we stayed on the island of sal, in cape verde august 2011 at the "RUI FUNANA" it was a lovely hotel and food & staff were very good also. but there's hardly anything to do on the island. we went on a catarmaran trip from down by the marina with captain gerrard, that was good fun, but the sea was...
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Praia de Santa Maria
Strand von Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Sal, Cape Verde
Ranked #2 of 2 attractions in Santa Maria
35 Reviews
Type: Beaches
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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Portugal
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Like the beach and the people. The hotel isn't a 5 star
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Chipping Campden, United Kingdom
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Ensure you plan a trip to the jetty between 10-12noon to see the fishing boats landing....
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London, United Kingdom
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Liked.... people watching, mojitos, white sand, kite surfing (watching) beach bars, friendly people, hot weather.
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england
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The people are friendly but will try to sell you something! but they are only trying to earn a living...
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London, England, United Kingdom
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Nice beach ok for swimming lots of average eating places nearby
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east sussex
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country very undeveloped but being worked on. lots of building and roadworks going on. will be good in couple of years i think
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Porto, Portugal
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Lovely sand, blue sea like a brochure! A bit windy but we knew that before we came.
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Stroud, United Kingdom
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Have to beware of locals guiding you to the market - they have stalls there (forget to tell you that until you get there) and then the hard sell begins. Found a lovely boutique where the saleslady let you just look - No stress!
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Hornchurch Essex
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hated everything about the dirty hole, loads of dirty people, dirty stray dogs and rubbish everywhere, nothing to do and very expensive.
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