Moving on from São Vicente, we head to Santiago, the largest island in the archipelago. So – why did we visit Santiago…. Looking for as much of a mix of beach, urban, nature and culture as time and logistics allowed, Santiago seemed like an obvious inclusion. Praia, the largest city and the country’s capital, is […]
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I should really have gone for Useful things to know about Mindelo because we didn’t venture away from the island’s capital and main city. So – why did we visit São Vicente ……. Logistics really – we had 2 weeks in Cape Verde but didn’t want to spend a full week on any one island. Then […]
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Ah! 20-20 vision is a wonderful thing! I mean – have you really ever come home from a trip and felt you’ve done it justice! I, for one, always wish I could do it over. Not big things – most of us rarely get that wrong. But it’s the little bits, isn’t it… the photos […]
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Cape Verde? Really? Lovely! So where’s that then? And that, my friends, had been the overriding response to the Where are you off to next conversation before our most recent trip. The reaction has been very positive however, with lots of interest – both before and after – from pals looking for a new sun […]
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It’s not all sheep, rugby and camper vans, you know! Art Trails NOT the first thing that springs to mind is it! It doesn’t quite compete with the natural environment but there are surprises along the way. Christchurch offers up plenty of abandoned walls for artists to display their canvases while Nelson’s City Centre Artwalk […]
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