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Travel has been on hold for most of 2020, but as the world begins to look to the future it s time to start dreaming again. Rosie Paterson puts a new spin on the phrase island hopping, with her round up of the most under-the-radar ones out there.
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São Tomé and Príncipe, Gulf of Guinea
This two-island nation is Africa’s second smallest and incredibly safe once the largest world’s largest producers of cacao, before the Portuguese Empire collapsed. Príncipe is the favourite: home to just 7,000 people and carpeted in vibrant green jungle. There are a handful of places to stay (Bom Bom and Sundy Praia), but thankfully, the island still feels wonderfully undiscovered.