Azores: Hiking Adventures in Flores Island

[@coachgomes]

I was born on this Island on July 5th, 1964. I was born in my grandmothers house in the village of Fazenda das Lajes. The small town of Lajes has the larger port that can accept larger cargo ships on the southern end of Flores. I have been back to visit in the summer of 1991. The people leave because there's no jobs to make a good paycheck. And especially, there's no shopping. All the coffee, sugar, flour and other foods are shipped in from Portugal on cargo ships. This makes the items shipped in more expensive than usual. My father told us that in 1966 when we immigrated to the US that the population of Flores was about 15,000 people. Farmers would get in arguments and fights if your cows jumped onto their property and ate the vegetation on the owners property. Over crowding was the problem with people and animals back in the 60's.

[@sabinereimer7809]

Thank you for showing my beautiful island Flores in such an amazing Video❣👍🥰

[@diariesof]

Thanks so much Sabine! It makes us so happy to hear positive feedback from locals :) :)

[@janrolfson]

I can clearly recommend buying the magazine about the Azores that is published by Anabela and Jorge. I ordered it recently and received it today together with a handwritten postcard. Just Lovely! 😘. Great content, well made video- series and a great pictured magazine. Please keep going the good work Anabela & Jorge. Regards Jan

[@diariesof]

Thanks so much for your positive feedback Jan, we appreciate it! We are glad the magazine arrived already and that you liked it. We hope you will visit the Azores soon! Take care, Anabela & Jorge

[@josemartins1377]

@@diariesof , where can I find the magazine? Thank you.

[@diariesof]

@@josemartins1377 Hi Jose! Thank you for asking. You can find it on our website > www.diariesofmagazine.com/azores/ the shipping we do for free. Best jorge & anabela

[@josemartins1377]

@@diariesof, thank you!

[@HikeandDiscover2]

Thank you very much for the beautiful impressions of the island of Flores :)

[@diariesof]

Thank you for your kind comment! We appreciate it and are glad you liked the video about Flores :)

[@MisaelZavala-th7jb]

Thank you for this amazing video, I really enjoy it. I cannot wait to visit Azores :D

[@diariesof]

Thanks for the feedback Misael! We hope you'll have fun! We are sure you will love the Azores :)

[@Tom-tz1gg]

SATA is such a awesome airline!! I spent a month on flores and this video brings me right back! Miss it so much!

[@andrekorinth327]

Soo beautiful, this island of Flores. Amazing!! Thanks for your impressions!! 🤩👌

[@diariesof]

Thanks for your feedback Andre! We hope you will visit Flores soon :)

[@Valent_Nomad_vlog]

Nice video. 👍 Flores is really amazing. I enjoyed as well vlogging there 😀

[@LS-hg3mh]

Thanks for the nice video. Only real hikers always keep a smile on the face no matter how much they climb :)

[@diariesof]

Thanks L S. We tried our hardest to keep the smiles :) :)

[@Brunbrown]

Rain in Flores is nice, waterfalls become stronger, I saw some of them twice just bcz it rained a lot during the night. There's paths for the two waterfalls a bit hidden, we prefered to see them from far viewpoints, glad to see you took a guide. There's also another interesting abandoned village that had a project similar to Aldeia da Cuada but in waiting now. I'm not sure if you went to the top of the island but the views and the wind are impressive, the top have some huge giant moss and you can see the lagoons. Seeing Corvo island in the horizon from the north coast was very nice too, that small island is fabulous. Great video edit and sound, nice experience!

[@diariesof]

Many thanks Bruno for watching the video and for your great comment! Yes you are definitely right, after the rain the waterfalls are even more impressive ;) We reckon there are many more beautiful places to be discovered on the island and we cannot wait to go back ;)

[@pedrolplgm]

Thanks like.

[@kaleemjan4899]

Im speechless ❤❤❤❤ loved it...thanks dor showing one of the spectacular scenery of our lovely PLANET..... Lots of ❤ and respect from Pakistan...WILL VISIT FOR SURE.

[@diariesof]

Thank you Kaleem Jan! We hope you visit, it is a beautiful place :)

[@kaleemjan4899]

@@diariesof it's heaven and surely I'll visit .. thx for showing it to us 😊...

[@ervinslens]

What a beautiful landscapes, just marvellous.

[@diariesof]

Thanks for your comment, we are glad you like it! Yes the landscape is stunning!

[@bgmckeown]

I love this video, Flores is one of the islands we haven't yet visited but now it is definitely on our priority list! Beautifully filmed, thank you!!

[@diariesof]

Thank you for your kind feedback B Mck. We are happy you put Flores on your priority list, we really think the island deserves it, and so deserve its people, so friendly they are! Enjoy!

[@briant3404]

thank you, best video i have seen about Flores..wow!!

[@diariesof]

Many thanks! We are glad you like it! Flores was really a highlight for us! ;)

[@casageothetwins5639]

Felicidades es un gusto verlos. Éxitos nuestra cama de seguro fue más confort y nuestro desayuno también acá en nuestra Isla BESOS y abrazos CasaGeo The Twins viñales cuba

[@diariesof]

Eso es seguro! Vuestra cama era realmente muy cómoda. Grandes recuerdos de vosotros y de Viñales y Cuba en general! Saludos y abrazos para ustedes :)

[@WanderingSoleTV]

Looks incredible. Thank you!

[@diariesof]

Thanks for the kind feedback Wandering Sole Images :)

[@jjanson1970]

Great video about Flores .. keep the good work up

[@diariesof]

Many thanks John, for having watched the video and for your kind comment!

[@jumhig]

I remember that song about Flores when we jammed with Canni after playing an acoustic gig at Ninevan on Faial !

[@diariesof]

Sounds awesome! We hope you enjoyed Faial as well :)

[@Jetmab04]

Wow - just amazing ❤❤❤

[@diariesof]

Thank you! It's a beautiful island Flores :)

[@deutschblitz]

Excellent footage. Just wondering why he was wearing a face mask while climbing or abseiling from the mountain?

[@shnarfy]

Great job 👍 My dad was from the Azores he passed away recently and told me It was his favorite Island. So I must go one day to see it for myself.

[@diariesof]

Yes, the Azores really deserve a visit. The islands are all beautiful, each at its own way...

[@sanjibchowdhury6804]

truly amazing!

[@diariesof]

Thank you Sanjib! :)

[@maryem8263]

The weather still looked bad leaving

[@Louisa1811]

Hi, really nice video! Quick question. Could you leave your tent on the campingsite? Or did you have to carry it everywhere?

[@diariesof]

Hi Louisa, we never camped two days in the same place, so we always carried our tent to the next spot. Some camping grounds are not fenced and don't have any one around responsible for them, so it's up to you and how you feel about leaving your things in an unattended tent - I must say the problem is not the locals. :)

[@Louisa1811]

@@diariesofThanks for your feedback!

[@bobanmeijer]

Bro i found the Azores on google maps searched more into it on youtube found my place to be i decided i wanted to live and visit Flores but couldnt find much now you are sayin its a hiker island man im dreaming again letss goo

[@TruthInspector]

I'm looking for my Hawaii and will visually it may even surpass it, it's not warm enough

[@picipracli]

Hi, Love'd to know the location of the hidden waterfall, where you have to climb up with a help of the rope. Thanks!

[@diariesof]

Hi Lilla, you have to go to the Alagoa camping site (a wild camping site) and from there follow the trail until the beach (only a few metres away). Once you are on the beach, with the sea in front of you, you have to walk to the left side for a couple of metres. You will see there is some water coming from the cliff and that's where the waterfall is located. :)

[@picipracli]

@@diariesof thanks so much! We'll definitely go and try to find it!

[@michaelvaughn7137]

What are the camping laws there i plan on buying land in flores in a few years but want to take a month or so hiking around flores to find what im looking for and am curious if camping in any open feeled is leagal ir do you have to hunt down the owner and get permission which would be difficult?

[@diariesof]

There are official camping sites. In some of them you need to pay and others are free. As fro wild camping, as long as you remain discreet and leave in the early morning, you should be ok. But we do not know what the law is. If it is the same as in continental Portugal, wild camping is forbidden, but tolerated in the least touristy places, as long as you remain discreet and leave early.

[@skepticz730]

Hi, was there an option to check in luggage of big suitcases on your flight to flores? As i plan to travel to lisbon, saõ miguel and flores therefore will need a big suitcase that they check in and store under the plane?

[@diariesof]

I think so, they encourage passengers to check-in their luggage, as the cabins are rather small :)

[@skepticz730]

@@diariesof brilliant, thank you so much for the reply 😊

[@vane23cruz]

Can you share the information of your tour guide?

[@diariesof]

Hi Vanessa, our guide is called Luis and he works for Experience OC. Here is their link: experienceoc.pt/en

[@vajarayogi394]

Was there snakes 🐍 and leeches etc. on Flores and Corvo islands ???

[@diariesof]

Hi Vajara, no there are no snakes or leeches in the Azores. There are no dangerous animals in these islands :)

[@brigidspencer5123]

This isn’t Australia after all! And St. Patrick never visited here to scare away the snakes and leeches.😂

[@Abdallah-b6x]

❤️ ❤️

[@oliviermeyer729]

Boah Mega Geil, geif direkt auswanderen. As ee bessen verglaichbar mat Cité Lopert, just mat mei Sonn 👌😘

[@diariesof]

Hahahaha, jo effektiv un Cité Lopert haat ech net direkt geduecht, ma elo wous du et sees!? ;) Jo et ass och ee bëssen méi Sonn ;)

[@JeanThevenet]

14:33 this beautiful plant: You have to make manure out of it, it invades everything! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYWsc6GXr69kaac

[@brigidspencer5123]

If a lot tourists start coming here it will inevitably destroy the beauty of this place unfortunately.

[@tonylima5390]

WAIT TILL ANTI-GRAVITY VEHICLES ARRIVE - A LOT OF FUN!