i ve been lucky enough to explore a lot of africa, but what i ve heard about cabo verde is that you get this real sense of worlds and cultures colliding. so, if you take a look at the shops and some of the market stalls, they re selling african style arts and crafts. the churches look like they ve been lifted straight from a street in europe. and with a shared ancestry and heritage, you really get this south american feel through the people and the music. cabo verde consists of ten islands and was a portuguese colony till 1975. atjust 30 kilometres long and 12 kilometres wide, sal is one of the archipelago s smallest islands but the most popular for tourists. many visitors stay in santa maria, in the south of sal, and it caters for their every need. but i want to get a real taste of life here. and to do that, i need to head to the beach and get myself a guide. he speaks creole oh, sorry! english. oh! i only talk english! you look local. it s not the first time someone has tol
surprise me, even after travelling for nearly 20 years countries that appear to be one thing but, when you dig a little deeper, turn out to be something completely different. this is pretty spectacular. it is, it is. and i m loving all the colours. the cabo verde archipelago, located just over 600km from senegal s coast, is one of them. tourism has really picked up pace here in recent decades, and it s easy to see why crystal clear waters, golden beaches, year round sun, all the ingredients for an amazing holiday. but i feel there s so much more to this place just waiting to be discovered by travellers like us. and all you have to do is head beyond the beaches. i ve been lucky enough to explore a lot of africa, but what i ve heard about cabo verde is that you get this real sense of worlds and cultures colliding. so, if you take a look at the shops and some of the market stalls, they re selling african style arts and crafts. the churches look like they ve been lifted strai
royals gather at windsor castle for easter sunday. the royal family have been attending st george s chapel for the first service of the new monarch s reign. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for the travel show. this week on the travel show 50 years since his death, we re in picasso s birthplace in spain as malaga celebrates the life of its most famous son. the light for picasso was really important. it was the first thing he remembered. we re planning ahead with a guide to the 2024 paris olympics. if i had an advice to give to travellers, it would be to book really early. and we re in glasgow, telling the spicy story behind the uk s favourite takeaway meal. mm, that s got some kick to it. southern spain and the costa del sol in particular has been a package holiday hotspot since the late 1960s. but more recently, one particular city there, malaga, has been on a mission to shed the sun, sea and sand image and go for something maybe a bit more upmarket. post pandemic,