What’s my intention behind recommending Azores, as one of the best travel destinations for 2012? You must be wondering, have I ever visited it before or just telling you to visit it without any reason. Yes, I have visited Azores during mid of this year and found it so enjoying and amazing that I felt it should be one of the best tourist destinations for 2012. Being an autonomous region of Portugal, the chain of nine volcanic islands, off the coast of Lisbon is worth visiting. Azores was so full of energy and fascination that I spent whole 5 days in Azores rather than 3 as I had planned. I had a great experience with the climate, cuisine and life of Azores.