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A small archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic has been on our radar for a long time: Cabo Verde, 800 km off the coast of West Africa. Two of its islands are flat and arid and known to [...]

Happy New Year! We hope you have had a peaceful start to 2025. Next week Dag and I are heading to the Cape Verde Islands off the coast of West Africa (see top photo). It will be our first time [...]

Admittedly, it’s a bit confusing.  Blame it on the French colonists who stuck a silent ‘s’ on the end. So yes, it’s like ‘wow’, which actually sums up this astounding place! And here are a few of [...]