You know Millie - there must be so many like yourself in the same boat that for a whole host of reasons, feel a huge compulsion to get away from it all at Christmas and Boxing Day. In fact, I bet there'd be quite a market for a - singles only "escape the Christmas madness" break away! You could start a unique little business!
Not that much further south than the Canaries and Boavista is pretty much a giant beach. A lot less touristy than most places as well. They speak mainly Portuguese so I daresay your Spanish would get you by.
A guy I worked with went a few years back and loved it.
Probably as cheap to go to Mexico, Dominican Republic or Cuba.
I get it. My mum is a jeahovah's witness (i'm not) so i didn't grow up celebrating x-mas. It's never been a big deal for me or my brothers. I''m single and have no dependants etc so no need to do it for someone else.
Probably as cheap to go to Mexico, Dominican Republic or Cuba.
But a lot less flying time!
(And Boavista is probably a lot less tourist-ised than most parts of those places. Think Sal and Santiago are the only two of the islands that have really had the white hotel tourist treatment...)
But having had a look, you're right, flights there ain't exactly cheap. Return from London (with a stop, very few direct to Boavista from the UK) were coming in over £500. Ouch!
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Probably as cheap to go to Mexico, Dominican Republic or Cuba.
Good excuse for making a roast though
But a lot less flying time!
(And Boavista is probably a lot less tourist-ised than most parts of those places. Think Sal and Santiago are the only two of the islands that have really had the white hotel tourist treatment...)
But having had a look, you're right, flights there ain't exactly cheap. Return from London (with a stop, very few direct to Boavista from the UK) were coming in over £500. Ouch!
Once you get there it's cheap though ...