Whoaaa! I've Been To Barbados!

Advantages: Friendly people, good food, lovely temperature, the beaches
Disadvantages: A long way. Some may not like the summer humidity

...You?ve got Malu?s travel challenge to thank for this one ? it reminded me that I haven?t written about Barbados??.yet. I?ve been to Barbados three times in the past ten years, each time for two weeks holiday. Since it?s not the cheapest venue in the world, both to get to, and also to stay in, I guess you could say I must like the place. In fact, I do like it ? a lot! Barbados seems to embody all that I want from a holiday in terms of things to see, do and preferably EAT at the end of a busy day?s seeing and doing! GEOGRAPHY AND WEATHER BITS Originally plotted and named by the Portuguese, who remarked upon its strange bearded trees (hence ?barbados?), the island was more permanently settled by the British. Its contrasting coastal scenery, alternating between the distinctly balmy and calm to the decidedly rough and breezy is...

BNibbles 08.01.2004 (09.01.2004) · Read review
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  Going Down in Barbados

Advantages: Friendly People
Disadvantages: The unfriendly minority!

...From the air the island is in the shape of a pear. Graced by gently rolling hills, sugar cane fields and spectacular beaches - Barbados is one of the most densely populated islands in the Caribbean and visitors quickly experience small winding roads that strain with the weight of traffic as cars drive on the left hand side past pastel coloured homes, gardens, historic stone buildings, churches, statues and parks. As far as islands go, it is not very big, measuring only 166 square miles. First of all, the island actually sits just to the east of the Caribbean islands that arch down toward nearby South America. The island is also unique with her mixture of English traditions and Caribbean style. Often called "Little England", the island is home to stone buildings, homes and churches built centuries ago. If one did not see nearby...

sean0107 02.11.2004 · Read review
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Barbados - Hidden Gems

Advantages: A side to Barbados most tourists never see
Disadvantages: None

...I have family in barbados and I thought a review on the non tourist side of barbados and places most people never get to see would be helpful. Barbados is a very beautiful and laid back island and along with the tried and tested tourist attractions there are very many places you cannot miss on a visit the first of these is Oistins Bay at the south of the Island, there is a beautiful beach here called Miami Beach (not that one) mainly used by locals but everyone is welcome, it is split into two with the rougher water coming in on the west this side can be used for boogie(body) boarding which can be hired or just lounging. Both boards and loungers can be hired here for just $10 Bd dollars. On Friday nites Oistins really comes to life where the streets are blocked off and a weekly street party takes place there are loads of great...

Togstar 02.09.2008 · Read review
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Barbados brought to you

Advantages: good tasting rum, brilliant for mixing
Disadvantages: sometimes hard to find

...As a student my consumption of rum and other spirits is unsurprisingly high and often this means going for low end spirits which are easy on the wallet ! however when at home this summer i saw mount gay rum and was recommended it by a friend so bought a bottle from a local wine store for about £16 which even on my budget was reasonable. Originating from barbados the rum has a deep history going back to 1703 and claiming to be the oldest rum in the world. USing only the finest sugar cain and coral waters of barbados. My bottle was a dark rum called the mount gay rum eclipse range and had 43% percent with 86 proof. The coulour of th rum was very enticing as it had a beuatiful golden almost caramel complexion. Also it was packaged well with a design which included the island of barbados and an old english style writing on the package which...

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Sam Lords Castle Barbados.

Advantages: Amazing weather,great views ,good nightlife.
Disadvantages: People can be a little laid back.

...Sam Lords Castle Barbados. I was married in Barbados on 25th Feb 2000 at Sam Lords Castle; this was my second attempt at marriage and also my husband to be. So we decided to go away somewhere warm and inviting and do the wedding bit just for us instead of the worry of inviting hundreds of guests and all the hassle that goes with it. When we set out on this task we were unsure as to where we wanted to go at first but decided on the Caribbean after looking at wedding packages this one seemed to provide all that we wanted with minimum effort on our part. So let's start at the beginning: We went along to our local travel agent and booked this amazing trip though KUONI. It cost us in the region of £4500.00 all inclusive in total for 9 days in Barbados included in this price were the following: • Transportation...

maggieedwa 21.10.2005 (22.03.2006) · Read review
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Whoa I'm going to Barbados

Advantages: Sun and rum
Disadvantages: Punch tastes like pop, deceiving

...Who fancies a swim in a warm, inviting, turquoise coloured Sea. The colour?s to die for. I mean it?s breathtaking, it?s hard to imagine the sea can look so beautiful when you look at the cold grey sea at some of the coastal areas over here (not all). I am not knocking UK beaches, but there is a slight difference in temperature and colour. Even if you can?t swim you can always paddle or learn to swim, that?s were I learnt to swim many years ago,the very first time I went. I?ll go into that later. I?m talking about Barbados. A tiny Caribbean island 14 miles wide by 21 miles long. It takes about 7.5 to 8 hours to get there from UK airports. So grab an early flight and be there for tea-time, then be ready to release all of your tensions and have fun. ~~~~~~~~~~~THE BEACHES~~~~~~~~~~~ The west coast is famous for it?s clear...

gimi 18.07.2004 · Read review
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Barbados - wow!!!

Advantages: Weather, friendly people, beaches, cheap alcohol...
Disadvantages: Annoying people trying to sell you jewellery/drugs on the street

...Undoubtedly Barbados has to be one of the most beautiful and enchanting places on earth. The weather is pretty much consistent in being brilliant all year round. The beaches are absolutley fantastic, especially around the south-west St. Lawrence Gap area and the best beaches are probably on the east coast but this is very much an exclusive and very expensive place to stay which would explain why it is frequented by the rich and famous. The nightlife is very upbeat around St Lawrence Gap and Bridgetown with the main hot-spots being "Harbour Lights" and "The Ship Inn", however it is very hard to get away from reggae and ragga music. The capital Bridgetown is very good for tax-free shopping and market stalls where a whole range of presents for the family can be bought. Something that i would advise doing while you are there is taking a trip...

moophead 11.07.2000 · Read review
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Not so Grand - Barbados

Advantages: Food, Location
Disadvantages: Poor Decor, Customer Service, Room Quality and more...

...The not so Grand Barbados Beach resort is located on the west coast of Barbados in The Carlisle Bay Resort. A large property in need of renovation and modernisation which recently went under a refurbishment (lick of paint - outside). The hotel is 10 miles away from Barbados main airport Grantley Adams International, Bridgetown with a transfer time of around 20 minutes. The concept of the hotel when it first opened must have been a great one which went into a downward spiral and never recovered! It has a big fountain just outside reception which is rarely ever on and with black mould around it. A small pond of some description is located to one side with fish which can just be seen through the mould also. A large undercover area around the fountain is supposed to give the 'Grand' entrance where you would expect a bell boy to wait to...

RichardElse 18.03.2007 · Read review
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Barbados beauty

Advantages: Peace and quiet
Disadvantages: Not an action packed hotel

...Having recently travelled to barbados, I would like to share my now fond memories of a really beautiful place, Sam Lords Castle. Get your timbers nicely shivered, because Sam Lord was a pirate, and a very bad man. Legend has it he lured ships this way with torches, so that they would get shipwrecked on the rocks. He would then loot the ship, the naughty man. You can read about him and his mistresses in the hall of the historic casle that forms the centrepiece of the resort. Below it is a mile long beach of pale vanilla sand, scene of the weekly beach party - dancing on the sand is safe if you happen to fall over (the rum is strong). They also have their own version of the Oistins Fish Fry here, and there's a Bajan night, but let's face it, every night is Bajan night on this fun-loving isle. As we travelled with virgin...

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Barbados rules

Advantages: a good place to go to on holiday with all year round good weather, and friendly people.
Disadvantages: beggers trying to sell jewellry at expensive prices.

...I have just come back from a 2 week holiday to barbados and I loved it (and came back with a wicked tan!!!). It took just over 8 hours to get there which is not that bad. Then when we got there for the whole 2 weeks the weather was fantastic. I did loads of sunbathing on the soft sandy beaches and swimming in the clear blue sea. I even got my hair braided (which looked really cool!!!) The people there were lovely but the only bad thing was that you get quite a few poor people trying to sell you jewelry at a really expensive price (you just have to learn to say no to them). The night life there was quite good as well with lots of good resturants and clubs to go to. Over all I loved barbados and me and my family are devently going back there next year....

jellabear 26.07.2000 · Read review
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