São Miguel, Azores in 3 Days: Part 1, Sete Cidades

The Azores islands are an autonomous region of nine Portuguese islands clustered in three different sections, which sit off the coast of Portugal about 900 miles. While the exact founding of these islands is shrouded in mystery, it’s thought that the Azores was founded either by Diogo de Silves in 1427 or Goncalo Velho Cabral in 1432. Before this, however, earlier maps seem …

New Zealand in 9 Days: Part 3, Queenstown and Dunedin

Queenstown Queenstown is known as the adventure capitol of New Zealand. It’s a small city of about 25k permanent residents, but it packs a punch for its size. Choose from canyoning, bungee jumping, ziplining, mountain biking, hiking, sky diving, paragliding, kayaking, or luging. I chose the cheap, free, physically-enduring challenge of hiking the Ben Lomond Summit. Stay at the Sir …