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From London to Boa Vista
Cape Verde seen through the lens of a family relocating from the UK during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic
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Dec 16, 20213 min read
COVID-19 pays a visit
Whales And House Moves In Boa Vista | Interrupted By COVID-19 | As A New Business Is Born | GoRemote
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Sep 21, 20214 min read
Santo Antao - fine hiking trails, even finer micro-distilleries
Santo Antao - Cabo Verde's greenest island - tales of grogue, hiking trails and random encounters...
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Sep 5, 20215 min read
Sodade. Sao Vicente. Longing.
Sao Vicente - cultural capital of Cabo Verde, birthplace of songwriter Cesaria Evora, and home to some great Pasteis de Nata!
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Jun 19, 20214 min read
6 flights, 2 boats, 20 covid tests and a mighty fine pale ale
Discovering Santiago Cabo Verde with kids. From Praia to Tarrafal. And a micro-brewery in between.
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May 26, 20214 min read
Two boats, one missed plane and several meltdowns
Go West - to Cabo Verde's remotest, smallest inhabited island. Brava.
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May 7, 20216 min read
Fogo - the most active volcano you've never heard of
Hardy folk living for centuries inside the crater of a volcano bigger than Versuvius. Wine which will blow your mind. Welcome to Fogo.
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May 6, 20212 min read
Sandstorms halt play
Sandstorms ground planes, volcanoes and dinosaurs must wait.
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Feb 28, 20214 min read
Success is the journey, not the destination
Unexpected house moves. Kitesurfing competitions, camping under the stars in Ervatao - and a half-term island hopping with whales!
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Jan 7, 20216 min read
A kite down memory lane
Two decades has transformed a once sleepy fishing village into a mecca for kiters and mass-tourism.
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Nov 26, 20203 min read
Teach a man to fish
Ocean surrounding Cabo Verde plunges to 23,000 ft - attracting huge game fish and their top predator - the pescador.
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Nov 18, 20203 min read
Dodging turtles and covid
Lockdown in Cape Verde, covid cases and the world's largest habitat for nesting loggerhead turtles.
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Nov 11, 20204 min read
Life admin
Becoming official in Cape Verde starts with a 'NIF' (national insurance number) and ends with a change of nationality.
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Nov 5, 20204 min read
A lesson in off-road driving
Dirt tracks in Boa Vista - secluded beaches, sand crabs, mud and rescue parties.
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Oct 31, 20207 min read
A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first Covid test
Preparing to relocate from London to Boa Vista - life admin galore, firearms incidents, closed borders, lost bags - and becoming 'essential'
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Oct 30, 20205 min read
From London to Boa Vista
Wanderlust / wɒndəˌlʌst / – noun, the desire to travel far away to many different places - something which links our family inextricably.
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