Of all the trees in my garden my very favourite is my coconut tree. There are many different varieties of coconut trees but I have two types. One yields large green coconuts that give us coconut water and the sweet…
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When we first moved to Barbados and went out for a bite to eat we noticed fish cakes on most menus. I don’t eat fish, but the husband does so he ordered some. We were amazed at the basket of…
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Island shopping is not for the faint hearted or weak. The weekly grocery shop on an island is almost a sport and a feat of mental strength. My husband joined me last weekend and he is still laying down in…
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Not that this has any impact upon my wardrobe, but one of the few banned items in Barbados is camouflage. This is not restricted just to Barbados but also other islands in the Caribbean. I believe that Jamaica, St Lucia…
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For an island the size of the third of London, Barbados has different coastlines on each side of the island which fascinates me. The variety in a small place is part of its charm. If you are a tourist visiting…
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I’ve been told by a few locals that rain is just “liquid sunshine” here. That’s some great marketing! If you thought the British were obsessed about talking about the weather, then throw a Brit into Barbados during rainy season. The…
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There’s nothing like a refreshing glass of sangria or Pimms on a warm afternoon, but I thought I would try a white sangria for a change. In all honesty, I had a bottle of white wine sitting about that was…
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We live next to a National Trust site in the middle of Barbados and before we moved in we thought that the only noise we would have to deal with would be coaches of Hawaiian shirt clad cruise ship visitors…
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One of the things that made me more comfortable about living on the island rather than the city life I am used to, was the discovery of the Sunday night drag act at Ragamuffins restaurant in Holetown. One of my…
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Many things annoy me about the standards of driving here. I must add that I lived in Dubai for 5 years and thought that I had seen every crazy driving move known to man and felt grateful every night when…
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