AT#290 - Travel to the Azores, Portugal

Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

Chris Christensen

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2011

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The Amateur Traveler talks to New York travel writer Jeanine Barone about the Azores. The Azores are a chain of islands belonging to Portugal. Your travel agent will extol the beauty of the beaches but Jeanine says that the best of the Azores can be seen through hiking its craggy islands. If you want to be in a place that feels very unspoiled, but is so close actually to fly there, a place where you feel like you stepped back to another era, then that’s why you should go to the Azores. These are just gorgeous islands. Each island has its own personality and character. I just adore them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I got my bags packed on a roll heading out there and I'm ready to go looking real good
0:08.0	in my passport photo.
0:10.5	Amateur Traveler, episode 290.
0:13.8	Today we go to a little piece of Portugal
0:16.4	in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the Azores. to see one more cathedral
0:23.0	in one more cafe
0:26.1	that I should be heading home
0:29.4	maybe not maybe not today welcome to the amateur. I'm your host Chris Christensen. Before we get
0:36.6	into this week's interview I do have three news stories for you. We do have a
0:41.4	warning from Olympic National Park. They're telling hikers not to pee in the woods.
0:47.0	And the reason they're doing that is they're finding the resulting salt deposit may attract the animals, especially mountain goats who are hanging out on
0:54.0	some of the trails causing them to close them. Speaking of not welcome, a restaurant
0:59.1	in Pennsylvania is caused a little controversy because they have banned children under six.
1:04.0	Because of noise complaints from older customers, they are no longer allowing kids in the restaurant.
1:09.0	And then speaking of unhappy customers, a man was awarded $12,000 from a jury in Canada because he was served
1:16.4	seven up.
1:17.4	Okay?
1:18.4	It was really because he was served seven up in English instead of French.
1:24.0	The Official Languages Act requires Air Canada to communicate and provide services in both
1:28.4	official languages in Canada.
1:31.3	For links to all those stories, check out the show notes at amateur traveler.com.
1:37.0	I'd like to welcome back to the show Janine Barone, a New York City travel writer.
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