Bridgetown
Travel Blogs from Bridgetown, Barbados
last week in BIM
... , i managed to pull my still drunk selve to the "graham hall sanctuary" that his a little hidden gem on the south coast of barbados, it's like a totaly different island in there, it's small and i think the entry fee was about twenty bajan, but it's well ...
my first two weeks in barbados went like.. part 2
sorry, the last entry was ment to be abridged but turned out long.. this one is a true summary of crap of got up to... and i'll keep it short.. the next morning i had to collect my hire car downstairs at 11am from the guys who drop it off.. still ...
Barely missed the hurricane
... because it's so far south. To say the least, it pleasant information to hear. As soon as I stepped off the plane in Barbados I think I began to profusly sweat. But I guess that comes with the territory. It's one of the sacrafices that I'm more than ...
Bring on the rum punch!!
... putting on the others) so we have now been here for 3 days, and we are sitting in the library in Bridgetown in Barbados starting to catch up on emails. Unfortunately the previous blog up-dates are on our own computers and cannot connect to this ...
Island time....
I suppose I can only attribute my lack of updating my travelogue to my new found "island time." Everything here runs on this system, if you can even call it a system, of absolute relaxation. I've always considered myself somewhat laid back, go with the ...
The month of adjustment...
Well, it has been over a month since I've written to you all. I apologize. So much has happened, but I'll start where I left off... The pageant went surprising well. As anticipated, I'm not a beauty queen. But, what's more encouraging is that I didn't ...
Bridgetown
We had several days at sea before arriving here. We learned to use our internet, purchased a block of minutes, and kept in touch with the family. Daddy and Bob suggested we come back to Lynchburg, so we spent the evening before docking making flight ...
Cricket in the Carribean Mon
... Lights and Ship Inn. Unfortunately this was 2 different places, a $30 cab ride apart. We went to Harbour Lights (admission $30- Barbados is damn expensive) and the Ship Inn but could not't find him. This was a problem as the game was sold out and we ...
On the ground in paradise... again :-p
Having to much fun to fill this in now. I'll do it later ...
Short stop in Barbados en route to Dominica
... airport is Grantley Adams International Airport, who happened to be the first Prime Minister of the island. I hadn't been to Barbados since 2005 and when I was last there the airport was under construction. This time I was able to admire the ...
On the road
... was just like you`d imagine from barbados.Wandered around the island for the two days visiting Bathsheba and speightstown and the capital Bridgetown...its a serious Kip but it does have one redeeming street-Cavans lane! The Barbados OPW seem to be just as ...
The Secret Revealed
... them where they were headed. He simply wished them fun on their trip and bade them farewell. Upon arrival in Bridgetown, Barbados, we did the usual customs routine, grabbed our luggage and met our driver. We joked with David and Arlette, ...
Arrived at Bridgetown, Barbados
Arrived in hot and cloudy Bridgetown. Kids were great on the flight. Were greeted by friendly Mustique Air staff with a sign with our names on it, saving us from standing in a customs line with our flight and a Virgin Atlantic ...
Frogs and Angels
... a wealth of information. We couldn't get her to stop talking once she got started. She told us where to go for fun (which was Bridgetown), which bus to take into town, and which areas of town to avoid. As she warmed up to us, she took on a motherly ...
Bridgetown, Barbados
After scouring reviews we decided we would head to Crane Beach Hotel for a nice day. However, upon arriving at Bridgetown, the taxicab driver argued with us that the beach at Crane was only for body surfers and the walk down the cliffs would be too ...
Discovering Bridgetown
... gaining the limited seating aboard. But as it was, we all made it on no worse for the wear. Rush hour traffic in downtown Bridgetown is unlike anything I've ever seen. On a two-lane street (one lane in each direction), the traffic was stalled for miles ...
Escale a la Barbade
Nous voila enfin a la barbade, une ile paradisiaque avec des gens cool. On est donc arrive dans la baie de Carlisle a Bridgetown, la capitale de l'ile, accompagne par un vent incroyable. On s'est repris a trois fois pour jeter l'ancre. Mais ca valait la ...
flight AA651 to Barbados
... war fuer uns beide kaum ein Begriff. Das "unbekannte" Ziel. Es ist einfach paradiesisch hier. Schon bei der Ankunft durchwegs freundliche und erfreuliche Begruessung. Die Leute helfen und sind nett. Der Strand perfekt. BARBADOS, WIR KOMMEN WIEDER ...
New Year in the Caribbean!
... safe and sound. Got here on the 29th of December after 23 days at sea, that was pretty intense let me tell you! Barbados is pretty sweet, currently staying in a marine research lab on the beach with the boat anchored just offshore, bit of a bummer ...
Paradise island barbados
Here we are, finally anchored at Carlisle Bay in Bridgetown (Barbados) after 3 tries. But it was worth it. Around us, we were surrounded by crystal-clear and turquoise waters. Arriving on the beach, we've never felt sand so fine and white. Getting around ...
Arrivee a la barbade
Punaise, 3 semaines !!! parmis les plus longues que j'ai connu. On est enfin arrive a la barbade. Plutot que de faire un commentaire par jour, je vais faire un resume general de la traversee. Le plus court que je puisse faire ...
Arrival in Barbados
... passed, chatting, doing spanish exercises (that's me), writing diaries, snacking, staring into nothingness, swimming in the sea. Approaching Barbados, we had non-stop squalls and strong winds and 12-feet high waves. Again, this lasted another 4 days. ...
Barbados
... wonderful splashing through the puddles...laughing...life does not get any better than walking down a pier in the pouring rain in Barbados...holding hands...and understanding that life will never get better than this! Two days at sea...Grand Turk ...
The "Little England of the Caribbean"...
... call is Barbados...yeaheyy! I am so excited because here i planned to take a begginers course of Scuba Diving. I chose Barbados because it is renowned for diving due to its incredible marine landscape hidden underwater. Actually i dont have any ...
Good bye to the Caribbean - its been great!!
... the city. There has been real forethought in creating this reserve of original bushland. We then took the No. 11 bus into Bridgetown to visit the Pelican Craft Centre. Unfortunately being Sunday most of the stalls were closed but a few interesting ...
In De Middle O' De Road..
... we headed for the Stadium. Loads of people wearing all sorts of intricate costumes, and also a slight bit of chaos because in true Barbados style no one knows what the hell is going on until it happens. Oh well, drinks truck was open so I helped myself ...
What a journey!!
... to pull into Mindelo in the Cape Verde Islands before setting out once again for the Caribbean. Our ultimate landfall was in Bridgetown, Barbados and it was a most welcome sight after days of rolling seas with enormous waves and very mixed weather. Now ...

