tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post4758512077367471392..comments2023-10-18T12:55:50.552+00:00Comments on At Flores in the Azores: Meldrew MomentNeil Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15567487892239196569noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-48360662144911838572010-06-29T11:10:13.949+00:002010-06-29T11:10:13.949+00:00I assume all of Iberia will grind to a veritable h...I assume all of Iberia will grind to a veritable halt later today when Portugal plays Spain. Please share with us if you decide to share the experience with your neighbors at the local café, snack-bar or other public gathering place.<br /><br />Força Portugal!Kathiehttp://www.inolongerlikechocolates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109157903763444447.post-79735154354621953842010-06-25T03:10:43.615+00:002010-06-25T03:10:43.615+00:00On my first trip to the Azores in spring 2002, 1€ ...On my first trip to the Azores in spring 2002, 1€ = US $0.895, so there were real bargains for the American tourist. On subsequent trips it rose to somewhere ultimately around $1.60 in 2008 -- yikes! Now it's declined somewhat vis à vis the US$, although still nowhere even remotely near parity.<br /><br />Needless to say, over the years I've developed various techniques for economizing on my visits, in order to stretch my money.<br /><br />OTOH, I gather that tourism in the Azores is still rather more reasonably priced than most anywhere else in the € zone.<br /><br />Força Portugal!!!Kathiehttp://www.inolongerlikechocolates.comnoreply@blogger.com