Tom Durning thinks that right about now you’re thinking of a vacation in the sun.
From AlterNet: Ethical Traveler Shares 10 Best Destinations for 2013
No. 2 was a surprise:
An island off the coast of West Africa, Cape Verde has the region’s highest standard of living and is a relative newcomer as a tourist destination, which can make a visit much more pleasant. Ethical Traveler reports that the country is headed toward 100 percent renewable energy and creating a zero-emissions plan for tourism. It received, “the second-highest ranking for governance performance in the 2011 Ibrahim Index of African Governance,” the report says.
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Barbados is first in the list, yes, but according to the report the list is in alphabetical order and not in order of merit.
All we have to do is to rename “Granville Island” to “Anville Island” and we can be at the top of the list! 😉