Before I continue my Thai story, I have to have a quick whinge about the recent developments with Cape Verde and Ecowas.

Recently, during the process of planning our honeymoon, I stumbled upon the increasingly-becoming-popular tourist destination of Cape Verde. A beautiful island just off the coast of West Africa which had all of my favourite things (well travelwise),i.e. Sun, Sand and Sea and most importantly did not require me to obtain a visa as a bonafide West African citizen. It was utterly fabulous (a la Sharon Osbourne..Non X-Factor fans wont get this).

I started planning in earnest, requested the brochures, viewed websites and bookmarked web guides as I am one of those people who research a travel destination for months on end before the visit.

The more I read, the more I got excited and I made up my mind to book the trip for December.

Then came the announcement by the Cape Verde government of its intention to introduce visa restrictions for ECOWAS citizens due to the popularity of its country as a transit point for immigrants to Europe. http://www.afrol.com/articles/21176

I was shocked and dissappointed but my concluding thought was that some Naija pips don show them for there and now the rest of us have to pay for their crimes

Honeymoon Destination: Ghana