Starting from 1995, every year on the 23rd of April, UNESCO celebrates the World book and copyright day, a day to promote reading, but also to commemorate Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare. The idea of this day came from Spain, where once with St. George, it is celebrated Rose Festival as well. Read more
I left to the chosen destination not very well informed. I had a busy period before the holiday and too less time to gather some proper information as I normally do before visiting a new country. Cape Verde was actually the second option, the first one being The Gambia, which had no vacancies for that period.
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Saturday, after the so needed morning coffee (coffee addict, remember?), when the caffeine finally hit hard, I packed a few things and headed to the north of Nederland. More specifically, we are gonna spend a week in Julianadorp aan Zee, a village located 4 km south of Den Helder, which is the northernmost Dutch city. We booked accommodation in a holiday park called Strandslag, located right at the foot of the sand dunes that meander along the North Sea. Read more