Cashew tasting
Choose two types of cashews and taste them blind. Discuss how roasting and seasoning change the flavor.
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A date with a touch of Guinea-Bissau.
Guinea-Bissau inspires a simple date with cashews, music, textiles or a quiet public spot by the water.
Browse the ideas4 plans you can actually try.
Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.
Music from Bissau
Find two artists from Guinea-Bissau and listen to one song by each together. Tell each other your favourite and explain why.
Colours in a piece of fabric
Look at textiles by a maker from Guinea-Bissau and each make a small colour sketch for an imaginary picnic blanket.
A waterfront outing that suits you
With local advice, choose a public, accessible stretch of waterfront for a short walk and a break with a drink.
Combine two local ideas
Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.
A date at home
- Music from Bissau
Find two artists from Guinea-Bissau and listen to one song by each together.
- Colours in a piece of fabric
No textile collection? Make your own color scheme using objects at home.
Try two new things
- Cashew tasting
Choose two types of cashew nuts and taste them blind.
- A waterfront outing that suits you
With local advice, choose a public, accessible stretch of waterfront for a short walk and a break with a drink.
Try two new things
- Cashew tasting
Choose two types of cashew nuts and taste them blind.
- Music from Bissau
Find two artists from Guinea-Bissau and listen to one song by each together.
Things to do together anywhere
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You can also try these ideas in Guinea-Bissau. Choose somewhere that suits you and check what's available locally.
Indoors
ALSO FUN HERE Living room talent caféEveryone spends three minutes showing or playing something they enjoy.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE The same hour of radioBoth listen to the same program and call each other afterward.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Indoor picnicLay a cloth on the floor or table and eat together from small bowls.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE The shared soup potEveryone brings one vegetable, and together you turn them into dinner.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Make a rain rhythmRecord the sound of rain and create a short rhythm to go with it together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE The same breakfast, two tablesMake the same simple breakfast in separate locations and eat at the same time.View the idea
Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Park games and a picnicBring two simple games and something to eat to a park.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Paddleboarding with a lessonLearn the basics of stand-up paddleboarding together on calm water.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Concert on the grassFind an outdoor concert and listen from somewhere you can sit comfortably.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Park picnicEach bring something you enjoy sharing and find a quiet spot in the park.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Waterfront walkWalk along a canal, pond or river and count the boats or birds you see.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Watching a lockFind a public spot by a lock and watch how boats pass through.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Jazz nightListen to a jazz performance together or put together a set of three tracks at home.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Parallel grocery missionLook for the same unexpected ingredient in two places.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Coffee with time to lingerAgree on half an hour to start with and see whether you'd like another stroll.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Look inside a millVisit a mill that's open to visitors and discover how it works.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Stained glass huntFind three stained-glass windows and compare their colors in daylight.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Spring playlist walkEach choose five songs and take turns listening to them during a walk.View the idea