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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emese Maczko is a travel writer covering sustainable travel. If you have time to visit only one of the nine islands in the Azores, ...

São Miguel Island had everything we needed: a world-class network of trails, a distinctive culture and a subtropical climate that stays mild after peak season We were about three-quarters of the way ...