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Pocket Azores
The nine islands of the Azores, lost in the Atlantic between Europe and North America, were a well-kept secret until around 2015, when flying here became easier and cheaper.
As tourism boomed, the archipelago strived to preserve authenticity. Lush pastures, black-sand beaches, deep lakes and plunging waterfalls are their calling card. My birthplace is adventurous one moment and dead quiet the next; effervescent with art and music festivals mixed with centuries-old traditions. Be ready to lean into island life and the Azoreans will embrace you as one of their own.
As tourism boomed, the archipelago strived to preserve authenticity. Lush pastures, black-sand beaches, deep lakes and plunging waterfalls are their calling card. My birthplace is adventurous one moment and dead quiet the next; effervescent with art and music festivals mixed with centuries-old traditions. Be ready to lean into island life and the Azoreans will embrace you as one of their own.
168 pages, Paperback
First published October 15, 2024
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About the author
Sandra Henriques
24 books24 followersAutora de livros de viagens, Sandra Henriques estreou-se na ficção em 2021, ano em que ganhou o prémio europeu no concurso de microcontos da EACWP com «A Encarregada», uma história de terror contada em 100 palavras.
Desde aí, para além dos livros de viagens em que colabora ocasionalmente, integrou as antologias «Sangue Novo» (2021), com o conto «Praga», «Sangue» (2022), com o conto «Equilíbrio», e «Dead Letters: Episodes of Epistolary Horror» (2023), com o conto «Next of Kin.» Em março de 2022, cofundou a Fábrica do Terror, onde desempenha a função de editora-chefe.
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I’m an author of travel books who debuted in fiction in 2021, the year I won the European prize in the EACWP Flash Fiction competition with «The Caretaker,» a 100-word horror story.
Since then, in addition to the travel books in which I continue to collaborate, I have been a part of the Portuguese anthologies «Sangue Novo» (2021), with the short story «Praga», «Sangue» (2022), with the short story «Equilíbrio», and «Dead Letters: Episodes of Epistolary Horror» (2023), with the short story «Next of Kin.» In March 2022, I co-founded Fábrica do Terror, where I act as editor-in-chief. Occasionally, I collaborate with local magazines and non-fiction books with articles on Portuguese horror.
Desde aí, para além dos livros de viagens em que colabora ocasionalmente, integrou as antologias «Sangue Novo» (2021), com o conto «Praga», «Sangue» (2022), com o conto «Equilíbrio», e «Dead Letters: Episodes of Epistolary Horror» (2023), com o conto «Next of Kin.» Em março de 2022, cofundou a Fábrica do Terror, onde desempenha a função de editora-chefe.
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I’m an author of travel books who debuted in fiction in 2021, the year I won the European prize in the EACWP Flash Fiction competition with «The Caretaker,» a 100-word horror story.
Since then, in addition to the travel books in which I continue to collaborate, I have been a part of the Portuguese anthologies «Sangue Novo» (2021), with the short story «Praga», «Sangue» (2022), with the short story «Equilíbrio», and «Dead Letters: Episodes of Epistolary Horror» (2023), with the short story «Next of Kin.» In March 2022, I co-founded Fábrica do Terror, where I act as editor-in-chief. Occasionally, I collaborate with local magazines and non-fiction books with articles on Portuguese horror.
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January 13, 2026
Brilliant little summary. Better than others available as it’s concise and to the point. Would have liked accomodation recommendation so I didn’t have to rely on Booking.com and TripAdvsor.
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