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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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COVID-19 pays a visit
Whales And House Moves In Boa Vista | Interrupted By COVID-19 | As A New Business Is Born | GoRemote
Dec 16, 20213 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...
Sep 21, 20214 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!
Sep 5, 20215 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.
Jun 19, 20214 min read
Two boats, one missed plane and several meltdowns
Go West - to Cabo Verde's remotest, smallest inhabited island. Brava.
May 26, 20214 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.
May 7, 20216 min read
Sandstorms halt play
Sandstorms ground planes, volcanoes and dinosaurs must wait.
May 6, 20212 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!
Feb 28, 20214 min read
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
Teach a man to fish
Ocean surrounding Cabo Verde plunges to 23,000 ft - attracting huge game fish and their top predator - the pescador.
Nov 26, 20203 min read
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
Life admin
Becoming official in Cape Verde starts with a 'NIF' (national insurance number) and ends with a change of nationality.
Nov 11, 20204 min read
A lesson in off-road driving
Dirt tracks in Boa Vista - secluded beaches, sand crabs, mud and rescue parties.
Nov 5, 20204 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'
Oct 31, 20207 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.
Oct 30, 20205 min read
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