The nights are drawing in, the weather forecasters are making dire predictions of another severe winter and the prospect of getting away somewhere hot for a week or so is becoming increasingly appealing.
While traditional holiday hotspots such as Egypt and the Canaries are always a good option, there is another choice which is still only a five-hour flight away. Cape Verde is an archipelago of 10 islands that offer a Caribbean environment within a short haul flight of Europe.
The tourism industry is still very young, but there has been substantial investment by the government into infrastructure, including international airports on the islands of Boa Vista and Sal, as well as all the usual amenities travellers expect. It's an excellent holiday destination, and all the islands have a unique personality. One of the most popular is Boa Vista, and with its fabulous beaches which extend for miles it is easy to see why.
The main town of Boa Vista is Sal Rei, whose buildings betray its colonial past. However one of the nicest things to do on this island is visit Santa Monica beach, which is 11 miles of glorious white sand on the sheltered south of the island – its waters are ideal for swimming.
Boa Vista is ideal for a week or two of relaxation in the tropical sunshine, and it's not difficult to see why so many new resorts and developments are springing up. During the boom Cape Verde was rapidly growing into one of the world’s top tourist destinations, and now it is on the re-burn.
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