Apr 17 In early June, the Santorini will steam into Lajes, a ragged settlement on the eastern shore of the tiny island of Flores. Lajes wins no prizes for beauty. It is a rough-and-ready port. For many yachtsmen who cross the Atlantic from the New World, the island of Flores is their first port of call in » Read more
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The Azores: Visit the very end of Europe
The dramatic and beautiful landscape of Flores, in the Azores archipelago. Photo: Julen-Iturbe
Excursions from London on the Paddle Steamer Waverley
Sep 12 London’s summer of sporting and regal frolics draws gracefully to an end, and all the post-Olympiad talk is of legacy. Londoners can ponder these issues at leisure over the coming weeks while enjoying a fine piece of Britain’s maritime legacy. The world’s last sea-going paddle steamer The Waverley is coming to town. Cast back to » Read more
Genoa and Venice by Boat: Europe’s port cities
May 20 Arriving at one of Europe’s great port cities other than by boat is a travel no-no. The planners who oversaw the growth of great ports such as Cádiz or Constanta, Venice or Genoa assumed that visitors, be they friend or foe, would naturally arrive by sea. Yet so many travellers today, in their pursuit of » Read more
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