Blogs from Barbados, Central America Caribbean - page 9

Ground floor studio apartment at Worthing Beach very good; 1metre to an Elvis guitar shaped swimming pool and another 10 metres to steps leading to beach or into the ocean at high tide. Barbados appears a little more developed than Antigua but the people no less friendly; there are a zillion roads, most unmarked, we got lost several times. Most tourists we have met have been Canadian, probably a consequence of the GFC; the only ones that can afford to travel. Activities: Went to a cutural music/dance show (Bajan Roots & Rythm). Lesia has photos; great night and the RUM punches flowed freely. Visited Mount Gay for a Rum factory tour and needless to say the Rum flowed freely. Oistins on a Friday night is a must do; they have a massive fish fry; I had ... read more

(P) Known as the Brightest Jewel in the English Crown, Barbados was the first Caribbean island to be settled by the British, in 1627, and it was the first colony to produce sugar - which it still does today, although tourism brings in more cash. It was always protected from invasion by easterly winds and the fact that it is more than 100 miles from the rest of the Lesser Antilles. The east coast is wild and rugged, where Atlantic waves crash onto shore. The west is the opposite, with the gentle tide of the Caribbean sea spalshing the lightly golden sands. On this coast is located the famous Sandy Lane. We decided to take an early holiday this year, and Barbados was just the place. Although we were travelling economy, we managed to get seats ... read more

Second port...Barbados. Daddy and I left the boat in the morning to get on another boat, but this one was very different.......it was a submarine! Daddy had never been on one of these either. We got on one boat that took us to the place to board the submarine. It was so cool... We went down 148 feet! We saw a sunken ship and soooooo many fish. I had so much fun looking out the window. After the submarine, we went back to the dock to meet Avo Jay. We went into Bridgetown and went out to lunch. I had a "flying fish" sandwich which was very popular in Barbados. We then headed back to the cruise ship. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________... read more

On a recent trip to the famous Caribbean Island we were fortunate enough to eat at world renowned “the cliff” restaurant on the west coast. An undeniably beautiful dining experience involving fine French cuisine, immaculate service and a perfect private cove setting complete with turtles in the under-lit sea! If I am pressed however, despite all this glamour, I would not choose it as my number one recommendation of where to eat on this Paradise Island. On the east coast, on a windy stormy day in an open-topped car we took lunch at the aptly named “Atlantic Hotel” which served up Pepper-Pot Stew and Cou-Cou, a local food made posh which was tasty, hearty and refined all at the same time. However, even the fond memories of battening closed the shutters to the storm lashing outside, ... read more

Thursday, March 11, 2010 - Bridgetown, Barbados Before it quit flying in 2003, the Concorde had four places on its regular route: Paris, London, New York and Barbados. Barbados bid for and won possession of one of the planes which today is housed in a dedicated hangar and museum. We had tickets to fly the Concorde at the time of the 2003 crash... …unfortunately the Concorde ceased commercial operation after the crash so we never got our supersconic ride. Today Regent hosted an event at the Concorde Experience for passengers on the full South America trip. We were impressed with the aircraft display and some of the exhibits, Dick “flew” the simulator and we got to sit in the passenger cabin. Not quite the Concorde adventure we had anticipated in 2003 but a wonderful day nonetheless! ... read more