Blogs from Barbados, Central America Caribbean - page 2

So the word that is on everyone's lips at the moment is "Corona virus" and I'm over the moon to be sat here in my little house in Liverpool on the eve of my embarkation to what seems to be one of the very few virus free countries left in the world. I'm self congratulating (not isolating) myself, and must admit, feeling a little smug about my shrewd choice of adventure by deciding to visit Barbados. My heart does go out though to the millions of fellow travelers, adventurers and holiday makers who've had their dreams crushed by what appears to be a potentially catastrophic plague. The only catastrophe that has befallen me yet is the inability to purchase any toilet roll for the last 3 days. What's that all about? All I can say is ... read more

So I have been back on Terra Firma for a few days now in Barbados and I think it is time that I update you on my 10 days at sea crossing the Atlantic as I now do not feel a rocking motion of being on the ship. Before embarking on this journey I thought what the hell am I going to do with myself for 10 days whilst at sea and also do I have enough sick bags to get me through this ordeal! How wrong could I have been and if anyone would have told me that I would spend most of my time just looking out at the Atlantic with nothing to see most of the time but the horizon I would have said are you having a giraffe! I can honestly say ... read more

Exploring Barbados with a local photographer. An enjoyable tour designed by local professional photographer Ronnie Carrington who has recorded aspects of Barbadian life, landscape & folk culture. The tour escorted by Ronnie himself took us through local villages, sugar cane fields and to watch the waves breaking over the Atlantic coast of the island, Bathsheba one of the most photographed area in Barbados. The tour was originally planned for 9am but changed to 1pm so I was able to do the packing this morning rather than tonight. Ronnie was a lovely guy and as we journeyed through the countryside he told about the chattel houses, wooden single story houses built on loose bricks so they could be relocated to another village if required - hence the saying when you move goods & chattels! We stopped at ... read more

Montag, 22.01.2018 Bridgetown (Barbados): leicht bewölkt, Min. 24°C Max.28°C Heute hiess es wieder mal früh aufstehen, was wir nach den vier Mal eine Stunde länger schlafen (Zeitumstellung), gar nicht mehr gewohnt waren. Ich hatte vorsorglich den Wecker gestellt. Wir hatten einen gebuchten Strandbesuch am „Carlisle Beach“ auf Barbados und der begann um 8:45 am Treffpunkt im Theater Phoenix, wo wir unsere Busnummer in Empfang nehmen mussten. Auf dem Weg zum Strand durchquerte unser Bus die Altstadt von Bridgetown. Bridgetown ist auch Inselhauptstadt und „Weltkulturerbe der UNESCO“. Am heutigen Montag waren leider alle Geschäfte geschlossen, da ein Feiertag war. Entsprechend wenige Leute bevölkerten die Strassen der Stadt. Wir hätten uns den „schönsten Strand von Barbados“, wie es in der Island Map beschrieben stand, schöner vorg... read more

Barbados is a single island on the eastern fringes of the Windward Islands and more specifically is situated directly east of the Grenadines. The island is considered by many to be the closest thing to England in the Caribbean. The Bajans, as the islanders call themselves, tend to appropriate rather than adapt English customs, and like to think of themselves as their own people, but there are old stone Anglican churches in every parish, horse races on Saturdays, and portraits of the Queen hanging on plenty of walls. Its most famous inhabitant is still the great Sir Garfield Sobers, for whom a large poster peers over the Immigration Hall in the capital, Bridgetown. We in fact had three different visits to Barbados - pre-cruise, where we stayed overnight at the Radisson and signed on for the ... read more