Traveling to a paradise on Earth doesn’t necessarily require a long, arduous or perilous journey. In fact, an unspoiled landscape reminiscent of a fairytale is barely five hours from Boston and about ...

“This is the most famous lookout in all of the Azores,” utters my guide Miguel as he proudly puffs his chest. The so-called Vista do Rei, or King’s Viewpoint, on the largest island, São Miguel, is an ...

Take an empty pot. Toss in Scandinavia’s western shores and fishing villages. Add in lush, volcanic Hawaii and a touch of the pines and fog of the Pacific Northwest. Mix in the dairy pastures and ...