I grew up in São Miguel and have done the Volta a Ilha many times, before they built the highway. The back roads are still my favourite way to travel, we often stay off the highway, in this way we always find small treasures, whether a restaurant, a coffee shop or a beach, there’s always something!
On Fri, Mar 15, 2019 at 7:00 PM 'Deb McCabe' via Azores Genealogy < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks everyone for your suggestions for my trip to the Azores in May. > Such good ideas! > > If anyone has specifics about car rental, people who give tours, places to > see in FAIAL (Feteira is where grandpa is from) and PICO (which is where > more distant relatives are from), I would appreciate it. > > Deb > > > > *When I searched for ancestors, I found friends!* > > > On Thursday, March 14, 2019, 5:02:01 PM PDT, Cheri Mello < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Deb, > > If you know where you are going, rent a car. Or you can go to the taxi > stand, ask for an English speaking driver, tell him where you want to go. > Ask him how long it will take to get there and back, and an hour (or > whatever to sightsee). If he says 4 hours, ask him what he makes in 4 hours > and pay him that. Many people on this list have kept the names and numbers > of specific taxi drivers who kinda double as tour guides. I'm sure they > will speak up. > > I don't know which freguesias your ancestors were from. Sao Miguel is the > largest island, 40 miles or so by 10 miles or so. If your ancestors are > from the western end of the island, stay in Ponta Delgada. If they are from > the northern side, you may want to say in Ribeira Grande. So it just > depends. > > Others with Pico and Faial connections will probably have recommendations. > Good luck and enjoy! Cheri > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 4:47 PM 'Deb McCabe' via Azores Genealogy < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Four of us are visiting the Azores in May for two weeks. Any > recommendations on where to stay on Sao Miguel, Pico, or Faial? I would > appreciate your opinion on whether to rent a car or to hire a driver on > each island. Any names for either? > > I want to go to the villages where my ancestors lived. We also want to > enjoy the food and do some walks/hikes. Anything you would recommend? > > I would appreciate any thoughts you can share. > > Deb > > > *When I searched for ancestors, I found friends!* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
