Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azores Trip Assistance
The people really are so gracious. A woman was closing up her shop, just around lunch, and we asked her where a certain cafe was. As the directions were complicated, she asked us to get in her car and she drove us there. This was in Ponta Delgada, On Faial, our cab driver had sons in the States. Super nice people. -Trevor -Original Message- From: Nancy Pinksaw To: azores Sent: Wed, Oct 15, 2014 11:52 am Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azores Trip Assistance Good morning, Just wanted to chime in, about visting the Azores. My husband and I, visited Faial and Sao Miguel, three years ago. The people are so gracious and halpful. Neither one of us speak or understand Portuguese. We, didn't find that a barrier, because a lot of the residents have either lived in the states and moved back. We, live in R.I., and so many people we met had ties to New England. Enjoy! -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
[AZORES-Genealogy] Azores Trip Assistance
Good morning, Just wanted to chime in, about visting the Azores. My husband and I, visited Faial and Sao Miguel, three years ago. The people are so gracious and halpful. Neither one of us speak or understand Portuguese. We, didn't find that a barrier, because a lot of the residents have either lived in the states and moved back. We, live in R.I., and so many people we met had ties to New England. Enjoy! -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azores Trip Assistance
Knowing someone on the island is a big help! Just went to Terceira and Graciosa in July. My Aunt went before me and my mother after. I have some quick tips! The travel agent was near useless. Got all birth dates wrong, names wrong and the sex of my son wrong. We found this the day before after insisting on trying to check in the day before the flight. Took a while for US on the phone to Lisbon to correct. Skip the travel agent. Book on SATA and use AirBNB to find a place. We stayed in a nice house across the street from the ocean in Porto Martin. Quite nice house with 2 rooms, full kitchen and huge yard for 70 euros a night. We got the Berlitz pocket guide and CD. Also used phone based translators. I was able to get a SIM for my iPhone at Vodafone in Angra. I have Verizon and called to have it unlocked before leaving. I then gave the SIM to my mom for her Galaxy S5. Worked great! I have more tips and need to write something up Let me know if you have specific questions. Oh, I also got a phone book for all of the islands. I've scanned in by island. Let me know if you want it and I can send directly. Regards, Bill > On Oct 13, 2014, at 11:59 AM, Cakemom102 via Azores Genealogy > wrote: > > Hi Lisa, > > It's Mary Ann up in Sacramento area. Contact me before you go. Two of my > first cousins, which would be your cousins also, spend several months in Pico > every year. I will put you in touch so that they can tell you where > everything is located. > > In a message dated 10/13/2014 7:19:22 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > angelalo...@gmail.com writes: > Hi Lisa, > > Please, try to avoid come to Portugal and ask for a "onibus", or "Seu > Manuel", or "suco" instead of "autocarro", Senhor Manuel" or "sumo". It may > look the same language, but it's not. > > I think there's a topic somewhere in the group about this subject. > > - http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/portuguese/talk/ > - http://portuguesmente.com/learn-portuguese/test-your-portuguese/ > > 2014-10-13 6:18 GMT+01:00 lisahbskt via Azores Genealogy > : >> Hello Everyone, >> >> I am planning a trip to the Azores sometime next summer, dates are flexible. >> I will go to Terceira, Pico and Sao Jorge. >> >> I want to know about airfare, ravel between islands what festas are >> happening when and learning Portuguese before I go. All recommendations are >> welcome! >> >> I will need accommodations on Pico (visiting Lajes area) and on Sao Jorge >> (visiting Ribeira Seca and Topo areas) and maybe on Terceira. >> >> Has anyone used "Rocket Portuguese" Language program? It is Brasilian but >> most of the language programs in Portuguese seem to be. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Lisa Caetano Harley >> Southern CA >> -- >> For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail >> (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right >> that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." >> --- >> 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." > --- > 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." > --- > 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azores Trip Assistance
Hi Lisa, It's Mary Ann up in Sacramento area. Contact me before you go. Two of my first cousins, which would be your cousins also, spend several months in Pico every year. I will put you in touch so that they can tell you where everything is located. In a message dated 10/13/2014 7:19:22 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, angelalo...@gmail.com writes: Hi Lisa, Please, try to avoid come to Portugal and ask for a "onibus", or "Seu Manuel", or "suco" instead of "autocarro", Senhor Manuel" or "sumo". It may look the same language, but it's not. I think there's a topic somewhere in the group about this subject. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/portuguese/talk/ - http://portuguesmente.com/learn-portuguese/test-your-portuguese/ 2014-10-13 6:18 GMT+01:00 lisahbskt via Azores Genealogy <_azores@googlegroups.com_ (mailto:azores@googlegroups.com) >: Hello Everyone, I am planning a trip to the Azores sometime next summer, dates are flexible. I will go to Terceira, Pico and Sao Jorge. I want to know about airfare, ravel between islands what festas are happening when and learning Portuguese before I go. All recommendations are welcome! I will need accommodations on Pico (visiting Lajes area) and on Sao Jorge (visiting Ribeira Seca and Topo areas) and maybe on Terceira. Has anyone used "Rocket Portuguese" Language program? It is Brasilian but most of the language programs in Portuguese seem to be. Thanks! Lisa Caetano Harley Southern CA -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- 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 _azores+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com_ (mailto:azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com) . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- 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 _azores+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com_ (mailto:azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com) . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azores Trip Assistance
As an American expat in Portugal near Lisboa, I second Ângela. For second language learners dialects are essentially different languages instead of idiosyncratic extensions as they are to native speakers. Learn the language as it is spoken where you want to use it. Assimil on line has European Portuguese as does Michel Thomas the Basic Course. Enjoy. Sent from my iPad > On Oct 13, 2014, at 3:25 AM, Ângela Loura wrote: > > Hi Lisa, > > Please, try to avoid come to Portugal and ask for a "onibus", or "Seu > Manuel", or "suco" instead of "autocarro", Senhor Manuel" or "sumo". It may > look the same language, but it's not. > > I think there's a topic somewhere in the group about this subject. > > - http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/portuguese/talk/ > - http://portuguesmente.com/learn-portuguese/test-your-portuguese/ > > 2014-10-13 6:18 GMT+01:00 lisahbskt via Azores Genealogy > : >> Hello Everyone, >> >> I am planning a trip to the Azores sometime next summer, dates are flexible. >> I will go to Terceira, Pico and Sao Jorge. >> >> I want to know about airfare, ravel between islands what festas are >> happening when and learning Portuguese before I go. All recommendations are >> welcome! >> >> I will need accommodations on Pico (visiting Lajes area) and on Sao Jorge >> (visiting Ribeira Seca and Topo areas) and maybe on Terceira. >> >> Has anyone used "Rocket Portuguese" Language program? It is Brasilian but >> most of the language programs in Portuguese seem to be. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Lisa Caetano Harley >> Southern CA >> -- >> For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail >> (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right >> that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." >> --- >> 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." > --- > 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azores Trip Assistance
Hello, We went last year just after Páscoa, we connected with my grandfathers family on Faial. Our experience was greater and more than imaginable... with the help of all the gracious people from this list! There were several festas celebrating "Espirtu santo at some of the emperios on Faial, we met more than 300 primos! We flew from El Salvador to Los Angeles, then to Boston, flew SATA nonstop directly to to Sao Miguel. We used AirBnB.com for many of the accommodations and connected... to what I call “todo mundo son primos” everyone is my cousin... the most helpful people! Once there on Sao Miguel for a few days we met a man named Pedro, he is a cow expert and told us about a special inner island flight plan, since we arrived to Sao Miguel on SATA the offer was available to us as well, I understood many of the business people use this service. You can’t (at least at that time) book it online or even see it online. You have to be at one of the SATA offices or over the phone. They sell you a package, ours was $180 euros and we flew to Flores, then flew to Faial (took ferry to Pico, and later took ferry to Sao Jorge, then flew from Faial onto Terceira and later flew back to Sao Miguel. (Then back to Boston with original round trip ticket) Bear in mind that at first I didn’t really want a strict itinerary but we had to create one to get the package deal... they helped us by suggesting several routes, very flexible in the planning stages. IF we would of just randomly flew when we felt like it between islands the cost was about $80 or $90 euros per island “one way” so we saved bundle. Hope this helps... Greg Dias and Maria Teresa From: lisahbskt via Azores Genealogy Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2014 11:18 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azores Trip Assistance Hello Everyone, I am planning a trip to the Azores sometime next summer, dates are flexible. I will go to Terceira, Pico and Sao Jorge. I want to know about airfare, ravel between islands what festas are happening when and learning Portuguese before I go. All recommendations are welcome! I will need accommodations on Pico (visiting Lajes area) and on Sao Jorge (visiting Ribeira Seca and Topo areas) and maybe on Terceira. Has anyone used "Rocket Portuguese" Language program? It is Brasilian but most of the language programs in Portuguese seem to be. Thanks! Lisa Caetano Harley Southern CA -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azores Trip Assistance
Hi Lisa, Please, try to avoid come to Portugal and ask for a "onibus", or "Seu Manuel", or "suco" instead of "autocarro", Senhor Manuel" or "sumo". It may look the same language, but it's not. I think there's a topic somewhere in the group about this subject. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/portuguese/talk/ - http://portuguesmente.com/learn-portuguese/test-your-portuguese/ 2014-10-13 6:18 GMT+01:00 lisahbskt via Azores Genealogy < azores@googlegroups.com>: > Hello Everyone, > > I am planning a trip to the Azores sometime next summer, dates are > flexible. I will go to Terceira, Pico and Sao Jorge. > > I want to know about airfare, ravel between islands what festas are > happening when and learning Portuguese before I go. All recommendations > are welcome! > > I will need accommodations on Pico (visiting Lajes area) and on Sao Jorge > (visiting Ribeira Seca and Topo areas) and maybe on Terceira. > > Has anyone used "Rocket Portuguese" Language program? It is Brasilian but > most of the language programs in Portuguese seem to be. > > Thanks! > > Lisa Caetano Harley > Southern CA > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
[AZORES-Genealogy] Azores Trip Assistance
Hello Everyone, I am planning a trip to the Azores sometime next summer, dates are flexible. I will go to Terceira, Pico and Sao Jorge. I want to know about airfare, ravel between islands what festas are happening when and learning Portuguese before I go. All recommendations are welcome! I will need accommodations on Pico (visiting Lajes area) and on Sao Jorge (visiting Ribeira Seca and Topo areas) and maybe on Terceira. Has anyone used "Rocket Portuguese" Language program? It is Brasilian but most of the language programs in Portuguese seem to be. Thanks! Lisa Caetano Harley Southern CA -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
