Azores – Portugal

The archipelago of the Azores is an autonomous region of Portugal. This group of islands of the Atlantic Ocean is at very great distance an area of the European Union. Latest census data reports just over a quarter of a million residents live on these islands but with a diaspora of more than two million living overseas, primarily in the United States, Canada, Brazil,…

Great Barrier Reef, between Cairns and Townsville – Australia

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq mi). The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Due to its vast biodiversity, warm clear waters and accessibility from the tourist boats called “live aboards“,…