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Cheap sunshine is just part of the story

Holidaymakers in search of sun and sand rarely venture beyond the barren island of Sal, but to make the most of the lush Cape Verde archipelago, you need to go island-hopping, writes Ursula Kenny It’s fair to say that the island of Sal on Cape Verde receives a mixed press. Certainly the Bradt guide doesn’t mince words. “The arrival … on an international flight is a deliciously depressing...