More Than Just Tourist Information
On 27th November 2013, the Embassy of Cape Verde wrote a diplomatic communication requesting that the United States Government and United Nations change the name of the country from ‘Cape Verde’ to ‘Cabo Verde’. The US Board on Geographic Names approved the change on 9th December 2013. So, we should all be saying and writing […]
Most hotels will provide Internet access for their guests. It will be outside of the scope of this document to list them all. Most bars and restaurants will offer WiFi to their patrons and will vary between an ever lasting WiFi code or a session connection, typically lasting an hour. You will need to ask […]
There are a myriad of grocery shops around Santa Maria. So if you are travelling independently of a tour operator you will not be stuck. Most are run by Cape Verdeans or Chinese and are quite small with basic, yet limited supplies. There are also larger ‘Lojo Chinese’ outlets that hold a wider range of […]
This is a logistically challenging island nation. Most of the transportation between islands is done by plane but is costly. There are regular flights to and from the major islands (Santiago, Sal and São Vicente), with less frequent flights to most of the other islands. Of all the islands, only Santo Antão and Brava lack […]
[21st January 2018] Reports are limited in detail, but sources on the island if Sal, Cape Verde are confirming the fatal shooting of Nuno Silva on the afternoon of last Wednesday 17th January 2018. Friends of the deceased are paying tribute on social media to the Académico do Sal football player and popular young man […]
Engaging in sex tourism, women from the African coast working as prostitutes are prevalent no the evening street,. Cape Verdean women go to discos, restaurants and live with foreigners. It’s hard to tell if a relationship is one of prostitution or not