The WORST things about the AZORES???
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Hello friends. Welcome to the Azores. I received an interesting question - on what would I say the worst things about the Azores are.
In this video, first, we are going to talk about what tourists find the most annoying on the Azores (from what I have heard from them the most) and then, a couple of things to consider if you are planning to move here full time.
To have the best information on the weather, the best is to check out the following website: www.spotazores.com
Last year, when I was traveling around the archipelago, I used the following company for ferries: www.atlanticoline.pt/en/
There are other companies as well but they are the only ones with whom I have an experience. You can see the details on routes on the website.
The opinions expressed in the second half of the video are mostly personal and therefore I would like to ask you to respect it. If you would like to share your opinion, I would be more than happy to hear/read it!
Or is there anything else you would like to add/recommend/discuss? Please feel free to reach out either here, on instagram or on my e-mail. I am excited to hear back from you.
Take care and wishing you a great day,
Noemi
As tourists, my husband and I found the restaurant schedule for meals ridiculous. North Americans like to eat dinner early like 17:00 to 18:00 hrs and a lot of restaurants were closed until 19h30 or 20:00hrs. Also restaurants close after 14:00hrs and reopen for dinner so good luck finding a restaurant open when you are hungry.
Hi Lucy! Thank you for taking the time to write your observations!
That's unusually early, internationally. Everywhere is different I suppose. Try Spain, where the chef arrives at about 8pm to start prepping the evening meals and warming the ovens. Almost nobody arrives to eat before 9.30pm. This is the other end of the spectrum, I admit. Eat more at lunch time ☺
Seriously?? One of the main reasons people travel is to experience how other cultures do things differently! Embracing those differences is what makes travel fun & interesting. Complaining about something like this illustrates your lack of research. Practically no one around the world eats dinner at 1700-1800! I've had beautiful dinners at midnight in Madrid with children from all the outdoor restaurants playing together in a small central park...amazing! Was I hungry waiting? Of course not, lunch was at 1400 & tapas/drinks at 2000. When in Rome....
Weird, I guess in Europe we eat dinner much later I usually eat at around 9pm to 10pm, since 5pm to 6pm is usually when we get out of work, that's way too early to have dinner, especially because we tend to have a small meal between lunch and dinner, after work we relax for an hour maybe two and only then we start cooking, at least that's my own experience.
Also most restaurants do close between 2pm and 3pm because that's their lunch break, but there's usually some restaurants that stay open, and most bakeries will stay open all day and offer full meals, snack bars sometimes two.
Also I highly recommend doing BBQ's, most islands will have many BBQ spots dotted all around the island, for example in parks and on the side of the road with beautiful views, they will generally also have free firewood stored under the grill for you to use.
Thanks for the warning, I'm off the Vermont next summer, so will bear this in mind.
I've been to the Azores and I can honestly say the worst thing about them is having to leave! I was so mesmerized by their breathtaking scenery and welcoming locals that my stay seemed so short!
I agree.
The one part about leaving that really sucks is that the flights back to the East coast of US arrive fairly late in the day and if there are ANY delays for ANY reason you will miss your connecting flight and be stuck there overnight.
Why so many tourists are complaining about insects?! You are in the middle of Nature! And they were here first!
So many people leave their food open and outside the refrigerator or containers... and then are shocked to find ants in their sugar or cockroaches in their not properly closed bag with bread... guys, please remember that you are not in the middle of an big city!!!
I lived there for about 3 years in the 90s. The roaches can fly and would just sneak into our house. I had one fly up the back of my shirt once.
Exactly , I’m tired for some of comments.
I love reptiles and lizards, so this is a perk!
I spent 2 weeks in Horta, Faial in November. I loved it there. The food was amazing and the people were so lovely. It was, however, painfully difficult to get there from UK. I had to fly from Manchester to Porto, Porto to Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada to Terceira and Terceira to Horta. All told, including the waiting at airports, it took more than 24 hours of travelling. Fortunately, in Porto, there were chairs in the Departure lounge that it was possible to catch a little sleep on and the Portuguese airport authorities are not at all phased about travellers doing this. My main problem was getting back to UK food after the 2 weeks was up. I can no longer eat English bread unless it was from an artisan bakery and it took me a while to find a cheese that was remotely any where near as good as the Azorean cheeses.
Hi Rob, thanks for sharing! I am happy you had a lovely experience. Yes, it can be a bit more complicated to get to Horta, especially in winter season. During summer, as far as I know, there are direct flights from Manchester/London to Ponta Delgada !:) Have a great day! Noemi
And you didn't know this before you traveled? If you knew this before then why the complaining? Remote destinations that hard to get to are often the most rewarding and the least stomped on by the hoards of tourists.
You have spent 2week
I have spent my entire life
It feels like a prison like Alcatraz
Hi im andrei from faial i can understand the problems but the wort thing is the beer and other drinks and the people you can easily crash a car at night because of the druken state of people it might seem lovely on the surface but it isent there are horrible horrible people like school directors.
@@the_lasthour2018… completamente !!
I am so so glad you did receive a very positive reaction to this video. I made one very similar to yours and I got so much hate I had to put it down when I received mails from people threating my life about it 😅 (and no, I was not rude, I just talked about the mold and the flight connections and how on Pico it can be really hard to get certain things including fresh vegetables). So I am glad your comment sections seems to be rather nice! Greetings from Pico!
Greetings to Pico! :-)
Excellent informative video! I was on Ponta Delgada last Nov, what a stunningly beautiful Island! The first day , i had no car, and used the public buses.. I have to say,, you absolutely need a car. once I got mine, I was able to explore so many different spots.. I plan on going back in the future to visit a couple of other Islands. thanks for the great video!
Hello Carol Ann King, thank you for stopping by! In this you are right - there are mamy spots where you can get only with a car (or it would take too long by bus)
I watched your video months ago, on Terceira. And I just re-watched it. You are exactly right on everything that you mentioned. Thank you very much for your insights. Nothing was a surprise for me, and actually helped me make my decision in buying the house.
Hey Sam! Thanks for the feedback and I am extremely happy it helped you in any way! Wishing you a great day!
Really good video. THe information was honest and helpful. Thank you.
Thank you!
Thank you very much. These are very important things to know before taking decisions !
I am very happy you found it useful! :) Have an amazing day!
If you work remotely. You can do it! It's inspirational, a mental reset, and beautiful!
Excellent video. Well spoken full of wisdom and easily understood. Tourists are often very demanding if they go somewhere without doing adequate research. I llve place that gets many thousands of tourists from around the world. Many are understanding that things are different from where they come from, but there are others who are demanding, and upset to find things are not the same as where they come from. That's just the way it always is just about anywhere. It's like they expect you to change your culture and ways of doing things to satisfy their expectations. From my extensive travels in the world I have found other places like this - usually it is a specific area where tourists can live in a bubble that is very similar to where the majority of them have come from. Where things are done to cater to the manner of doing things back home. One place that comes to mind is Hawaii. Many tourists like to stay in the area called Waikiki. It is surrounded by the Alawai Canal. It is full of stores selling cheap souvenirs and seriously overpriced convenience stores and restaurants serving overpriced and mediocre food. It was also a place where people will get loud, rude, stupid, and drunk. Very often. Locals rarely went into this area unless they worked there. Most never saw the Hawaiian way of life, and probably weren't interested anyhow. My point is life in a place from a tourists perspective versus one who lives there are quite different. Disappointment in travel often is the result of poor planning and preparation. Don't just believe the glossy tourist brochures. Dig a little deeper.
Thank you! Have a great day!
I agree totally, if you want it the same as home, stay home. The best way to travel is to go where the locals are, not some man made fantasy place . When I travel, I want to learn something . It’s true, they never learn about different cultures or the wonderful hidden gems, love your comment. When I travel I see a lot of exactly what you are saying, they miss the whole idea of exploration.
Exactly. And, generally speaking, the lower the I.Q. the higher the expectations and demands for the place they're visiting to be "just like home. Let's hope the Azores will never go down that rabbit hole!
Interesting information, and thanks for sharing. We´re visiting the Azores this summer, and literally none of these things are what I would consider a problem, more just facts of life literally everywhere.
Thanks for stopping by and wishing you a great day!
Very much enjoy your videos...Thank you for your time and effort...
Thanks for being here! :)
My husband and I always go to Madeira, the weather is great there during summer and during winter it’s still ok. A lot better than our native Dutch weather. He proposed to me on Porto Santo so Madeira and Porto Santo have a lot of meaning to us. We now want to visit the Azores too on our next holiday. I’ve always wanted to see manta rays in real life in the ocean so maybe that’s also possible to do and dive at the Azores. Thank you for the informative video!
Hi Sarah! I have never been to Madeira, I would love to visit it one day! I am curious to know your opinion on the Azores, once you visit it! Wishing you a great day and thanks for stopping by and sharing your story! Greetings!
this is not truth don't be stupid ridiculous what say , just don't be there people don't need you there , Azores is the best Archipelego of the world clean safety and good people living there i know sobecause i am from there
There is plenty of diving schools here that will also take tourists to see all kind of things, fish like manta rays, sharks, there's also Blue marlin, that you may be able to see, and also underwater caves if you're brave enough. This is at least the Information I have from the Island I live on, Faial Island in the central group of the Azores and just beside that you have the highest mountain of Portugal, Pico Island, that can be scaled with a guide.
7:17 There is some snow ❄️ on the highlands occasionally, often times in Pico but other islands as well.
Hi - you mentioned some parts of the Island have less humidity in the winter - which ones? I had a feeling from touring around last week that Nordeste/Algarvia looks as though it might be drier and less humid?
Hi! Vila Franca area - especially Caloura is known for having one of the best microclimates on the island! It gets more sun and it’s less humid!
Very useful information.. thanks…
I am happy you found it helpful!
São Miguel is so beautiful. I will be coming back and look around again. Sete cidades is amazing and all the beaches. For a person who lives there it is hard, most of my young cousins work and go to school in europe. Força dos Açores!!!
Hope you’ll come back soon!
Hi, Nice video! We are visiting Azores soon. We want to do the hike in Sao Jorge accross the island, but there are not enough camping sites or hotels on that hike. I know it is not allowed to wild camp, but do you know if there might be another solution? Ask people to camp in their garden or so? Would that be doable? And is there any public transportation there?
Also, is renting a scooter as difficult as renting a car? Should we book a scooter beforehand as well?
Thanks a lot!
Hi! Sorry, I do not know about any other solution. I would not recommend wild camping. There are several camping sites on Sao Jorge! You can ask people, sure, I mean if they are okay with you camping in their garden, then there is no problem. You should definitely book everything in advance! Wishing you a great vacation
Absolutely video. Thank you for sharing your tips..
Have a great day, Julio!
Hi Noemi, Thanks for giving us insights about Azores. I wonder if you'd know the best online sites where I could look for home rentals in Azores. Thanks
Hello Alejandro, there are a couple of facebook groups about the Azores (for expats), many times people offer accomodation there as well. So you could go and see the house in person and then decide. I think this is the best option
Very informative thank you
Thank you for the feedback!
Retiring to Sao Miguel from The Netherlands 2024 after many holidays past on the island. Very informative vid.
You will love it!
I lived there for 15 months on Teciera Island near Lajes. I loved the people and its festivals. Only disadvantage is a small island not much choice for shopping. Yes the weather can be crappy but I lived northern Greenland , the Middle East and now San Antonio Texas. Great life experience.
Glad you had a great experience! :))
Great video, know Azores well specially Pico island. In the winter the mountain top, highest mountain from whole Portugal, can be covered with snow, can climb the mountain .
Only negative issue I find is healthcare, if you have a certain serious issue, you might
need to go to mainland Portugal. Further enjoy the clean air, spectacular views, food
(great wine from Pico), watching whales, dolphins and a lot of swimming in the clearest water one has ever seen.
Thanks for the feedback! Wishing you a great day!
Same to you have a nice day , going this summer to Pico have a house there, greatings from Holland@@noemimikleova
Thank you very much for sincerity.
Thank you for being here :)
@@noemimikleova you are welcome Noemi,acores is a wish that I might fulfill maybe next March and April must be peaceful and quiet,love nature,sport,hiking,horses,camping,fishing,swimming,I saw you have a good gym at the shopping center that's great for everyday and specially hard rainy days.From 🍁.
Coming from Scotland, some of the reasons I like visiting the Azores are the relative lack of bitey insects and the rather good weather. However getting through Lisbon Airport is a bit of a horror show and Terceira flights seem to have a luggage issue. Don't you just love the bus ride to the far side from the terminal to get the SATA planes. Car hire is very awkward. Best tip don't think of it as one place and just concentrate on a couple of islands. We usually go to Flores and spend some time in another group on the way there and way back. Lots of flights though - once needed 5 to get back to Edinburgh.
I'm planning to visit the Azores sometime soon and if I like it there I would be open to live there at least for a few years. Things here in Germany are just not looking all that nice in the short and mid term. How is the internet on the Azores? Does it vary a lot between the islands? Do they have Amazon anywhere there at all? Hey, if it's difficult to get anything there, I'd see that as a potential opportunity to import and sell it.
From my experience: the internet is great - at least, to me it has been working more than well, I needed it for school+work, and never had a problem (knocking on wood). I have visited some other island, also, never had a problem with internet on the other islands either. I have never used Amazon, so I do not have an experience with that. I do not think it is difficult to get anything here - I did not know what to expect before I came, but I never felt like I am missing anything/cannot find something I need. Good luck!
Usefull video!I am bulgarian who living in Czech Republic and i want to change my homeplace,maybe Azores will be good choice.I was on Martinique island before 4 years and from this moment i start thinking about some general change of my life.Thanks for video! 🇧🇬🇨🇿 🏝
Hello! Thanks for stopping by! Fingers crossed for you!!! Have a great day! :)
Great video. Thank you.
Thank you! Happy Holidays!
I was stationed there in the Air Force MANY years ago. It was well known as NOT a favorable place to be stationed at. Not all people didn't like it, there were some who got out of the Air Force, bought land and a house and stayed there. Personally I couldn't STAND the weather there. One minute, the sun is shining, the next minute it's raining HARD and the wind..... OH THE FREAKING WIND!!! It's REALLY hilly, so when it rains and you're walking next to a hill that's a drop off, the wind pushes the rain UP the hill and it rains UP! So now you're getting drenched from ALL directions. No one is going to melt, it's just that it's cold water when it rains and it's MISERABLE!!! Dental services are almost NON-existent there. Mold grows INSIDE your house like CRAZY because the humidity is SOOOO high all the time! The food off base was really good and the scenery was AMAZING when it wasn't raining. Yes, the roads are SOOOOO narrow!!! Lots of cows and other animals all over the place. A lot of their streets are made out of small square rocks, so the roads are very bumpy. No worries about people speeding there!
There was a small bar JUST outside the base. We would sit outside and tourists would come by asking for directions. I would tell them to just stay on this road until you come to the railroad tracks, then make a left and you'll see it (whatever they were asking for...). They would say THANKS and take off .... There are NO railroads there, it's a small island! .... AND that road goes all the way around the island. so in a little over an hour, we'd see the SAME tourists fly by..... then again ....
Terceira can get really quiet especially in the winter months. I was there for a couple of days in January, and wow, it was really really quiet.
Thank you very much! We are considering to move there...
Fingers crossed!!! It is an amazing place to live
My family and I moved to the Azores two years ago... Send me a private message if you have any questions!
Hi please can you tel me the place where you are on the beginning of this you tube movie i like the houses behind you thank you tamara
Hi Tamara! The place is in Vila Franca, if you go down the street ‘Estrada Real’ you will arrive to the area!
Mount Pico sometimes get snow in winter.
Thank you very much for that Video!
Thank you for being here!
Azores is the beautiful islands clean and the food are great I don't like when someone say is not good
thank for the great information
Glad you found it useful!
Nice video, thank you. May I say, (i don’t believe you are a native English speaker), that your English is incredibly good. Very well done.
Thank you for the feedback! Yes, haha, you are correct, I am not a native English speaker. I am from Slovakia :). Have a wonderful day!
This is SO helpful for me and bringing my idealised view of living in the Azores down to earth.
Cathy, I am SO happy you found it helpful!!!
Portuguese have a meal around 17 and 18h called lanche. If you are hungry, you can follow the Portuguese way and go to a cafe to have lanche.
My family and I moved to the Azores two years ago... Send me a private message if you have any questions!
Thanks for video! Wondering...for book lovers, are there libraries (with books in English) on any of the Azores Islands?
There are libraries, yes, I have never been to a public library (only the one at the university), but I believe they should have some books in English as well! Also, last year during summer they set up “summer libraries“ throughout the island from where you could borrow books! It was such a nice idea! (And over there I saw several books in English as well)
Loved the video!
How accepting and welcoming are locals of people moving there from other countries?
Plus, would the climate be difficult for someone moving there from the tropics? (which has 30 degree weather year round and a distinct dry and wet season)
Thank you for stopping by! Regarding locals - I love people here. I have never had a problem and any time I needed help, someone came (or they sent someone who knew how to fix it). Here it never gets too hot or too cold - however, in summer, when the sun is out, it might feel hot. In summer the weather is more stable - more sun, less rain and wind; while in winter, the weather changes a lot, it rains more and it is more windy and quite humid. (in winter, I wear a light winter jacket here)
@@noemimikleova amazing, thank you for the comment and I'll definitely be keeping up with your videos on the Azores!
The ferrys only on work in the central group of islands in the archipelago because the island are closer together. the flights are expensive for foreigners, for locals is actually not that bad ( i pay 100 euros from sao jorge to Lisbon). I suggest you to visit Sao Jorge if you havent yet, its such a stunning place.
I visited Sao Jorge last summer and I absolutely LOVED IT. I hope to go back one day!!
Can you explain the process of getting local pricing? Is it just as simple as having a Portuguese passport? Thanks in advance
@@Dacoldest23 no, that only works for Azorean residents (at least for the last 3 years) and you pay 60€ round trip for any island and 130€ to the mainland also round trip. TBF if you book in advance the flights arent that much more than 130€ at least for são Miguel or terceira. From são Miguel you can go to Santa Maria and from terceira you can easily catch the ferry for another island and it's fairly cheap
@@pedrobelo0454 Thank you so much! Wish nothing but health and wealth for you and your family!
can you give links to Cameras you were mentioning to check?
Its called spotazores :)
@@noemimikleova thank you
Always ask a bright honest local first. Thank you, love
Have a great day!
Hi, are there wild mushrooms?like porcini?
Hi Alberto! There are wild mushrooms, however, I am not sure whether there are any wild edible mushrooms…
Thanks, I would only stay there for a month at the most. I appreciate your info, Thanks....
Have a wonderful day!
Are you from the Azores?
My wife and I are thinking of living part time in São Jorge.
Do you know anything about Lajes Field?
Hello, I am not from the Azores, I just live here.
@@noemimikleova Oh I see. Thanks for the video.
Could you please tell what do you mean by a little bir cold? I mean my first condition is to go and live in an island is weather, if it really gets cold like mainland Europe, it does not make any difference 😩
Not extreme cold. The unpredictableness is what defines the Azores weather. Its Summer here and although not cold, its been raining and foggy the whole week.
TY very helpful
I am glad you found it helpful. Have a great day!
Hi
Where are the good surf spots on San Miguel? Thx
Hi Francisco, the most famous beach for surfing is Santa Barbara in Ribeira Grande; there is also Monte Verde, in the same area!
Hi Neomi!
I'm visiting Sao Miguel from the end of October for 3 weeks.
After that, I will have 3 more weeks to spend in the Azores.
Do you have any idea which other islands I should see in the remaining 3 weeks (considering the weather in November)? And how much time to spend on each of them?
BTW - I'm traveling alone and working from my laptop, so if you have any suggestions about places (with a good internet connection) to stay and meet people, please share them with me.
Thank you!
Hi Oran! I loved Sao Jorge and Flores! I have never been to Pico, but my friends loved it as well! Yeah the weather, it changes a lot in winter, its super unpredictable.. I would do each (Flores and Sao Jorge) for 4 full days (depends also if you like to hike, etc). On other islands (not Sao Miguel) I have only camped, I did not stay in any guesthouses/airbnbs/hotels. But the internet was generally gold everywhere. Here on Sal Miguel I never had a problem with it either (I also work and study online, so good internet is important for me). Have a wonderful time on the Azores!
I'd recommend an overnight guided camping climb of Mt. Pico. Watch the sunset, Milkyway, and sunrise. Then take the ferry to Horta to have world-famous gin and tonics at Peter Sport Cafe.
@@Cdub0619 thanks for the tip!
I would say every island has it's charm and slightly different culture and you should, if you have the time and will, at some point dedicate 1 week for each island, but I can also recommend the Island I live on, Faial and also Graciosa, both very pretty small islands, and yes Noemi, Pico is great too, you should visit it.
Looks like you are walking in Vila Franca. 😀 We just were there yesterday.
You are right that’s exactly Vila Franca! 😂
@@noemimikleova VF and suroundings are my favorite area of Sao Miguel and it is the most warm and sunny part of the island. We are also thinking about buy some house in the Azores but it is still not finally decided which island.
I left Terceira on 01/02/73. At that time the worst things were different .
The first shock was that herds share the road so you drive through piles and piles of cow dung. The Catholic women did a penance thing where they crawled to church on their knees and there are places where dung does, indeed cover the whole road. Terrible to see. Perhaps changed?
The wind is straight off the Ocean. The wind is often very high. It blew open locked windows and doors, and can be a pain. As a child reading books on sailing adventures I had read of storms with "Sheets of rain". Only in the Azores have I seen this. (Wont change > Nature)
The next issue is how small the volume of sand is at the shore. On Terceira there is Praia Beach, perhaps 1.5 miles and in Angra, perhaps 200 feet of sand. The rest is volcanic rock and sharp, black glass like in many ways, and not very hospitable. Some locations such as Bisquoitos overcome this with paving around tidal pools. I have seen a whole dynamic change at Sieta Riberia, and a few other locations on Street view. There is adequate access to water, only to find it is frigid.
Thieves. The people are not violent, but thievery was an incredible issue. Lock up.
The shocking poverty. At the time the EU was not a thing, and the Azores was a third world to a third world country. I am glad to street view all around and see the amazing amount of cars on Terceira. In '72 the 50,000 people had perhaps 1500 cards and trucks. Even the Portuguese Air Force drove the lorries the Brits brought before WWII, the same trucks you see in 30's or 40's English movies
Poverty still.By Treaty the law was that on base workers could be paid a max or $2/day, and maids and personal staff off base $1/day. My allowance as a preteen was more than most family men made at that time.
Corruption. You recall her admonishment about taking pics of a rental car? Back then that did not matter. You took them after the scratch (even with a watermark), and everyone was against and resented the Americans anyway, so forget it, you pay. This is the third world, and you will see resentment against foreigners. As a child I was spat upon by an adult.
Infrastructure. I am happy to see electricity is prevalent. Not 50 years ago. We lived at the far end of Lajes village, right on the edge of Agualva. We were third from the end of the electric. More than half the island had no electric. My Dad worked in electronics, and so he metered our voltage. 85-95, unless a festival was planned, then the electric shot up to 140v. I think this is probably dated.
As to the lizards, they were just fun. Anolie type lizards living in the stones and not a pest just notable. I don't recall cockroaches at all. I DO recall rats and mice. I am sure that it helped that the barn sharing a wall of our detached garage was storing a threshing machine used by hundreds of farmers in harvest time. I recall being in the dark sitting on a wide wall seeing the stars and plenty of rustling around of rats. We got a trap and killed perhaps 20 in our Portugues Kitchen. That is a throwback feature of homes which would take too long to explain.
Overall the net is and was still quite positive. Absolutely. I will visit and I am shopping online for a house. I would not mind going back for the long term The corruption and thievery will be the deal killers for me.
WOW, this is super interesting. Thank you for sharing and for your time, to write this down!!
Rent a car turned into a way to get easy money so there's no cars, prices go up. It's more ridiculous when the parking lot is full of cars, they just lie. In the winter, companies have to sell some of the cars and store most of then, so they do what they can to profit in the summer. Small companies or private rent a cars usually have half the prices but are hard to find online. If you visit an island very often is better to buy a car. This year I visited the last island I missed and the thing that most annoyed me is still humidity, mostly after a week. Rain isnt ok for some but bcz of the ok temperature its ok, just dont forget the umbrella. Residents have some discounts in flights, in some ferry trips you can take the car but if the sea isnt calm, the trips between islands are hard to do, most get sea sickness. There's some positive points about locals, sometime they can help with the bad things.
Hi Bruno, thanks for the input. Do you think they will/should address the issue with parking, so the locals will be able to use, e.g. paid parking spots for free?
@@noemimikleova I'm not sure but in most cities in the mainland with parking problems that is being implemented with mixed parking use or only residents. Transport is one of the major areas that needs improvements.
Hi. Do you find the people friendly? Do they know how to speak English? Btw, in São Miguel which are some good places go eat? Thanks for the upload!
Hello! Yes! I think people are really friendly, I have never had any issues nor I know anyone who had .. A lot of people speak English, many people have family members in the USA/Canada; and also, I feel like with the rising tourism, more and more people speak it.
@@noemimikleova thank you for sharing. I actually moved to São Miguel today so all the advice is super welcome! Thanks ✨
North Americans depends probably were you live . In Montreal Canada restaurants are empty at 5 or 6PM . People like to go and eat after 7PM wich is the most popular hours when they fill up with customers. As for restaurants closing at 14h00 you are correct but you also have to understand they do this because there are not enough clients to keep these restaurants busy .
yes, I'd say it is a cultural thing, and each country has to adjust this:-) like for example, what works in Spain, does not work in Slovakia :) Have an amazing day!
There are flights between most islands. There are some international flights that go to Terceida or Santa Maria, most do route through Sao Miguel
That’s correct. I think there are flights to every island, actually. (It happens, that if you want to go to e.g Flores, you fly via Terceira).
My Dreamland 😔😌😌😌😌
You can fly from Terceira Island to all the others island as well
Loved the Azores was there for my 50th 8 year ago.
- Mold is the only real problem for me but there is little you can do about it.
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Minor nuisances:
- Irresponsible parking. You are supposed to never be in a hurry so don't get mad when someone has parked sideways of a narrow main road.
- Stray cats. Lots of them.
- Spartan waiting rooms in airports other than Ponta Delgada. But it makes part of the charm. These airports were made before mass tourism was an issue.
- Perhaps local diet is not so healthy in the small islands if you are concerned about this point. (And boredom leads many islanders to smoking and drinking). Preventive medicine has a long way to improve here. Mortality rates are worst than in continental Portugal. If you have some kind of handicap or long-term illness only São Miguel, Terceira and Faial may be suitable for you.
I usually visit the islands twice a year and these small things are not preventing me of loving the place.
I agree with everything you say, it is all a part of the complex picture about the Azores haha.
Nice video.
Thank you, Paulo.
@@noemimikleova cockroaches 🪳 at Azores are Japanese red cockroaches. Biggest I have seen.
You never seen the ones in Florida
Islands are small wonder about bicycles or electric or pedal assist bicycles. Wonder if they would work instead of a car or car rental?
Hello! if you are a professional biker, maybe. Otherwise I would not recommend. There are a lot of hills.
@@noemimikleova Electric bikes will blunt the hills - which to my cyclists eyes are frankly terrifying. Worth remembering that Madeira is a mountain bike hotspot now - and that certainly is a hilly place.
Terceira has an international airport
You said car rentals can be difficult. Are scooters available? Sometimes a scooter can be more convenient than a car. Also, way less expensive. Especially the fuel costs.
Hello! Yes you can rent scooters as well!
@@noemimikleova What about scooter sales? if someone wants to buy one?
Nice video
Have a wonderful day!
07:40 Oh, I see you addressed this issue, regarding humidity, thank you so much, very informative!
Andrei I am glad you found it helpful!!! Have a great day!
Just curious: from which country are you originally?
Slovakia :)
I've never heard anybody (particularly a European) pronounce the Azores that way in English? AYzores? Most people pronounce it AzORES.
It takes a while to adapt to the open/close hours of restaurants and stores. I end up cooking a lot more and saving money.
It does, but it is just a cultural thing. Eventually, everything has pros and cons! :) Have a great day!
Next time you go to the azores i have a house and automatic transmission car it's located in vila franca do campo only on summer
Haha, thanks, Bruno
It's surprising how much the humidity, insects and lizards sounds just like Florida. We have those exact same things in Florida, but we do have heating and air conditioning here in Florida. The Azores are way more beautiful than Florida though. It's just flat here.
Hello! Florida is amazing as well, but I think it’s very different when it comes to nature :)
@Noemi Mikleová well, for one, we don't have rock in Florida. We do have panthers, alligators, some type of crocodile, wild boars (that are really aggressive), multiple types of poisonous snakes, etc. We have so many amazing bird species here, and many species of butterflies. We have American Bald Eagles, deer, and lots of raccoons, rabbits, opossums, black bears, and more. We used to have great fishing, until that massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Lots of sharks in the ocean surrounding Florida too, includibg great white sharks. These days, the summers are just too hot, but the winters are great as it doesn't snow here. 😊
I lived there for 11 years and my brother was born there as military brats. It’s the closest thing to where I came from I can claim.
Looks like an adventure
IT IS
I am originally from Madeira and live in UK for the last 15 years and I am seriously thinking to move back to Portugal but to Açores. My plan is to buy a house where I can build a small business as a food store and a small coffee shop and also buy some land. The cost of living is crippling up in UK and I believe I can have a normal live in Açores. Let’s see
Best of luck to you!
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Madeira ain't the azores
If you go to a island like Santa Maria, its a ghost town until July and August. Your store won't have any business for 10 months. Good luck. Also it gets boring in the winter, very boring
As a British native I am thinking much the same thing when it comes to escaping the cost of living!
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Linda❤️🌹
How often you go to Azores?
I’m going to Faroe Islands November
Hi Terrence! I live here. Enjoy the Faroe islands!!!
@@noemimikleova yeah I picked that up after I commented.
@@noemimikleova why Azores for you ? I went there end February it seems so peaceful compared to America politics is getting out of hand.
@@terrenceseidman2587 And there's direct flights to US
I love move there I have lots family there. Most left because lake of work.
Good luck to you! Have a great day
If you’re looking for a great holidays, relaxing , having good food as a regular person, you’re welcome. I’ve been in there. Remember, perfection doesn’t exist but let’s not ruin paradise….
i agree with you, there is no perfect place.
How is healthcare system? I'm paralyzed but not bedridden I get around. I would love to live out the rest of my days in this solitary paradise
How are you not on the azores groups with more views
Love ur accent. Menina linda
Im acually planning on moving there im first generatiom canadian both my parwnts from Rabo de Peixe
Haha Central European accent in the game. The best of luck to you with your plans on moving to the Azores!!!
@@noemimikleova well i show up might need to share ur thunder and lightining . i am a cabral founders of things
Não existirem carros faz parte da sustentabilidade .... Deixem de publicitar a ilha dessa forma , se querem conforto fiquem nos vossos países
Hi Gavina! You are kind of right, from a different perspective (on what you said that not having cars is a part of sustainability). And I actually do like your point. However, with the other part, I disagree. The video is not saying anything on me (or other tourists) wanting more comfort on the Azores. I don’t think people travel/or come to the Azores to “be comfortable”. People come because they want to see the beauty you guys have here. Have a great evening!
@@noemimikleova eu sei , eu disse isso porque o título do seu vídeo sugere às pessoas virem viver para os Açores não só turismo . E os Açores são bons justamente assim como estão , se se divulga muito, estraga , se gosta dos Açores deixe as coisas como estão , fale de outra coisa qualquer que lhe diga mais respeito.
@@user-ss6gj7bw3k And that is true - there are many people who are considering to move to the Azores - especially lately. This has nothing to do with me, people do not make decisions based on my videos, whether to move to the Azores or not, nor they discover the Azores because of my videos. Moving to the Azores and everything I say about the Azores are publicly known information which you can google within a second.
We’re I come from in Terceira, everyone has a car
@@ritaswider3132 Hi Rita. Also here, on Sao Miguel, everyone has a car. The video is talking about renting a car - during summer season, it can be hard to get a car and I would recommend to book it in advance.
Honey people got to improvise they need to go to Hertz-Rent-a-Donkey much more less expensive and guess what its always a convertible
😂😂😂 and besides of all the advantages you mentioned, it will also be an unforgettable adventure.
@@noemimikleova absolutely you can even take it off road
Ahahahah
The restaurant schedule is a bit challenging, and you better like meat because that's about all they serve!
Hi my name is JoyL Kendrick and I live in Fort Smith, Arkansas in the USA. I took a DNA test and got 26.4 % azores, Portugal. The Azores is absolutely beautiful. I am interested in finding out if I have any ancestors/family members who live there. I'm very interested. I also got a 53% DNA of English ancestry. But I also got 8.9% combination of Irish, Scottish, and Welsh. 7.6% goes to Scandinavia and the last is 4.1% Eastern European. Is there any way you can help me find people? I do have a few names that showed up on My Heritage DNA. Please and Thank you. 😊
Hello! Maybe we could mention this message in one of the videos!
Here are a couple names I found on My Heritage DNA: Maria Correia and John Duarte Jr. Thank you 😊
My grandmother's maiden name was Ragsdale.
shouldn't you book the car BEFORE you book the plane tickets? The former is cancellable, the latter maybe not.
I come for 8 weeks and I hate having to leave.
You know, I am quite confident to say that I get to travel a lot (because of my job), and it’s never a big deal to leave from anywhere, but in the case of the Azores, it is ALWAYS a big deal and I hate it as well (even if I know that I will return)
@@noemimikleova I'm moving here in 6 months. It's just too perfect here.
THAT'S AMAZING! Happy for you!@@derekborba2644
Volcanos?
You forgot ants
YOU ARE COMPLETELY RIGHT
No ants in the Azores that I've seen.
Bicos im from Portugal
im comming back !
so exciting!!!!! I am very happy for you!!!
@@noemimikleova are u always a sunshine like that ? 😊
by the way i have evidence of atlantis being the Mountains of atlantis !
Spot Azores app for weather, live video cam of beaches etc
Hi Noemi. Enjoyed the video. By the way its not pronounced "Ay-Zores", in the English language (often butchered by modern Americanisms) the correct way is " Ah-Zores".
Hello toad toadersson! Oh, THANK YOU for the correction, I didn’t know 😂 I appreciate it! Have a great day, greetings from the “Ah-Zores”
@@elizabeth50552 uh… no. Both ways are not correct. It’s AÇORES. :)
@@flowersandlace 😂😆 you are indeed correct ;) I am Azorean by the way. ;)
@@elizabeth50552 hahah fixe! eu sou Portuguesa, e vivo no Algarve, mas eu e o meu marido queremos ir viver para os Açores :)
@@flowersandlace oh que giro!😁☺️ e nós aqui a falar de sotaques sem saber que somos ambas Portuguesas 😂 Eu vivo na Escócia ha quase 3 anos e estou a tirar curso de Arqueologia. Vivi no Canada quase 8 anos mas quero voltar a Sao Miguel quando acabar o curso. Vocês vão adorar os Açores, todas as ilhas são lindas mas São Miguel pá… é outra loiça 😂 A serio, fazem muito bem em ir pra lá, vale a pena 😍 se quiseres manda aí o teu link de instagram ou FB se quiseres informações sobre os Açores ou mesmo se fores lá de ferias avisa, se eu estiver lá de visita até podemos nos encontrar. Eu vou lá esse Verao.
A bit like Ireland with nice people.
Really? You think so?
lizards eat roaches, right?
And the wetter, Some people complain about the wetter. 😭🤣
And when it's not about the wetter, it's about the dryer. Some people are never happy...
The restaurants are on a weird schedule, and you better like meat! that's pretty much all they serve!
My entire family is from Santa Maria. It's a paradise, but it's got a very low population, the winters it's baron and boring 😴
Yes haha, I understand that winters can be a bit boring:)