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in azores in portugal

hiking caldeira

azores priorities are always about 2 things for us: hiking, and volcanoes. so putting these two together to hike around the ridge of an old volcano’s crater seemed like the right thing to do on our first day in the island of faial. :) the weather here is always changing, so it’s no use wasting […]

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weeknotes, 17/21

– 50% of parents have had one vaccine, and 50% have had 2! :D – one year ago, we had plans and flight tickets to visit azores… but then the pandemic hit and it was all scrapped. this year, things feel a bit more settled, so we’re giving it another go in 2 weeks. the […]

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in azores in portugal traveling

algar do carvão

and speaking of volcanoes, we went inside of one! well, sort of — it’s more like a “lava tube”, which is what happens when lava tries to escape not from the top of the volcano but from a lateral vent. the entrance through a low-ceiling tunnel was a bit claustrophobic for me… but well worth the […]

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in azores in portugal traveling

hiking mistérios negros

we finally made it to azores! it’s no secret that i love volcanoes, lava, and all the things that come with molten rock being spewed from the earth, so i knew we were in for a treat. we rented a car to drive around terceira island, but to properly enjoy the scenery and nature, walking […]

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my favourite icelandic stamps

i’m writing a post featuring all the nice things we ate in iceland… but in the meantime, here are some of their beautiful stamps: the one about the volcano actually has ash embedded inside… but my favourite ones are definitely the ones in the center — a food landscape on a stamp, with an egg yolk […]