Entry #:100
Name:Valle
Olesen
Sent: Date:
2007-07-05 12:56:55
Hi Ricardo
Greeting’s from
Denmark. And yes we are late, but as I say: “better late,
than never”.
We where very
lucky the day that my wife found your website, and we
ordered the two tours.
You have, as we see here in your guestbook, arrange and
guided “the best tours” that it is possible to get. We all
enjoyed the trips very much. Even a car break down (reason:
“the
Mercedes
safari or the road down to little fishing harbor”) was taken
with great humor. You manage also to do the different jobs
at the sights so as bartender at the liquor distillery or at
the Tee Plantation, not to mention the Ananases farm.
Also you are god
with surprises: “Homemade coffee just when needed at the
most, and that in between to lakes”
We have already
recommended you and your website to a lot of people.
The best wishes
to you from the four “jydske bonderoever”. We had a
wonderful vacation in week 22-23 of 2007
Entry #:99
Name:Dennis
and Korin Elder
Sent: Date:
2007-06-26 20:26:31
Hello Ricardo!
Thank you so
much for the fantastic
tours
of your beautiful island! From one end of Sao Miguel to the
other, you guided us to places and sights that are truly
amazing while keeping us entertained along the way with your
intimate knowledge and stories of your island. Although we
orginally planned for two days of Amazing Tours, your
ability to tailor the tours to our interest and needs made
our request for a third day of
hiking
and swimming with you an easy decision. Our children (ages 9
and 12) were captivated by your talking
to the aminals, jokes and singing while your patience in
answering their endless questions made them feel special.
Your personal guided tours helped make our trip to the
Azores a vacation that
has filled us with memories we will always cherish.
Sincerely,
Korin & Dennis
Elder
Waynesville,
Ohio USA
Entry #:98
Name:Irene
Sent: Date:
2007-06-20 05:40:43
Hi Ricardo
Best greetings
from Denmark and from Mr. Lejf, Ulla, Kjeld and myself.
We want to thank
you for the two marvellous days we spent with you in your
taxi where you showed us the most wonderful places of your
island and shared some of your great knowledge with us. As I
said to you when you shared your coffe with us by the lake
at Sete Cidades I could not tell if I preferred
Tour
1 or Tour 2 as they were so very different.
We certainly
did right chosing to drive with you instead of going with
the
travel
agency on their trips. We also were
greatly entertained by your tricks and your jokes about
blondes. (Unfortunately you did not succeed to get mr. Lejf
stop smoking.)
Be sure I
will recommend you and your compagny to everyone I hear
about going to Sao Miguel.
All the best
from "københavnersnuderne"
Entry #:97
Name:Linda
Sent:
Date:2007-06-14 10:05:05
Hej min vän!
I did what I
promised; went straight to the computer to check out your
webpage. Very nice, I must say. You have lots and lots of
beautiful photos! But I only give the page a 9 out of 10...
With a little layout
help
from me it might eventually reach a 10 though!
I really hope we will have time to meet before I'm of to
Sweden for the summer. If not, I'll see you later on this
year. And remember, you (and your wife of course) are at
anytime more then welcome to Sweden! It would be my pleasure
to guide you to all the smultronställen of my country.
Até
amanha meu amigo
Beijinhos e abraços!
/Linda
Entry #:96
Name:
Cathy, Brenda and Diane
Sent: Date:
2007-06-10 20:06:08
Dear Ricardo,
We were so
fortunate to have come across your informative website while
researching tours of Sao Miguel. You were the ultimate tour
guide----not to mention translator, chauffeur, musician,
comedian, photographer, historian and such a gentleman.
Thanks to you we
made a connection to our family heritage as well as taking
in all the spectacular sights your island has to offer.
We can hardly
wait to visit again!
Entry #:95
Name:
Beverly Silva
Sent: Date:
2007-06-03 20:23:27
What a fantastic
time we had on our tours with you. You know exactly where
all the stunning beauty is on your island and we appreciated
being shown it and told about it. Not only are you
knowledgeable about ffice:smarttags" />Sao Miguel, but
you also have a personal touch toward your clients and make
them feel extremely welcomed. What a wonderful way to
express to others the friendliness and sincerity the Azores
people have. I thought that Sao Miguel was the most
beautiful of all the places within Portugal that we visited
and can not thank you enough for the experience you
provided.
All the best,
Steve and Beverly Silva
Entry #:94
Name:
Nils Cederberg
Sent: Date:
2007-05-23 15:31:47
Hej Ricardo,
Mycket tack för
en fantastiskt tur runt Sao Miguel. Kanske något dyrare än
bussturerna, men mycket mer att se och uppleva. Att vi bara
kom fram på alla små och slingriga vägar. Högt uppe i
bergen
och långt nere vid havet. Runt sjöarna med dess fantasktiska
växlighet. Allt värt ett återbesök.
Att han dessutom
kan rekommendera bra restauranger är givetvis ett extra
plus. Sao
Pedro i Ponta del Garda var ett mycket bra alternativ. Sedan
kan jag också tillägga själv att åka till Lagoa och gå på
fiskrestaurangen i hörnan vid hamnen (billigt och gott).
Hälsningar,
Helén & Nils
Cedeberg
Entry #:93
Name:
MR First!
Sent: Date:
2007-05-23 04:43:46
Hello Ricardo!
Thanks for the
tour around the Azores, the whole class sends our best
regards from
Sweden!
Entry #:92
Name:
Lesley Thatcher
Sent: Date:
2007-05-19 20:09:09
Hi Ricardo
Thank you so much for an unforgettable day on the island.
We thought the scenery was stunning and really appreciated
the trouble you took to show us some of the less well-known
parts of the coast. Your enthusiasm and knowledge gave us a
great understanding of your island home and we left with
wonderful memories of a truly beautiful place which even the
odd rain shower couldn’t spoil. It was just a pity that our
camera gave up half way through but I've had a look at the
photo collection on your new web site and may well copy some
of those - at least you got blue sky in yours!
Thank you also for calling us the next day from Sete Cidadas
to give us the weather news. It was so reassuring to know
that it was clear after our previous attempt had been
abandoned due to the rain and we really appreciated your
thoughtfulness.
(The jokes were great, too, but I think we got our own back
with the tongue twisters!
Entry #:91
Name:
Robert Kjøsnes
Sent: 2007-05-16
18:50:02
Hi
We had a amazing
trip to the Azores whit our 2 year old son Magnus. You
guidet us along the iland and we see the most butiful
plases. I recommend this trip for everyboady.
Norway: Alle
norske turister anbefales og ta en tur rundt Azorene via
denne tjenesten. Det er en minneverdig opplevelse.
Robert, Trine og
Magnus
Entry #:90
Name:
Martine Brangan
Sent: 2007-05-11 17:59:47
Brilliant tour
of the Povocao and Nordeste region of Sao Miguel. My 87 year
old mother, who uses a wheelchair, was absolutely delighted
with the trip. She is telling everybody about it at home by
telephone. She and I recommend that anybody, young or
senior, would be very pleased by having a tour with Ricardo.
Best wishes for
many more tours!
Martine Brangan
Entry #:89
Name:Angela
and Anton Prokopiuk
Sent: 2007-05-07 08:15:53
Hi Ricardo, a
fantastic site which gave us very happy memories of the
amazing tour we had with you. Your love of Ponta Delgada is
obvious, and you really went to extra mile to give us a
fantastic time from your harmonica playing to your great
sense of humour and not forgetting the off road mercades
safari, the cliffside ride and last but not least the
alcohol distillery visit. The day was a highlight of our
Princess Cruise and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend to to
other visitors to Ponta Delgada. When we return we will not
hesitate to contact you. Angela and Anton.
Entry #:88
Name: Jeff & Sue
Dutton
Sent: 2007-05-04 07:59:25
As with most things you do Ricardo - excellent.
Entry #:87
Name:
Antonio & Sharlene Viveiros
Sent: 24-Dec-2006 03:00
Ricardo Thanks for the great tour it was a blast. We
appreciate you going the extra mile for us. Seeing the
Island thru your eyes was awesome. The scenery is breath
taking and the history of the Island was very interesting.
Your passion for Sao Miguel went along way in making the
tour one of the best we have been on. I appreciate the
patience you showed with my wife’s shopping (ha, ha). Next
time we will try out some of your hiking tours, they look
adventuresome and exciting. Hope to see you again next year.
Entry #:86
Name:
Louise & Edgar Meissner, Denmark
Sent: 17-Dec-2006 21:00
Hi Ricardo
Thank you so much for amazing tours with you! You gave us an
experience beyond any guide description from tour books with
your knowledge, personality, humour, intellegence and love
for children, which Dina (9 months ) and Lucas (4 year)
experienced during the days with you! We wish you all the
best! - and hope to get the pleasure another time! Many
greetings, Edgar & Louise
Entry #:85
Name:
Ilene and Steven
Sent: 13-Nov-2006 11:04
Our private tour with Ricardo was one of the highlights of
our Princess cruise in Nov. 2006. We had a very memorable
day touring his magnificent island. We very much appreciated
Ricardo's honesty when he said he could not take us to see
the caldera lakes because they were in the clouds. Friends
who took the ship's tour saw nothing and were very
disappointed. On the other hand, Ricardo took us to fabulous
locations which were at lower elevations and not clouded in.
We have excellent photographs. We recommend Ricardo very
highly. It was a fabulous day!
Entry #:84
Name:
Susanne Bjerregaard
Sent: 12-Nov-2006 15:33
Hello Ricardo Thank you very much for a nice tour to Furnas
even though I have to eat blodpølse! Susanne
Entry #:83
Name:
tonym40404
Sent: 12-Nov-2006 03:41
Greetings from Canada, I really liked your site.
Entry #:82
Name:
Stron
Sent: 10-Nov-2006 16:09
You have an exelent site
Entry #:81
Name:
Tobias, Dave and Lise, Norway/England
Sent: 08-Nov-2006 11:13
Hi Ricardo. We would like you and all your future guests to
know how much we enjoyed our two days in your taxi where you
showed us the beautiful Sao Miguel. We spent nearly 10 hours
with your each day and we could never imagine having such a
nice, pleasant and funny driver!! This was a great way to
see the island - even for our 4 years old son - and you know
so much that no guide-book or travelorganiser-guide could
possible know. So once again: Thank you very much and we
will recommend you to every one going to the Azores Best
wishes for everything from Tobias, Dave & Lise
Entry #:80
Name:
Junni & Peter from Denmark
Sent: 05-Nov-2006 10:44
Hey. Ricardo We were living at the Domirante Apart We have a
fantastic and funny tour with you on the 29 of August 2006.
You lean words like " kælling " , and we will not forget the
joke with Frits and John as many now have in mind in
Denmark. Love to see you again next time on the Azores
Entry #:79
Name: Irene o Bo Högfeldt
Sent: 24-Oct-2006 18:17
Tack för en mycket trevlig resa med dig den 14 okt. Vi var
alla mycket nöjda. (Ditt kort finns i Solresors pärm på
Hotel Vila Nova) Hälsningar Bo, Irene, Marianne, Lennart.
Entry #:78
Name:
Winnie Benjaminsen, Denmark
Sent: 21-Sep-2006 05:07
Mogens(Mr.Chricken) and Lisbeth & Bent(Buller) and Winnie
from Denmark had on 12/8-06 the opportunity to spend a
fantastic and very funny tour with Ricardo Amorim at his
"Mercedes-Safari" in the wonderful nature of Sao Miguel. We
shall never forget that day and we want to recommend
Amazing-Tours to everybody who wants an unforgettable
experience. Dear Ricardo... we were happy to meet you and we
are proud of knowing such a wonderful guy as you. We now
look forward to coming back and meeting you again and hope
that you once again will be our guide and show us the rest
of your island - eller hvad?? Take good care of yourself!
Entry #:77
Name:
Ruben & Abbie, Canada
Sent: 20-Sep-2006 20:34
Ricardo, we wanted to let you know how wonderful your tours
were for us and that it made our honeymoon extra special.
You are a fine ambassador for your island and a true
representative of all that it embodies. We will always
remember the beauty and peacefulness that it has brought to
the lives of a couple of city slickers. Muito obrigado para
todos!
Entry #:76
Name:
Tonya, USA
Sent: 20-Sep-2006 02:04
Hi Ricardo- You are a great guide and you did all Azoreans
proud. As my grandmother was Azorean I can now see the
traits of a warm and generous nature in the Azorean people,
and I feel honored to have connections to the place that is
heaven on earth. You introduced me to all of the sights,
sounds, tastes and smells the island has to offer and your
charm and humor are unforgettable. Whenever I see a donkey
from this moment on, I will know your spirit is near. Keep
that dictionary close—and keep an eye out for clovers, those
2007 tours will be here before you know it.
Always the best to you and see you on the next visit!
Entry #:75
Name:
Tine og Torben Kelm, Denmark
Sent: 14-Sep-2006 17:53
Dear Ricardo. Thanks a lot for a very exiting and beautyful
trip on the wonderful island São Miguel. You are simply the
best guide we ever had. All the things you know? We could
hear that you are very proud of your island. We had a lot of
good laughs especially when we had lunch on the local
restaurant, and eat the "not very hot "meal"!!!! When our
friends and family asks us what was the best about the
Azores? We both says: our trip with Ricardo!! We can assure
you,Ricardo, that we will contact you next time we come to
São Miguel. I will send you the recipe for "frikadeller"
very soon. Thanks a lot for your smile and great sense of
humour. Keep smiling. Lots of kind regards to you and your
wife. Torben og Tine (møj irriterende turist!!)
Entry #:74
Name:
Andrew & Tracey Guthrie, Scotland.
Sent: 13-Sep-2006 12:59
Andrew, Tony, Sarah and I took a tour with Ricardo and it
truly was Amazing. Ricardo was so friendly and helpful, he
really made the trip special. He showed us some amazing
views and places that we would never have found if we had
rented a car and tried to tour the island ourselves. Ricardo
is also very knowledgable about the island, so could tell us
so many intresting things. His sense of humour however kept
us groaning all day, but his enthusiasm never waned and he
made it a truly memorable day for us. We would highly
recomend taking a tour with Ricardo, and we will certainly
be doing so again when we return to the Azores. Ricardo was
also very helpful the next day when the boys were let down
with a quad bike trip and had nothing to do. Ricardo came to
the rescue and asked some of his friends to take the boys
fishing. Thanks again Ricardo you really are amazing. We are
looking forward to going "Fish Shooting" with him on our
next visit. Be sure to ask Ricardo all about shooting fish.
Entry #:73
Name:
Dania, Enrico, Daniela and Davide
Sent: 26-Aug-2006 08:05
Ciao Ricardo, Thanks for the marvelous trip. Simply the best
way to enjoy the breathtaking scenaries of Sao Miguel. We
can find only one word to describe your trips: OUTSTANDING.
Hope to see you soon.
Entry #:72
Name:
Janne
broodin jacobsen
Sent: 17-Aug-2006 13:45
Hi Ricardo. Thank you for a good trip.The tour with you is a
good memory from Sao Miguel.You are the best. Best regards
from Henrik Peter ædedolk pomfrit Blondini and Janne. From
Denmark
Entry #:71
Name:
Dave Grossman & Fran Sommers
Sent: 04-Aug-2006 00:24
Ricardo made the trip for us. We spent two days with him ...
It was great seeing the island through his eyes -- a loving,
honest view of all the magical and majestic parts that make
Sao Miguel so extraordinary. We suggest you keep the
itinerary open, and let Ricardo show you his home.
Entry #:70
Name:
Monika, Torill and Vidar Stongstad
Sent: 30-Jul-2006 14:52
Hi Ricardo! We will thank you for a wonderful time. With
lots of information, nice places and some good laughs. The
two tours with you is our best memory from Sao Miguel. We
higly recommend you!! You are a great guide.
Entry #:69
Name:
Else and Svein Hammerseth, Norway
Sent: 09-Jul-2006 16:48
We want to thank you for a wonderful day we had with you. We
enjoyed the whole trip and you were so kind and smiling and
had a lot of information about the island and the history.
We were 4 persons and I think you remember us.
Entry #:68
Name:
Rosa Moniz
Sent: 03-Jul-2006 13:29
Hey there Ricardo! I just wanted to send a quick hello and
thank you for the wonderful tour we had on June 26th. I
still can't believe those beautiful trees are called "the
Plane tree".Although I have been to the Island many times, I
saw it in a different and more spectacular way. I have
already recommended you to my cousins who will be in Sau
Miguel in September. Oh, and thank you also for helping me
find my four leaf clover, it will always remind me of that
day. Take care and the best of everything to you and your
family. God Bless, Rosa Moniz
Entry #:67
Name:
Pia & Wagn
Sent: 29-Jun-2006 20:40
We can higly recommend Ricardo - who guided us around the
island for a whole day like another "Padre Cruz". With him
at the stearing wheel, we avoided the fog in the mountains
and cows (køer) at the nature parks. Até logo Møller (ekko).
Entry #:66
Name:
Irene and Christina
Sent: 21-Jun-2006 11:53
Hi Rikardo, Thank you for a wonderful day. The tour with you
is our best memory from Sao Miguel. The island is really
amazing, but you Ricardo Amorim are really an amazing guy
too. Christina just found out that the guy you talked about
Henrik in Hamburgsund lives 500 meters from her (Henrik
Martinsson). That’s kind of amazing too! Kramar Irene och
Christina
Entry #:65
Name:
Claus, Anne Mr Mustache and Mr Baby
Sent: 15-Jun-2006 19:14
Hey Ricardo, Thanks for some great days in your wonderfull
place.We fully enjoyed the 2 days, with lots of
information,nice laughs,serious talking, and beautifull
places.Had an old lady which were touch in heart, that you
remembered "her collections".Have a Jacob who miss you a
lot, and telling his friends all about his best friend in
Lagoa.Take care, and hope to hear from you soon. You made
our trip to Azorerne GREAT
Entry #:64
Name:
Lisa & Meredith
Sent: 07-Jun-2006 19:10
Hi Ricardo, We just wanted to send our best regards and
thank you for such wonderful tours! Merry and I really had a
great time! Your knowledge about island history, native
trees and plants was impressive. The scenery was
breathtaking, you took us to the most beautiful places on
the island! No rushing around, it was relaxing and fun,
driving and telling jokes, I too agree with the compliments
below, you are a born storyteller. So kind too, you waited
for us when our plane was delayed, that was such a relief!
We highly recommend you!! Hope that we will see each other
again in the near future! Ciao, bacci! Lisa & Meredith
Entry #:63
Name:
Jan Thorsen
Sent: 31-May-2006 06:05
Friday the 19th of may 2006 now has a special place in our
hearts. Why - you may ask !? Because it was the day we for
the first time met Ricardo(grande banditto) on the hotel
Marina Atlantico. 7 hours together with him is a special
experience, I can recommend others who have planned visiting
the Acores. Ricardo - we hope to see you in a short time,
our 2 beautifull daughters are looking foreward to meet you.
Best regards from Jan & Anne-Lise
Entry #:62
Name:
Linda
Sent: 28-May-2006 21:01
We visited Ponta Delgada in May 2006 and had prebooked a
tour with Ricardo. We had a fabulous tour and a very
entertaining afternoon. Ricardo was really helpful and
interesting and although we were 2 hrs late docking he still
managed to take us to some really beautiful places on the
island. I would recommend his tour to anyone who enjoys good
scenery and friendly company, I was travelling with my
husband , sister and brother in law and we all agreed
Ricardo was the BEST !!!!! BEST !!!!
Entry #:61
Name:
Lena and Anna-Carin
Sent: 18-May-2006 15:12
Hej and hello Ricardo!We will thank you for a very nice and
joyful taxitour with a lots of laughes.We went to the
westcost and you show us a lots of experience places. It was
very exiting to see your lovley island Sao Miguel. We
learned us a lots of things from you. We take all this in
our hearts. We will call you again when we are coming back.
See you soon. Take care of you.
Entry #:60
Name:
Pia and Poul Refstrup
Sent: 01-Mar-2006 11:19
Hi Ricardo! Det er meget trels to be home again in the snow.
You are the best guide ever - thank you for information,
jokes and a pleasant drive. You are the born storyteller. We
fully agree with the compliments below. Pia and Poul
Entry #:59
Name:
Anni, Ebbe, Inger and Anders
Sent: 11-Feb-2006 10:13
Thank you very much for two wonderfull taxi tours. You are
the very best ambassador for Acores. Hope your mother is
well. Best regards from your Danish friends Anni, Ebbe,
Inger and Anders
Entry #:58
Name:
June Vinhateiro
Sent: 09-Feb-2006 14:08
Hello, I am interested in a little more information about
your package tours. If my husband and I book a tour for 130
Euros, will there be other people in the car? I read about
tour 1 and Tour 2. Do you have others? We will be in Sao
Miguel in mid-April. Thanks very much, June Vinhateiro
Entry #:57
Name:
Kirsten
og Henning Bergenholz
Sent: 29-Jan-2006 14:32
Hello Ricardo! Thank you for very good days.har du set nogle
piger(beer)nemlig, jeps.
Entry #:56
Name:
Ulla og Benny
Sent: 04-Jan-2006 22:10
Hello Ricardo thank you for 2 very good days, when we visit
your island in december, we look foreward to see you later
this year, we will call you when vi arrive. The best whishes
for you and your family.Og til alle der skal til Azorerne gå
ille glip af en tur med Ricardo, det er det hele vær. Ulla
Benny Lolland
Entry #:55
Name:
Heidi & Kai Tullin
Sent: 04-Jan-2006 19:39
We thank you for 4 extremely nice and informative 6 hours
tours on your 'Paradise-Island'in December 2005. Your good
company was 'amazing' and amusing, - you are a brilliant
informer, a perfect driver and have the 'scandinavian' sense
of humour. We are looking forward to seeing you and your
paradise again in June 2006. Até a vista Heidi & Kai
Entry #:54
Name:
Bengt Jismark
Sent: 20-Dec-2005 15:53
Thank you for greetings, eller ska jag skriva Tack för
hälsningen och hoppas att det blir en fin Jul och ett Gott
Nytt år på Azorerna. Jag skulle önska jag kunde ge ett datum
när jag behöver åka med Dig igen, tyvärr måste det vänta ett
tag. MEN, vi, hustru och jag åyerkommer så snart det ges
tillfälle. Hälsningar Bengt
Entry #:53
Name:
Bente og Jørn Lund
Sent: 03-Dec-2005 09:41
You really get Amazing tours when you go with Ricardo. We
booked one day from home, but within the first hour of the
tour, we booked Ricardo for one more day. He is a fantastic
story-teller, has humour,knows a lot about his island, good
driver and he speaks so good "Skandinavian" that you
sometimes forget to speak english with him. Ricardo , thank
you very much.We really recommend Amazing Tours.
Entry #:52
Name: Ella and Jørgen Grenaa
Sent: 12-Nov-2005 10:33
Hallo ricardo,here a very greeting from ella and
jørgen.thanks for a very nice trip with your taxi,we enjoy
your island very much. now we are well bach in denmark.
maybee see you another time from ella and jørgen grenaa
denmark.
Entry #:51
Name:
Ron & Joan Ruesch
Sent: 07-Nov-2005 00:35
We recently made a port call at Sao Miguel and decided
against the cruise ship's overpriced shore excursions. We
opted also not to rent a car, but to "rent" a taxi for a few
hours and didn't have to worry about a route/site plan,
getting lost, or negotiating traffic on narrow roads. In
addition, we got an excellent guide to give us all the info
about the island and local issues we wanted. But make sure
you get a driver who speaks English, or a language you
understand. If it's English, try Ricardo Amorim. He speaks
English very well. You may contact him on his web site:
www.amazingtours.se. He drives a comfortable, recent vintage
Mercedes - comfortable for up to three travelers.”
