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86U S Navy NC-4 - First Plane to Fly Across the Atlantic Ocean
It has been 46 years, almost a half a century since the Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to cut the bonds of Earth and venture into space on April 12, 1961. A mere four years earlier, on October 26, 1957, the Russians had...
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77New Azores Fun: Buried Treasure in Atlantis
Is there treasure "buried" in Atlantis? According to Plato, the lost island of Atlantis stretched from near Gibraltar out into the Atlantic Ocean, likely including the Azores. If Atlantis really existed, then the Azores is all we have of a once Texas-sized island. And what a beautiful place to visit.
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76Pico Island Guide
The Azores are a group of islands in the middle of the Northen side of the Atlantic, closer to the Portugal Coastline, of a ravishing beauty, with their seemingly untouched landscapes. Nine volcanic islands where contrasts blend together to then...
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76Portugal Photo Tour
Collection of photos of Portugal covering Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, Sintra, the Algarve and Azores. Most of the photographs were taken on a vacation in 2006 with my trusty Canon 5D
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77The Azores
Geographically, the Azores have been compared to New Zealand, Ireland and even to Hawaii. Perhaps it is the island factor, the honeycomb of hedges that roll across green hills, or the volcanic peaks that rise...
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75The Long and Troubled Voyage of Sugar: from the Idyllic New Guinea to the Sunny Caribbean Islands
Sugar has long been known to man. However, sugar as we know it was only made around 400 AD and its industrialization occured much later in the sixteenth century. Here is a description of its long and troubled voyage from 8000 BC to our tables. Once considered for medicinal use only it is now part of our regular diet.
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76Wet Shaving with Oil for Reduced Razor Burn
Ever on the look out for tips that make my shaving routine easier with less abrasion and razor burn and taking less of my precious morning time, while still getting a good result, I jumped on the suggestion of one kind hubber to use a shaving...
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76The Mary celeste Ghost ship of the azores
A brigantine Merchant like the Mary Celeste under full sail. The Sea is a harsh Mistress the saying goes. and most sailors will tell you its true. you can be sailing over calm water, under clear blue sky with a good wind in your sheets. then...
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72Azores Island
The Azores Islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean, about two hours flying time and 930 miles from Lisbon, and about five hours flying time and 2422 miles from the eastern coast of North America. The Azores...
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73Most Unique Places in the World
A large-scale part of journey is that feeling you get when experiencing certain thing absolutely new. Many travel places offer new experiences that other’s don’t have. But there are only small numbers of locations in the world that really offer truly exclusive experience.
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