Vacation trip to explore retirement potential

Hi Gatopardo

I think it is a good idea to visit for as long as you can, in order to decide which of the islands you would prefer to live on. Praia is the largest city, but Mindelo (on the island of São Vicente) is generally considered to be the cultural centre of Cabo Verde. So if culture is important to you, perhaps Mindelo is worth consideration.

The rainy season is likely to make places greener, but it is also a fairly humid time of the year. The main tourist season is the winter months - roughly October to May. The islands in the east are less green than those in the west such as Brava and Santo Antão.

In terms of language, Portuguese is the official language, but creole (Kriolu) is widely spoken by local people.

I hope some of that might help.

Thank you, Breiteck. Very useful indeed. As I am in the early stages of my fiendish plot, I can keep my options open. What you say about Mindelo does pique my interest and I will include it in my visit when I do come out there. I assume you've been living in CV for a while? Pensioned/retired, or working/in business? I will be living on retirement income, but if something interesting to do comes up, I may give it a shot. You never know!