It took me a long time to write and rewrite the story of this trip. To type, delete, start again, delete again… and still, I have to admit: I’m speechless. There are simply no words big enough for this beauty.
The Azores!
Tiny dots in the middle of the Atlantic, barely visible on a map. But after this summer, my heart belongs to them completely.
I love them in hydrangea bloom, in milky clouds, in burning sun and soft ocean fog. I fell in love — hopelessly, head over heels.
In this story I tried to add as many links as possible, and even my interactive map has more locations than I managed to visit myself. I hope they’ll help you one day, if you’re lucky enough to set foot on any of the Azorean islands.
Please do. Go. See them. Fall in love like I did.
It’s one of those rare moments when you’re so full of love that you could share it with millions — and still overflow.