A Full-day Santiago Island Tour Experience with Bu Country Tours

Elizabeth

My 1st full-day Santiago Island tour was a great way to start my West African journey in the beautiful country of Cape Verde!

Continuing my journey around the world, I started traveling again after months of taking a break. This time, I’m in West Africa! Just a heads up, applying for an African visa is quite difficult and complicated for Filipinos, but you know me, this won’t stop me!

My country 174th – Cape Verde! Starting my African trip in Cape Verde, I was blown away by the way people treated me! Everything is memorable and I’m gonna share with you all my experiences and why this African country made a special place in my heart.

In my days of stay in Cape Verde, I felt so glad that Bu Country Tours hosted me. I stayed at Casa da Mizi where Mama Maria took care of me, gave me clothes

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A Travel To The Past in Cidade Velha, Cape Verde

Elizabeth

After doing a full day Santiago Island Tour plus a workshop, I had a second day well spent! I’m still in Santiago in Cape Verde, and this time, I explored the highlights of Cidade Velha, the country’s former capital.

This memorable day was fun and exciting, all thanks to Bu Country Tours and Maria – my guide and my photographer that day! Haha. Guys, she takes good pictures! Alright, without further ado, here’s how I spent my second day in Cidade Velha with Bu Country Tours.

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About Cidade Velha

Cidade Velha is a city in Santiago. It’s located on the southern part of the island. Since it is the former capital of Cape Verde, there are a lot of places that can be explored here which I will share with you below. 

Highlights of My Cidade Velha Tour

Cidade Velha – now declared a

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Kololi Beach Resort – One of the Best Beach Resorts in The Gambia

Elizabeth

Ah! The Gambia! I’m still in Africa, and this time, I visited the Gambia and stayed in one of the best beach resorts in the country – Kololi Beach Resort!

If you’re a new follower/reader, I’m a world traveler that aims to travel the world by using my Philippines Passport. I’m now in West Africa and exploring the Gambia. I’m just a few countries left before I reach my goal. Hopefully, I’d be able to achieve this by next year.

Kololi Beach Resort One of the Best Beach Resort in The Gambia

I’m just so glad that Kololi Beach Resort is now a part of this journey and I couldn’t thank them enough for this. I stayed here with my friend, a world traveler as well, Daniel. Below are the details of how our stay went.

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Where is Kololi Beach Resort?

Kololi Beach Resort is in a very strategic location which is ideal for me as

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The 5 Best Hostels in Venice (Updated 2022)

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Aerial view of Venice, Italy with boats floating down the canals.
Posted: 10/26/22 | October 26th, 2022

With its picturesque canals, iconic gondolas, and winding alleyways, Venice is an incredibly beautiful, magical, and evocative city popular with honeymooners, backpackers, and cruisers alike.

Unfortunately, its romantic beauty also makes it one of the most visited destinations in the world — and also makes it expensive. Everyone wants to spend time exploring the Renaissance palaces and historic town squares while eating endless amounts of gelato, pizza, and pasta.

The Floating City’s popularity can make it a bit difficult to visit on a budget, but luckily there are a growing number of affordable hostels for the backpacker and budget traveler. While they won’t make Venice a dirt-cheap destination, they can help keep your budget intact as you explore this iconic Italian destination.

In this post, I’ll share the best hostels in Venice to help make your trip easier. But before we dive in

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How to Earn Points By Paying Your Rent

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Nomadic Matt's new Bilt Mastercard
Posted: 11/7/22 | November 7th, 2022

As an avid travel hacker, I’m always looking for new ways to earn more points and miles through my everyday spending. As a result, I earn over one million points every year, allowing me to enjoy all kinds of free flights and hotel stays, upgrades, lounge access, elite status, and more.

Travel hacking has saved me thousands and thousands of dollars over the years, and I wouldn’t be able to travel as much without it.

However, there’s traditionally been one huge expense that has always been hard to earn points for: rent.

For years, travel hackers have taken advantage of temporary offers that waive credit card fees or gone through complex procedures to pay their rent so they could get points.

But these maneuvers were all hit or miss and never lasted long. Thousands of potential points continued to be left on the

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Spieth Birdies Last For One

Elizabeth

TravelersHeading to the automobile dealership to kick a couple of tires and browse at automobiles is all the time enjoyable whether you’re severe about purchasing or not. But for those who must make selections rapidly, doing the suitable homework earlier than heading to the dealership is something all of us have in frequent. It means we have taken the time to prepare ourselves for the discussions we need to must make a sound financial determination. When you realize what you need, and you know what you may afford, the method is rather more pleasurable – you are buying a automobile in any case.

The Travelers have been an ancient neighborhood of gifted witches who apparently used powerful magic to attain nice things, together with things that had been frowned upon by different witches. Qetsiyah and Silas were two members of the Travelers and considered to be their strongest members. However, … Read more

The World’s Highest and Most Dangerous Waterfall

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If in Indonesia there is the highest Sigura Gura Waterfall, then where is the highest waterfall in the world?
Is Angel Falls, the highest and most dangerous waterfall in the world. This waterfall in Canaima National Park, Venezuela, has a height of 979 meters.


The water that flows into a waterfall falls from a fissure near the summit of Mount Auyán-tepu, into a place known as Devil’s Canyon.
Not only is it considered one of the most dangerous, Angel Falls is also one of the most fascinating natural wonders in the world.

The history of Angel Falls in Venezuela

Prior to the mid-1950s, this waterfall was an unknown wonder. Even the native Kamarakotos Pómon who inhabit the valley beside Auyán-tepu stay away, believing that the remote location of Angel Falls harbors evil spirits.
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Bonus vacation or choppy nightmare? Here’s what it’s like on a cruise ship stuck at sea during a hurricane

Elizabeth

There’s always a possibility of bad weather and rough seas when you go on a cruise, but cruise lines are well prepared to change course if an approaching storm could be too dangerous to navigate. There are also contingencies if they are unable to return to port as scheduled. Right now, all those playbooks have been dusted off and are in use.

On Monday, Sept. 26, as Hurricane Ian was closing in on Florida, Disney Wish left Port Canaveral for a four-night Bahamas cruise with planned stops at Nassau and Castaway Cay, Disney Cruise Line’s private island, before a planned return to Port Canaveral on Friday, Sept. 30.

But with Hurricane Ian a dangerous Category 4 storm making landfall in Central Florida, Port Canaveral closed and has ceased all operations until further notice.

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Without the option to return to Florida as originally scheduled, Disney

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Turkish tourists prefer Balkan countries for vacation

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ISTANBUL – Demirören News Agency

Turkish tourists prefer Balkan countries for vacation

Balkan countries are the foremost choice of Turks for holidaying thanks to visa liberalization, geographical proximity, cultural partnership, affordability and low exchange rates.

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“The Balkans are very attractive to Turkish tourists as they offer visa-free travel, are affordable, and are close to Türkiye,” said Muhammet Ali Köprü, the head of a tour operator company, Malitur. He noted that while tourism has been one of the most affected sectors by the pandemic, the demands have reached high levels with the normalization.

Underlining that the Balkans is a popular destination in all seasons, Köprü said: “Turkish citizens prefer countries that do not require visas for an easier holiday. The Balkans is the optimum choice for historical and cultural travels, rather than the classic beach vacation.”

Köprü also pointed out that it is very possible to come across many Ottoman artifacts in cities such as Sarajevo, Skopje,

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Internet Backs Dad Who Left ‘Ungrateful’ Family In ‘Squalor’ On Vacation

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A father who eventually became frustrated with the way things were going on a family vacation he paid for was backed by fellow Reddit users on the popular “Am I the A**hole” forum for leaving and booking a hotel room for himself.

“AITA for leaving my family in ‘squalor’ and going to a ‘resort,'” u/Murky_Ad_193 asked in his postwhich amassed more than 11,000 votes since it was published on Wednesday.

He said he decided to pay for a vacation that included his immediate family and several in-laws. When things went downhill, u/Murky_Ad_193, who heard nothing but complaints, decided to book a room at a hotel.

Frustrated Father on Vacation
Above, a stock image of a man staring out of a window. A Reddit user said he decided to book a hotel room after a vacation with his entire family became difficult to handle because of all the complaints they were making.
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