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The Independent
5 days ago
- Climate
- The Independent
The parts of England that will hit 29C this week
High pressure from the Azores is bringing clear skies and high temperatures to the UK next week. London and the south of England will see temperatures around 29 degrees Celsius on Thursday, with the mini-heatwave continuing into the weekend. The north of England will experience temperatures in the mid-20s, while Scotland will see highs around 22 degrees. The Met Office forecasts drier, sunnier weather from the south as high pressure builds, with very warm conditions returning to the southeast. The last week of June is expected to bring wet and windy conditions to the northwest, while the southeast will remain more settled with sunshine. UK set for mini-heatwave as temperatures to soar to 29 degrees
Vogue
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
5 Standouts From Tribeca Festival 2025
The 2025 Tribeca Festival, closing on Sunday, has brought together a dynamic mix of emerging voices and established talent, showcasing stories that inspired, challenged, and surprised. From gripping feature debuts to bold documentaries and genre-bending narratives, this year's lineup proved that the festival remains a vital platform for original storytelling. Among the dozens of noteworthy premieres, five titles stood out for their artistic vision, emotional impact, and potential to shape conversations long after the closing credits. Here are the standout selections that captured the spirit of this year's Tribeca Festival. This winning debut feature by writer-director Lilian T. Mehrel—awarded last year's AT&T Untold Stories game-changing $1 million prize—is a funny, sexy story about, improbably, a mother-daughter trip. Perhaps it's not so unlikely considering Ayden Mayeri's impressive comedic performance, the ever-luminous Amira Casar as the extremely alluring mother, and the breathtakingly gorgeous backdrop of the Azores—not to mention José Condessa as their hunky tour guide.
Daily Mail
09-06-2025
- Daily Mail
The gorgeous islands dubbed 'Hawaii of Europe'
A gorgeous set of European islands have been described as the continent's answer to Hawaii with 'Caribbean-style luxury' - and it's not hard to see why. The Azores, an autonomous region off the coast of Portugal, are known for their tropical landscapes which make them feel like they're somewhere far more exotic than Europe. Gavin Lapidus, a travel expert and the founder of eShores, says: 'These volcanic Portuguese islands are Europe's best-kept secret. 'Think Caribbean-style luxury with an eco-conscious soul - dramatic coastlines,mystical crater lakes, and world-class whale watching, all powered by sustainable initiatives. 'Shorter flights from the UK make this archipelago even more appealing. Each of the nine islands has its own distinct personality, from the thermal pools of Sao Miguel to the perfect cone of Pico Mountain, making island-hopping an irresistible adventure.' Sao Miguel is the largest Azores island and has an international airport, making it the starting point for many adventurers. Known as the 'Green Island', Sao Miguel is an incredible spot for whale and dolphin watching. Holidaymakers are in with a chance of spotting bottlenose dolphins, sperm whales, blue whales, minke whales. Tourists can also head to Sete Cidades, to see the island's spectacular twin blue and green lakes. The lakes differ in colour due to their varied depths, the deeper blue lake reflects the sky, while the green shallow lake reflects the green surroundings. Sao Miguel's Furnas Valley is a dormant volcanic caldera with plenty of thermal pools to take a dip in. At the island's Terra Nostra Park, tourists can relax in iron-rich thermal water at temperatures of 37 degrees. But Sao Miguel isn't the only island worth exploring. On Pico, known as 'Mountain Island', tourists can enjoy locally produced wine and tackle Mount Pico, the highest mountain in Portugal. If it's beaches you're after, Faial has the best shoreline according to Lonely Planet which says its 'stretches of sand are worth visiting'. And Flores is known for its incredible natural beauty, which ranges from waterfalls to lagoons and volcanic craters. How to get to the Azores British Airways and Ryanair both offer direct flights to Sao Miguel. Once there, tourists can catch ferries or domestic flights to reach the rest of the islands. The flight takes just over four hours from the UK. Best time of year to visit the Azores The Azores can be visited year-round, but the water can sometimes be too choppy for boat tours in December and January. During July and August, the weather is warmest but the islands tend to be at their busiest. The months between April and September are the best time to see whales and dolphins. Language Portuguese is the official language in the Azores but English is commonly spoken, particularly in touristy areas. Currency The Azores uses the Euro as standard currency.
Forbes
06-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- Forbes
Why Now Is The Time To Sail The Azores, In 12 Stunning Photos
Hiking in São Miguel Island, Azores Millions of years ago, a dramatic series of volcanic events gave rise to nine islands in the middle of the North Atlantic called the Azores. Today, this amazing archipelago situated about 1,000 miles west of Portugal offers travelers adventure and escape from life on the mainland. Given that it's not particularly close to anywhere else, the experience of being here is like nowhere else. Give yourself a week to explore the outlying islands beyond São Miguel, because each has its own unique attributes. You'll discover dramatic coastal landscapes, epic hiking trails, bubbling volcanic hot springs, deep dark caldera caves, and slow cooked, homegrown food. Theirs is a culinary culture that celebrates the centuries-old skill of local dairy farmers, fisherman, tea planters and viticulturists who have figured out how to coax wine from basalt rocks — as if they just didn't get the memo on global industrialization. Which is fantastic. Because everything about it smells, tastes and feels distinctly Azorean. With direct flights now available via Azores Airlines from Boston and New York to Ponta Delgada (PDL) on São Miguel Island, reaching this mid-Atlantic paradise is easier than ever. Early summer is also particularly good for spotting blue whales and sperm whales, which are emblematic of the Azores. The Azores are a destination ideally seen from the bow of a ship, like the salty whalers of yore. The nine isles are organized into three geographic clusters—east, central, and west. You can take year-round ferries to get around each cluster, but that takes a lot of planning, flexibility and patience because the Azores are known for having four seasons in a day. Weather can change quickly, and all ferry services are subject to the weather. A more comfortable, upscale option is to consider one of Sea Cloud's yachts or a National Geographic-Lindblad cruise, which offers 8-day expeditions to the Azores including visits to Pico, Faial, São Jorge, Graciosa, Terceira, and Santa Maria. Most of these are original photos captured by passengers of National Geographic-Lindblad's Endurance, which sailed in April. We climbed down into caldera caves, patronized the best gin bar in the Azores, and survived an epic hike in São Jorge during a howling rain storm. Only one of us actually required an ATV rescue mission (provided by a friendly local farmer), while the rest of us soaking mewls scrambled down from the peak of Pico da Esperança mountain in search of lunch. 1) Terceira Island: Hiking Baias de Agualva Hiking Baias de Agualva, Terceira Island, Azores If someone tells you to 'take a hike!' by all means do it here. Known as Lilac Island, Terceira is lush and green with breathtaking viewpoints from practically all sides (it's the roundest of the Azores). Most of the coast is ringed by cliffs, bringing you straight to the precipice of the vast deep blue. The best part? It's not crowded compared to other Atlantic hiking destinations. So, it feels like having the ocean all to yourself. 2) Terceira's Angra do Heroísmo The Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo, an example of Portuguese 16th-century architecture on Terceira Island, Azores. The Monte Brasil peninsula of Terceira provides excellent trails with panoramic views over Angra do Heroísmo, the Azores' oldest and most colorful town. A UNESCO World Heritage site since 1983, it is home to historic imperial Portuguese and Spanish architecture in varying shades of pinks, yellows, blues and purples. Take a stroll and look out for island-wide impérios, the dainty but incredibly ornate chapels of the Holy Spirit, of which there are 70. 3) Santa Maria: Island of Many Firsts Santa Maria Island. Photo by Paul Steinke (April, 2025). This striking photo by fellow Endurance sailor and avid photographer Paul Steinke really captures the spirit of Santa Maria for me. The laundry line, the sun-bleached house with a clay-tiled roof, the still horizon, and a fleeting moment with a tame horse who seems to say: Life is supposed to be this wild and free. Let's ride. I've never seen a horse in these circumstances before, but Santa Maria is an island of many firsts. It was the first Azorean island formed geologically, the first encountered by Portuguese explorers (1427), and the first settled by mainlanders (c. 1439). 4) Santa Maria's Pier A view from the pier in Cais Vila Porto, Santa Maria Island, Azores Arriving in Santa Maria alongside the commercial pier in Cais Vila Porto. Plan to spend a day here, as it is the only island in the archipelago that boasts blond beaches, as opposed to the rough volcanic sand found on its peers. 5) Pico's Vineyards Welcome to Pico, a dormant volcano whose claims to fame are whaling history and wine. Welcome to Pico, a dormant volcano whose claims to fame are whaling history and wine. Here you can take a leisurely hike through moonscape terrain left by lava flows that have been painstakingly converted to vineyards. Reach out and touch the rough lava stone corrals built up around the precious vines which produce three dominant varieties of white wine: Verdelho, Arinto dos Açores and Terrantez do Pico, which nearly went extinct but what survives adds complexity, elegance and floral notes to the other Pico whites. It's like ingenuity in a glass. 6) Faial: The Blue Island Waterfront view of the city of Horta, Faial Island, Azores, Portugal Faial, so named 'the blue island' due to the sheer quantity of bright hydrangeas that cover the island in July and August (another reason to make this a summer trip). As this is the mid-Atlantic's yachting capital, and an anchorage for caravels, clippers and seaplanes, the spirit of nautical bonhomie is pervasive. Stroll the marina and explore the jetty murals, where sailors have a tradition of painting the name or likeness of their vessel on the marina walls. 7) Horta: Peter Café Sport On Horta Island, this is Peter Café Sport, a legendary whaler's haunt with a scrimshaw museum upstairs. As evening approaches, go drink gin and tonic at Peter Café Sport, a legendary whaler's haunt with a stunning scrimshaw museum upstairs. It's a ramshackle pub that doubles as a time capsule. Firstly, there are widow's walks —lookout points facing the harbor in search of long lost whalers — still built into the surrounding architecture despite the fact that whaling has been outlawed in the Azores since 1984. It's also a place that inspires drunken re-tellings of In the Heart of the Sea (or so I've heard). The story recounts a New England whaling ship's sinking by a savage sperm whale in 1820, the real-life event that inspired Herman Melville's Moby Dick. The movie stars Chris Hemsworth. Enough said? 8) The Whales A sperm whale off the coast of Faial, Azores. Pico, São Miguel and Faial are considered the best islands for whale watching. Did you know sperm whales float vertically to the surface to breathe? There are few marvels in this world so beautiful to witness. The other perk of a Nat Geo expedition is that they typically invite whale experts on board, like Douglas Nowacek, a PhD from MIT and professor at Duke University's Marine Lab, to tell you everything scientists know about the mating habits, sound production and migration patterns of marine mammals. 9) Graciosa: The Caldera Cave Visitors inside Furna do Enxofre, a caldera cave found in Graciosa Island, Azores. Aptly named, this 'graceful' remote island is a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve thanks to its Furna do Enxofre, a caldera cave that is considered the most significant geosite in the Azores. Look up and you'll see a stunning natural ceiling of stalactites that create a home for birds and bats; look down and let the damp stone staircase guide you 300 feet underground to this ethereal lake. 10) The Sulfur Grotto The lake inside Furna do Enxofre, Graciosa Island, Azores This lake occupies the deepest part of the cave, which lies below sea level. It's a secret world where the smell of sulphur is omnipresent, and you can actually see it bubbling up from beneath the surface. 11) São Miguel: Geothermic Hotsprings The town of Furnas on São Miguel Island The small town of Furnas on the eastern part of São Miguel looks otherworldly. Picture a landscape of steaming hot springs and fumaroles, gurgling mud pools and geothermal fields encircled by bright green mountains and lush botanical gardens. Through the fog, you kind of wonder how it's not erupting right now. While you ponder this, head over to the island's popular tea plantation Gorreana and ask to taste purple tea (what happens when hot green tea mixes with the unoxidized iron found in volcanic waters). 12) São Jorge: Cheese Island On São Jorge island, there are more cows than people. You can't come to São Jorge and not pay homage to the cows, because there are more cows than people (population: ~8,000). So, this is also known as cheese island. Queijo São Jorge cheese is deliciously salty because we're in the middle of the North Atlantic. 'We say seven cows per person,' jokes our Portuguese hiking guide Everisto. But it's no joke: Hiking Pico da Esperança mountain means hiking right alongside heifers-in-the-mist, through cow dung of Jurassic proportions. Even in relentless rain, it's all worth it if you can make it down to the Fajã de Santo Cristo, a spectacular, secluded sanctuary for bodyboarding and surfing. The best time to do it? All summer long.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Humor: Divorce announcement from a famous couple too good-looking to be unhappy
It is with sadness, a hint of excitement, and a smidgen of self-righteous pride that we announce our amicable decision to divorce. We know that you might've just seen us two weeks ago engaging in some pretty major PDA at that awards show. So this may come as a shock. We've searched the depths of our hearts, DMs, and star charts. Together we've realized this is the best choice for the evolution of who we each wish to become. And, for now, that's single. Ours is one of the great love stories of the 21st century. Or any century. It is a once-in-a-millennium kind of love. But that doesn't mean it's meant to last forever, or even half a decade. We've learned that you don't measure love by how long it lasts. Especially if it isn't ending, only evolving like ours is now! In those early days when we were hounded by paparazzi we gave our locations to, a lot of people said our relationship wasn't real. We proved them wrong, didn't we? We got engaged on Instagram Live. We had a beautiful destination wedding, sponsored by British Airways, Michael Kors, and TCBY in the Azores. We sold our wedding footage to the Oxygen Network for a 2-hour special entitled, Wedding of the Millenium: Azores Edition. During our time together, and especially these last five months as a family of four with our son, Asteroid, and daughter, Sauna, we created memories that we'll never, ever, ever, ever forget. Not including when our wedding was featured on the front cover of People Magazine and we were each voted Sexiest Person Alive. It's hard to top that. Yet now, after 15 eventful, oh-so-fulfilling, and fully documented on social media months of marriage, we realize we need something different. Not every divorce is a failure. We consider ours a success because we're strong enough to state what we both want. And that's to sleep with other people. We aren't saying we won't sleep with one another ever again. We may, particularly if we don't have anything else going on at 2 pm Sunday when we exchange custody of the kids. Especially if we can share a bottle of Moet & Chandon champagne in a hot tub first. Moet & Chandon is our drink, forever. And not just because they gave us a lifetime supply in exchange for serving it at the intimate engagement party we hosted for our 5,000 closest friends on Facebook Live. In our wedding vows, we made this promise to one another: I will get your approval on all Instagram photos, tell you when you have spinach in your teeth, and never binge anything other than Netflix. And we intend to keep these promises forever! Our nannies will be traveling back and forth between our homes with Asteroid and Sauna. Though our children are not yet a year old, we promised them to gather as a family for the major holidays of the year. This will include photoshoots on Christmas, Halloween, and the official start of the bikini season, the 4th of July. We deeply love one another and will for the rest of our lives. If one of us needed a kidney and the other was a match, we'd each be willing to give one of ours. And if we both needed one, we would be only too happy to share a kidney, with custody changing over every Sunday at 2 pm. That's how incredible our love is. Two cords twisted together are stronger. But two cords separated can reach farther, in different directions. It's this idea that excites us. We want to thank our day and night nannies, our surrogates, our families, lawyers, masseuses, groundskeeper, housekeeper, whole foods chef, driver, tarot card reader, and of course our fans for their loving support over the past 3 years since we met at Burning Man. For more info, follow us on our new joint Instagram account @divorcedbutcommitted.
