CAPE NEAR

ON THE island of Maio the three-bedroom villa in Salinas Village, above, costs €165,000. The complex is less than ten minutes’ walk from the beach and is a five-minute walk from numerous restaurants, bars and shops. Off-plan villas are also available and cost €135,000 for two bedrooms, €165,000 for three bedrooms, and €285,000 for a four-bedroom villa with private swimming pool.

Alternatively, on Boa Vista you can buy one and two-bedroom apartments at the Ca’ Lele development, below, from €71,400 and €101,150 respectively. The properties are 100 metres from the beach and all have sea-facing balconies or gardens. The scheme is scheduled to be finished next June. Contact: Cape Verde Property, 01753 859233, www.capeverdeproperty.co.uk

SUNNY DELIGHTS

FLORIDA

What: Four-bedroom, three-bathroom villa in three acres of gardens. Luxury interior and custom-built kitchen. Pool with cabana
Where: Logan Woods, Naples, Florida
Flights: BA flies Heathrow to Miami, 9 hours
Climate: Year-round sun, average 25C (75F)
Cost: $2.89m (£1.6m)
Contact: 001 239 213 4012, www.engelvoelkers.com

SOUTH AMERICA

What: 50-acre island with five-bed house and two further houses. Jetty with boat
Where: Parati, Brazil
Flights: 11 hours to Rio de Janeiro, then a three-hour drive and 15-minute boat ride
Climate: Tropical, average 27C (80F)
Cost: £600,000
Contact: 0141-849 0900 www.forcetenproperty.com

CARIBBEAN

What: Four-bedroom, four-bathroom villa with gatehouse and swimming pool in one acre of land in front of a protected reef
Where: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Flights: BA flies direct, about 12 hours
Climate: Year-round sun, average 27C (80F)
Cost: $5.8m (£3.2m)
Contact: 020-7861 1060 www.knightfrank.com

THAILAND

What: 22 apartments and five villas at Royal Phuket Marina on Thailand’s east coast
Where: A 20-minute drive from the airport
Flights: Heathrow to Phuket via Bangkok or Singapore. Journey time from 14 hours
Climate: Tropical. Average 32C (89F)
Cost: Two-bed apartments from $274,000
Contact: 00 66 17971420 www.royalphuketmarina.com

KENYA

What: Four-reception, three-bed house inspired by the mosques of Mali, overlooking a national park that has rhino and lions
Where: Ten miles outside Nairobi
Flights: BA flies direct to Nairobi, 8½ hours
Climate: Year-round sun, average 23C (73F)
Cost: £880,000
Contact: 00 254 20 4442167 www.knightfrank.com

FIJI

What: Four-bed, two-bathroom thatched house set in an acre, with its own pier
Where: Koro, near Clint Eastwood’s house
Flights: Virgin flies from Heathrow to Papeete, via Los Angeles, in about 22 hours
Climate: Tropical, average 32C (89F)
Cost: £488,000
Contact: 0797 0268850
www.immoactive.co.uk

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