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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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Santo Antao - fine hiking trails, even finer micro-distilleries
Santo Antao - Cabo Verde's greenest island - tales of grogue, hiking trails and random encounters...
Sep 21, 20214 min read
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Sodade. Sao Vicente. Longing.
Sao Vicente - cultural capital of Cabo Verde, birthplace of songwriter Cesaria Evora, and home to some great Pasteis de Nata!
Sep 5, 20215 min read
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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.
Jun 19, 20214 min read
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Sandstorms halt play
Sandstorms ground planes, volcanoes and dinosaurs must wait.
May 6, 20212 min read
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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!
Feb 28, 20214 min read
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A kite down memory lane
Two decades has transformed a once sleepy fishing village into a mecca for kiters and mass-tourism.
Jan 7, 20216 min read
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Dodging turtles and covid
Lockdown in Cape Verde, covid cases and the world's largest habitat for nesting loggerhead turtles.
Nov 18, 20203 min read
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A lesson in off-road driving
Dirt tracks in Boa Vista - secluded beaches, sand crabs, mud and rescue parties.
Nov 5, 20204 min read
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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'
Oct 31, 20207 min read
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From London to Boa Vista
Wanderlust / wɒndəˌlʌst / – noun, the desire to travel far away to many different places - something which links our family inextricably.
Oct 30, 20205 min read
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