The idea for this website came after visiting the island of Sal in September 2005.

Having watched the TV programme 'A Place in the Sun' early in 05 about the islands of Cabo Verde (Cape Verde), I decided to come out to Sal (the main tourist island) and see what all the fuss was about.

After carriying out research whilst on Sal,  it became apparent there was a need for more information to be publicly available. On return to UK I began pulling information together, this was the start of Cape Verde Tips.

Cape Verde Tips adopted a new web business system in 2009,  it has provided me with a number of functionalities that will benefit the site.

Cape Verde Tips will continue to produce a newsletter. As from September 2010 the newsletter will be circulated every month instead of every 3 months. The newsletter will include general information, international, national events and reports about Cape Verde. You can subscribe to this newsletter below.

In addition to this, we launched a second website in June 2009,  'Expats Cape Verde'. This provides information in English from Expats, other nationals or local people who wish to promote or provide information about something that has happened or is taking place in Cape Verde. Most of the news comes from people on Sal, but we also recieve an input from some expats on Boavista. The newsletter was produced every fortnight, but has now changed to weekly. It is also posted online. You can subscribe to recieve the newsletter by email, by registering here:   Expats Registration

After 5 yrs of living and working on the island, with a short break in between, I have seen some positive changes.  There are new bars and new people arriving and more people looking for a place in the sun in Cape Verde.

There are a number of British Nationals living and working on the islands, mostly on Sal as this is the main tourist island.

The recession has obviously had an affect on the islands and some people may have decided that now is not the right time to invest or remain on the island, but with this in mind they also are considering other options.

People are keen to let others know of some of the things that are happening on the islands, hence the production of the now weekly Expats Newsletter. We use the experiences of real people living or working on the islands.

There is always information available on this website and the Expats Cape Verde website which will hopefully help you consider whether Cape Verde is your place in the sun.

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