I visited the 'Hawaii of the Atlantic,' an island chain only 5 hours from Boston. It felt like an unspoiled paradise.

The Azores are an archipelago of nine volcanic islands in the North Atlantic. Leonsbox/Getty Images I recently visited the Azores for the first time and was astounded by how untouched they felt. Located in the North Atlantic Ocean, the archipelago is only a five-hour flight from Boston. The islands are an adventurer's paradise, with endless hiking trails and outdoor activities. The trip I took to the Azores — an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean, less than 1,000 miles from mainland Po...