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  1. belavista avatar

    Re: Cape Verde Hiking Maps

    by belavista 06 February 2008

    Map of Fogo & Brava 1:50 000! Our set of hiking maps with hiking trails, dive spots, beaches etc. is complete now. Informação Turístic…

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    Re: Lisbon restaurants

    by DaveSY3 03 February 2008

    "Cachupa" is a fun place to visit for Cape Verdean food in Lisbon. I'm not gonna post the address (as I understand it, it's not strictly…

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    Re: TAP - the Portuguese airline - what is their reputation?

    by kunst 03 February 2008

    I have travelled TAP a couple of times in European and intercontinental routes (to Cabo Verde, Sao Tome and Principe and N. Brazil).…

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    RE: Lisbon restaurants

    by galinhola 31 January 2008

    A very good one is Tentações de Goa, on Rua de São Pedro Mártir; and also Cantinho da Paz, on rua da Paz (both goese food). For Cabo Verde…

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    Re: Cape Verde - two weeks in February

    by OnkelMac 29 January 2008

    Hello there! I would have to disagree with #1, the Cape Verde Islands is a very good spot for tourists, as long as you are not expecting…

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    RE: heart of the Medina backpackers hostel, Marrakesh

    by frisbee 23 January 2008

    Marocfan: Although I'm not one of those people who have spent hundreds of dollars in getting to Morocco, I possibly have a liitle insight…

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    RE: malaria

    by frisbee 18 January 2008

    Thanks for the reply Marcofan. Actually, after Morocco, I'm heading south and should be spending about three months or so in Mauritania,…

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    Re: Cape Verde - two weeks in February

    by Dutch_Uncle 17 January 2008

    In Mindelo watch for pickpockets at carnival. Ferry service is maintained by the government at rather inconvenient hours, but seas can…

  9. frisbee avatar

    money, money, money

    by frisbee 17 January 2008

    I'm off to Africa next week, primarily Morocco, then Mauritania, Senegal, Cape Verde, Gambia, Mali and then not too sure. I should be…

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    RE: Best island or thirty-somethings

    by BpGuruagain 17 January 2008

    Eggert, Faliraki is literally a ghost town in winter and that includes March. The tourist season does not start in Greece until May.…

  11. viajero22 avatar

    Cape Verde - two weeks in February

    by viajero22 17 January 2008

    Hello folks, The cheapest flight I found for my German winter escape is to Cape Verde (Sal). However, regarding the posts it seems that…

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    Cape Verde - two weeks trip in February

    by viajero22 17 January 2008

    Hello folks, The cheapest flight I found for my German winter escape is to Cape Verde (Sal). However, regarding the posts it seems that…

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    Cape Verde entry requirements & processes

    by FPNJ5 14 January 2008

    I am a U.S. citizen who lives in Massachusetts, relatively close to Boston, and am considering a trip to Cape Verde to visit an American…

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    RE: Biking/Camping Turks and Caicos

    by BpGuruagain 13 January 2008

    You know they got their independence and then asked the UK to take them back. Too much corruption I believe. At one time they were wooing…

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    RE: Cape Verde Hiking Maps

    by belavista 07 January 2008

    By the end of January 2008, our *set of hiking maps of Cape Verde* will be complete ! Informação Turística Lucete Fortes www.bela-vista.…

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    RE: Dust storms? When?

    by belavista 07 January 2008

    Dust storms in the sense we know it from the Sahara and other deserts do not occur in Cape Verde. Nevertheless, dust storms in on the…

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    RE: dakar to brazil

    by udo1 27 December 2007

    TACV has flights from Cape Verde to Fortaleza. I guess every other connection requires a stopover in Europe.

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    Re: Flights from Rio to Europe

    by BubbaK 11 December 2007

    What airlines have you tried? What prices have you found so far (very expensive is a very broad term-- what you find expensive others…

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    Re: Best December Weather in Europe?

    by neckervd 07 December 2007

    If you want to see sun and a lot of European tourists, go to Egypt, Canary Islands or Ilhas do Cabo Verde. As to Europe, Cyprus is among…

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    Re: Cape Verde for a month with our 8mths child: tips

    by OnkelMac 02 December 2007

    Hi Don't know if you fly to Santiago or to sal......anyway I would consider a flight to São Vicente (about 35 min.) and a boat from Mindel…

  21. PRIMI75 avatar

    Cape Verde for a month with our 8mths child: tips

    by PRIMI75 30 November 2007

    Hi, I, my husband and our daughter are planing to go to Cape Verde between middle of January and end of February for 4-5 weeks. We would…

  22. Eve1 avatar

    Re: Scuba Diving

    by Eve1 29 November 2007

    Not many people go into the water on the Ghanaian coast in general. It's rather nasty and lots of garbage and most beaches are garbage…

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    Re: Diving in Cape Verde

    by mmer 27 November 2007

    Try www.caboverdenolimits.com Good luck! mmer

  24. GD_SPb2 avatar

    CV flights from Dakar

    by GD_SPb2 18 November 2007

    Price for this fly is ~180 euro.
    You can write to Air Senegal http://www.air-senegal-international.com/index.php (on-line booking from…

  25. Dragon22 avatar

    CV flights from Dakar

    by Dragon22 18 November 2007

    Since I am having a hard time looking at flight prices online, I'll ask here. Does anyone know a cheap and reliable agency in Dakar for…

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