Moving to Aruba
After three years in Barbados is was time to move on. Or rather my husband’s work visa expired and…
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Island Dangers of Barbados
Behind the beautiful sunsets, beaches and glasses of rum punch lurk a few island dangers that you should be…
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Signs to Nowhere
If you are looking to drive around the island of Barbados, make sure that you have a decent map…
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Barbados Island Roadside Shopping
As you drive around Barbados you need to keep your purse with you as there is always a shopping…
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Barbados Fishcakes
Indulge in the flavors of the Caribbean with these delightful Barbados fish cakes! Crispy on the outside and soft…
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Barbados Shopping is a Sport
Island shopping is not for the faint hearted or weak. The weekly grocery shop on an island is almost…
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Hide Your Camouflage
Not that this has any impact upon my wardrobe, but one of the few banned items in Barbados is…
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The Variety of Barbados Beaches
For an island the size of the third of London, Barbados has different coastlines on each side of the…
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Howling At The Moon
We live next to a National Trust site in the middle of Barbados and before we moved in we…
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Drag Night Fun
One of the things that made me more comfortable about living on the island rather than the city life…
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Barbados Driving Hand Signals
Many things annoy me about the standards of driving here. I must add that I lived in Dubai for…
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You Know It’s Crop Over When…
Crop Over is the Barbados Festival held to celebrate the end of the sugar cane harvest season and ends…
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Barbados Rum Punch
Barbados Rum Punch is the quintessential island cocktail that captures the vibrant spirit of the Caribbean. Known for its…
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Cheapside Vegetable & Fruit Market
My days of a heavy Friday night celebrating the end of the week are nearly over since moving to…
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Paint & Groove
I spent my first year in Barbados going crazy with boredom as I had been used to city living…
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Green Monkeys Of Barbados
Barbados is home to the green monkey, although it’s not a native species, being introduced from West Africa about…
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The Wonder of Woolies
For those of you not familiar with the British high street, there used to be a store called Woolworths…
