In the last decade I have had a complicated relationship with walking. Walking has given me both my best moments and my biggest heartbreaks. I [...]

 Gordon:  During the last couple of days we have been doing a series of walks in the wilder, eastern portion of São Miguel.  Yesterday we [...]

Ruth: We are back on Sao Miguel and once again I am blown away by the diversity of the island. This morning we went on [...]

Gordon:  The Azores have embraced the idea of walking holidays, with marked trails and brochures available from the tourist offices or on line.  The island [...]

Ruth:I am starting to believe that Flores Island is actually the lost world of Atlantis. It turns out that the world is not in itself [...]

Ruth: We opted for a stopover on the island of Terceira so that we could visit the UNESCO listed port town of Angra do Heroismo. [...]

Gordon:  Today we went on another hike.  All of our walks have been quite different from each other, but all have been gorgeous.This morning we [...]

Ruth: Yesterday's plan had Gord's name written all over it, with 18 kms of hiking and walking.  By the end of the day I was [...]

Gordon:  What if there was a place like Hawaii, but a few degrees cooler, so that hiking is more comfortable, only a few tourists, and, [...]

Ruth:  With jetlag my writing and thinking skills are absent but I will try to capure our day.During a 6 hour delay in Toronto while [...]