The Azores - A Mountain Bikers Paradise by RavenEyePhoto

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lagarto (Feb 19, 2015 at 14:20)

Great report, looking forward to see more of this kind of trip reviews in this community.

The Azores Islands are the 2nd best Islands in the world for sustained tourism (National Geographic Magazine), and one of best for all-round mountain-bike rides and for downhill!

You won´t regret it

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binks (Feb 21, 2015 at 10:46) (Below Threshold)

looks crap.

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ecly13 (Feb 21, 2015 at 2:35)

My bank account went broke just by looking at these photos.

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krazyadn (Feb 21, 2015 at 4:45)

300euros flight from Lisbon to Pico Island... and that's from within Portugal =\ even to us is kinda hard... for 300euros I'm in Andorra no worries

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gonzaga8 (Feb 21, 2015 at 5:01)

by the end of march you will be able to fly from lisbon to azores for the price of 30-50 euros on easyjet

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taletotell (Feb 21, 2015 at 6:35)

Screw it, I'm buying a rowboat. See you all in a year. Maybe.

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tooscareedtobike (Mar 28, 2017 at 12:12)

seriously? na.. its the best kept secret.. best islands to go to, accomodations are amazing and affordable!

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powturn FL (Feb 21, 2015 at 14:47)

Great Reportage - really liked the format. Looks like the Portugese answer to the Canary Islands, and then some. Would have been even sweeter to be able to click into high res images for some of the smaller shots in the collage.

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azoresadventureislands (Feb 21, 2015 at 9:24)

Direct Flights 3/4 hour away from Boston and Toronto with SATA Airlines and it's 2/3 hours away from most european airports with EasyJet and Ryanair. Book with a href="http://www.azoresadventureislands.com">azoresadventureislands.com/a>, and check general tourism information in visitazores.com!

Cheers!

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juvenilejuice FL (Feb 21, 2015 at 3:08)

amazing place! I've been there for a while last summer and took part in the azores downhill series. nice trails and GREAT people.

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tex925 (Feb 21, 2015 at 7:16)

lustig sich hier wieder zu treffen... hat die Reverb funktioniert?

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juvenilejuice FL (Feb 23, 2015 at 11:40)

Na sicher! Und dein Tipp bezüglich der Reifenwahl war auch sehr hilfreich

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hollowing2000 (Feb 21, 2015 at 1:30)

Never realized a small dot can be THAT beautiful.

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wingguy (Feb 21, 2015 at 11:14)

If ever there was a location and set of photos that didn't need to be overmanipulated in photoshop, this would have been it...

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Bronson-Drifter (Feb 22, 2015 at 9:18)

One day I'm going here! Maybe we can get Pinkbikers to book a whole plane for reduced airfare!!

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extremerider FL (Feb 21, 2015 at 4:00)

We've been to Azores for the first time a few weeks ago, and it's just magical. The landscape, the trails and the people are truly amazing. Great report Raven Eye ! It was good to travel back there for a few moments !

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karlomtz (Feb 21, 2015 at 21:44)

I want to go here but....
"See the way that my bank account is set up
The thing is I got the checking in the savings ..
But all the money is in my savings
So I gotta switch it to my checking but its gon’ take 3 business days
I don’t think its gon’ go through" KH

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Acorn22 (Feb 21, 2015 at 5:35)

Not sure why but the desktop version of this article came up on my iPhone and made everything really small, did this happen to anyone else?

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rewob (Feb 21, 2015 at 8:11)

The photos are collages. Makes them look smaller

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bigburd (Feb 21, 2015 at 2:42)

Bit of an overload of pictures to be honest , for me there were so many crammed into each page it was information overload

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friendlyfoe (Feb 21, 2015 at 10:07)

Where did those DH bikes suddenly come from?

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Soulrack (Feb 21, 2015 at 0:55)

What a beautiful place to enjoy a diffrent culture and riding your bike! I think i fall in love!

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todesengel (Feb 21, 2015 at 2:39)

thanks for including google earth/maps. this is something that has been missing in the past!

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llarrggee (Feb 21, 2015 at 13:40)

I had no idea The Azores are a Portuguese territory. Flights from Lisbon too. Another fantastic city.

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JABAJABA (Feb 22, 2015 at 1:53)

You can also fly from Oporto .... another great city !!!!

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luismelo (Feb 25, 2015 at 4:52)

...in April you can fly directly to Azores in SATA Airlines every Saturday from Gatwick or in Ryanair also every saturday from Stansted..

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seabass23 (Feb 21, 2015 at 20:02)

Just looked into flights from boston $3400 probably not happening any time soon, trip to BC is more in the budget

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jayacheess FL (Feb 22, 2015 at 2:36)

Only $1000 return from Vancouver if I book a couple months in advance. I'd check again there dude.

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mickwander (Feb 21, 2015 at 8:42)

wow, looking awesome. I think I just found a place for myself - I'm moving there for sure

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llarrggee (Feb 21, 2015 at 13:48)

And Wikipedia says
Mount Pico, on the island of Pico, is the highest point in Portugal, at 2,351 m (7,713 ft).

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Satn69 (Feb 21, 2015 at 22:54)

My buddy Johnny Drama is from there. He is always talking about his home town. Now I can see why! Spectacular!!

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JABAJABA (Feb 21, 2015 at 2:03)

The Green Land !!!!!

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etopilow (Feb 21, 2015 at 21:44)

Amazing photography. I love the tunnel photo. Would love to ride there.

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sacredridesmtb (Feb 22, 2015 at 11:42)

You can! sacredrid.es/paradise-island-pb

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DaRoOo (Feb 21, 2015 at 1:28)

Uuuu!!

Looking good !

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mayha49 (Feb 21, 2015 at 4:46)

That is some varied terrain! Awesome pics

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PHeller (Feb 21, 2015 at 6:34)

Any direct flights from the east coast of the USA?

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Gruta FL (Feb 21, 2015 at 8:48)

Yep, Sata International has direct flights from Boston and Toronto to São Miguel island. From there take the ferry from the May to September or the inter island airline.

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sacredridesmtb (Feb 21, 2015 at 9:12)

www.sata.pt

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FrancisAllard (Mar 17, 2015 at 8:25)

I was looking on the SATA website and was able to find really decent airfares from TORONTO, ON to TERCERIA ISLAND, PORTUGAL.

The airfare I was quoted was below $400.00/person (LIGHT only one baggage + carry on) plus any additional fees for a bike; I feel like that is rather affordable for an experience like that....

Now I just need to book my week off

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Gruta FL (Mar 17, 2015 at 12:50)

I think you can now get lower rates for the inter island flights in case you decide to hop around.

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blanshard16 FL (Feb 21, 2015 at 8:30)

Those brick berms are the steez!

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a-m-c (Feb 21, 2015 at 8:39)

first thought was 'costly'

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Godonspeed (Feb 21, 2015 at 23:53)

That place looks amazing, thanks for sharing

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machuqueiro (Feb 22, 2015 at 11:19)

been there done that amazing piece of paradise props for these articles on my country tanks pb

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Feitor (Feb 21, 2015 at 5:39)

Great island's and very nice people!

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Asmaen (Feb 21, 2015 at 23:55)

Lots of excellent pictures and place looking good

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luismelo (Feb 25, 2015 at 4:43)

...find more about Azores Islands in www.visitazores.com

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aljoburr (Feb 21, 2015 at 5:22)

Would cycle there but cant not even on a fat bike, flights would be easyer

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bdannemiller FL (Feb 21, 2015 at 10:14)

Sweet photos.. Overall nice piece. I'll put it on the bucket list

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Kashima (Feb 21, 2015 at 18:12)

How do islands get their resources like oil?

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Gruta FL (Feb 22, 2015 at 14:35)

We do have boats coming by now and then you know ?

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justgivemeanavailableusername (Feb 22, 2015 at 0:37)

I will never understand why modern photographers feel the need to ruin wonderful sceneries with poor HDR...

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lize (Feb 22, 2015 at 7:07)

Great Report... Amazing place and people.

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speransa1974 (Feb 23, 2015 at 7:55)

who discovered this place?

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luismelo (Feb 25, 2015 at 4:41)

..was a Portuguese navigator called Diogo Silves in 1427...

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speransa1974 (Feb 26, 2015 at 7:37)

Valeu Luis Melo!

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droppindown FL (Feb 21, 2015 at 7:46)

Cant wait to get back

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alexallan (Feb 21, 2015 at 11:28)

Great article

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Jontxu (Feb 21, 2015 at 13:49)

wooowww

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Lima98 (Feb 22, 2015 at 14:51)

Portugal

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djbruno (Feb 26, 2015 at 4:45)

partiu portugal!!!

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speransa1974 (Feb 26, 2015 at 7:38)

partiu portugal!!!! isso ae!!!!!

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mudmandhbrazil (Feb 21, 2015 at 12:15)

Epic

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davidryce (Feb 21, 2015 at 13:04)

looks ridiculous!!!