AZORES JUNGLE (MAIN PICTURE) THE volcanic islands are famous for their black rocks and sub- tropical tangle of bright flowers and vines. For the RHS show, garden designer Stephen Hall combined rocky "mountains" of black basalt with lush vines and leafy plants such as gunnera, zantedeschia (calla lily), canna, heathers and ferns around a typical Azorean pool with a gentle waterfall to represent the varied landscapes of the nine islands. The design won him a silver gilt medal.
SCOTLAND'S freezing conditions and snow will be banished by temperatures as high as 14˚C by the end of the week as a warm front from the Azores moves in. Forecasters are predicting a rapid weather turnaround after some parts of the country saw snow falls and temperatures as low as - 5˚C at the weekend.
THE Azores may be part of Europe, marooned in the middle of the Atlantic, but culturally and geographically this remote Portuguese outpost couldn't be further away. On this verdant archipelago of nine volcanic islands with its own pace of life, far removed from the bustling cities of continental Europe, visitors are advised to leave their expectations on the plane, 'slow down, relax and adapt' to the Azorean way of doing things.
SCOTLAND'S freezing conditions and snow will be banished by temperatures as high as 14˚C by the end of the week as a warm front from the Azores moves in. Forecasters are predicting a rapid weather turnaround after some parts of the country saw snow falls and temperatures as low as - 5˚C at the weekend.
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