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The “capital” Espargos, in the middle of the island Sal is a small island in the Macaronesia Archipelago, part of a country called Cape Verde, around 700km West from Senegal. It has an all year warm climate and a very laid back “no stress” athmosphere, making it a popular destination for charter tourists coming from Europe. A map of Sal Island in the “Buracona” I was lucky enough to book...Read More

Lisbon. What a great city. It has good food, good surfing waves, rich culture and lots and lots of beautiful sights. I got to spend three nights in the city and it was not nearly enough. For people like me who like to just walk around and explore, is the perfect place where you probably could spend a couple of weeks and still discover new things. The only thing I...Read More

I had been told that there was only one shared taxi leaving to the Southern city of Porte Alegre per day and that it would leave at 4am, so I got there at 3.30 am only to hear that the taxi had just left. Great I though as I was sitting on the roadside tired, hungry and swarmed with mosquitos. One of the taxi drivers said that he would be...Read More

The market in the capital When my couchsurfing host came home from a night shift at the hospital, he just had a quick shower and told me that he was ready to show me around the southern part of Sao Tomé island. We picked up two israeli girls and a few minutes later we were on the road heading South. Plenty of taxis outside the market The first stop along...Read More

Sao Tomé city center is very run down Sao Tomé is the main island in the country by the name of Sao Tomé and Principe. The country has about 200 000 inhabitants and is laying right on the equator, in the “armpit” of West Africa. The cathedral is one of the few landmarks in the city The capital is also called Sao Tomé and does not have much to offer...Read More