Azores 🇵🇹 Walk - Seafarer's Atlantic Stop: Horta, Faial

[@E17TV]

I lived in Horta in the 1960's as a youngster and whilst I've seen many videos of where I used to walk with my parent's I've not seen the views you filmed for over 56 years. What a wonderful surprise. Muito obrigado meu amigo! 👏👏👏👏

[@PortugueseFlaneur]

Thank you so much for your encouragement. It's comments like this that keep me going. ❤️🇵🇹

[@tonyfurtado5595]

Beautifully done! Thanks for bringing back so many wonderful memories.

[@PortugueseFlaneur]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jm3728]

Great idea. Wonderful. Thank you.

[@PortugueseFlaneur]

Thank you! Horta is indeed a very unique place. Stopping there is a must when crossing the Atlantic by boat. You get those sailor vibes from the city in general

[@margaridaboura5266]

Obrigada pelo vídeo. Dia19 deste mês,vou para o Faial ,já fiquei com uma noção de como é a cidade ..

[@PortugueseFlaneur]

É uma ilha linda, com trilhos e natureza que vai desde as paisagens vulcânicas áridas às mais verdejantes. A Horta é uma cidade pequena, mas muito bonita e com o tudo o que se possa querer. Espero que goste de visitar a ilha! Se tiver tempo e interesse, uma visita à zona oeste da ilha do Pico demora ~20 minutos de ferry e permite visitar a montanha do Pico, a vila da Madalena do Pico, as grutas vulcânicas, piscinas oceânicas, vinhas da criação velha, etc...

[@ELizabeth_Beeza]

Where my Dad was Born. Horta, Faial. 😢✝️🕯🫡🫡🫡 R.I.P DAD

[@PortugueseFlaneur]

So much history in Horta. And personal history too ♥️🇵🇹

[@ELizabeth_Beeza]

@PortugueseFlaneur I encourage you to go soon on a trip visit these beautiful place. Even Maderia island is a nice trip.👍👍👍❤️🇵🇹🇨🇦

[@PortugueseFlaneur]

I'm planning a trip to Madeira next months. Plenty of videos to come from the "Jewel of the Atlantic"! :D

[@mariosergiolmottabaccarell2659]

Great! Thank you!

[@PortugueseFlaneur]

Glad you liked it!

[@carmenvalcorba7722]

My beautiful faial the island i was born in ❤

[@PortugueseFlaneur]

Faial is indeed a wonderful island! And Horta is a beautiful city! ❤️🇵🇹

[@AvadoraMimouniOfficial]

Quando era pequena o alcatrão escaldava os pes

[@PortugueseFlaneur]

Imagino. No verão, com o sol abrasador sobre o alcatrão preto... 😬

[@LouisSantos-vu4kr]

My island where I was born🇵🇹🇺🇸 das ist eine schonnes insel.🇩🇪

[@PortugueseFlaneur]

It is indeed a beautiful island! ❤️🇵🇹

[@billb6886]

What time of year was this? I want to visit when it is not very crowded, like this!

[@PortugueseFlaneur]

This must have been around the second week of August 2022. I'm not sure about the tourism seasonality in Faial. I know there's specific times of the year when big yachts flock from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean and vice versa, and they tend to make a stop in Horta

[@fayadamarante]

Como ir de Ponta Delgada até a horta ???

[@PortugueseFlaneur]

O mais fácil é de avião, que as duas ilhas ficam bastante longe. É melhor ver os voos no site da SATA, que é a companhia aérea local. Da horta para as outras ilhas do grupo central (pico, são Jorge, graciosa e terceira) há barcos

[@schopen-hauer]

ola, posso te dar uma dica? que camera tens? parece que estas a filmar com 25fps? devias usar um editor para o grain senao parece de 1995.

[@PortugueseFlaneur]

Obrigado! A câmara é a do meu telemóvel Oppo. Acho que o efeito do grain e da ligeira distorção das cores é por usar um filtro ND que não é perfeitamente neutro. O gravar a 25fps é para evitar o flickering de luzes (em Portugal a frequência eléctrica é 50Hz). Já gravei a 30fps e o flicker era muito notório. Mas tenho tentado melhorar o setup de filmagem. Especialmente a nível do som, que era o mais problemático. Espero daqui a uns meses poder passar a usar um iPhone Pro, que tem uma câmara muito melhor. Obrigado pelas dicas. É sempre importante ir percebendo que problemas há na filmagem e como se pode ir melhorando. 😁

[@believer431]

The regional government should fix up some of the old and decrepit buildings, just a slab of paint would do well to not make them look an eyesore

[@PortugueseFlaneur]

Couldn't agree more. It's definitely a work in progress. The islands are only beginning to realise their full potential for tourism and digital nomadism. Hopefully it'll get better and better with time 😁

[@believer431]

@@PortugueseFlaneur Os Açores are definitely the jewel of the Atlantic. Otherworldly natural beauty and such charming towns (which can be made even more beautiful by fixing the old buildings). I myself have been "fantasizing" about living in Horta lol 😊

[@schopen-hauer]

@@believer431 im Portuguese and i hate seeing that too, love the islands.

[@billb6886]

If you like polished and new buildings, go to Dubai. I love the character of the old buildings, just like New Orleans, Pittsburgh, and so many American cities that have so much more character than new places! I am from Orlando, which has no character at all, except the older neighborhoods downtown, which are being ruined by new condos and multi-purpose buildings. I can't wait to see the old decrepit buildings in The Azores!

[@believer431]

​@@billb6886I get what you're saying. I myself love some traditional looking buildings more than empty, soulless skyscrapers. What I'm saying is that the run down buildings could be repaired or painted a bit to make them look better