Country Info
- Bridgetown
- Capital
- Barbados Dollar (BBD)
- Currency
- 275,330
- Population
- BB
- Country Code
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Barbados
Travel Blogs from Barbados
Cambodia: Customs and etiquette
Cambodia: Customs and etiquette -Do not shake hands, hug or kiss, even less. To greet someone, bring your hands together in front of your chest, if you are facing an 'equal'. If you greet a ‘superior’, join your hands in front of your face. ...
Arrival at Bridgetown
We arrive at Bridgetown, Barbados a day late due to a mechanical problem on a London-bound Concorde. Thus our Concorde is given to the London passengers and we are delayed a day. This may be one of the last times I consider flying British Airways. We are ...
Dec 04, 2011
Breathtaking Barbados
... it to cover many of the stops we wanted to see. Harrison's Cave Orchid World St Johns Church bathsheba The East Coast and The Barbados Wildlife Reserve. From the very start our day started with a laugh when Sarah our tour guide picked us up for our tour. ...
... auf dem Schiff...
... wie gesagt Check in... alles easy... Es ist schon ziemlich warm (ca. 29°C) und schwül... Ein langer Tag, denn wir sind hier 5h hinter unserer Heimatzeit zurück. Müde und verschwitzt gibt es für die Neuankömmlinge erst mal die vorgeschriebene ...
Truckin around Bridgetown
... about the history of the country we're visiting, the politics, the biology/geology of the country and much much more. About Barbados, much of what I heard was propaganda-ish sounding: "We're the richest Caribbean nation", "We're self-reliant", "We've ...
Jun 09, 2009
Hi, Sending a few pictures before grabbing a little shut eye. Peeps are in, so are discipline and structure. I knew it was coming. No naps ...
Another chill day
... resort. Around mid afternoon, Tom and I ventured out into the wild -- to Bridgetown to get our race packet. Since the Barbados had one main road going around the island and the road was one lane, traffic was pretty bad. But we got a ...
Arrival in Paradise!
... hour flight, so we bunkered down and watched a couple movies, played on our iPads, and took a nap. Upon arrival to Barbados, an "island country," located deep in the Caribbean near South America, we made it through customs with no problem, found our ...
First encounter with the Bajan criminal world...
... . We get to the bus station (it's not just a regular bus station, it's more like an out door terminal with buses going all over Barbados) and start looking. Even if I found her, there was NO way I would have known what to say to her, maybe "Hi, did you ...
G
Oct 18 - Barbados In my yoot, i came to Barbados and I'm pretty sure I voyaged on the Jolly Roger. Today's tour was the JR+30 - same concept, different era! 'Pirate cruise and shipwreck snorkel' is the name of the tour! This time its a ...
Beach & monkeys
... some sugar cane for everybody. I don't think anybody realized what was truly happening when he first pulled that thing out. Barbados, like all of the other islands so far is elevated in the middle offering great views and photo ops. Most ...
do i miss home? you decide...
... bunch of people had seen it from up the hill as well. i felt lucky to see it because apparently they are fairly rare in barbados. oh, i also saw a bunch of monkeys recently. i don't think i'll ever get over seeing monkeys. me and my friend elise were ...
Chica Habibi
... bus of people, had won this trip through a radio show in Toronto. With it came an inclusive trip and stay in Barbados, $1,000 spending money and tickets to see New Kids on The Block and Bare Naked Ladies. Apparently, NKOB are quite popular in ...
Price Smart
A slow start to the morning with Peter not opening the Dive Shop. However, Trudy & Herbert arrived to whisk us off to 'Price Smart' the local Costco equivalent. After shopping we headed off The Carib Beach Bar for lunch before a ...
Back Of The Truck
Like Saturday another slow start but this time the time was spent catching up on school journal writing. Peter, Toni-Ann & Brandon arrived just before lunch to take us on a 'tour' across to the east coast of the island. The boys got to ride in the ...
Viisumi
Melkein heti kun olin tullut takaisin Antiguasta oli aika lahtea Barbadokselle vierailemaan USAn suurlahetystossa hakemaan viisumia freedomlandiin. Lensin edellisena iltana, aamulla aikaisin lahetystoon. Hieman jannitti kuten aina kun on tekemisissa ...
Family get together
I always love going to Barbados, For many reasons...... My Grandma Minkie has a house and we all meet there every year.... Food- sugar cane, It is everywhere and we always go get some and eat it breakfast pancakes, Every morning I ...
Cambodia: transportation
Cambodia: transportation -Tuk-Tuk or moto-dop(for 1 day) : from 15$ -Car with driver : from 25$ per day. -Bus : plan 0.02$/km, or 88 riels/km. Example : Phnom Penh- Siem Reap or Battambang from 4$ -A seat in a taxi : Plan 0.03$/km, ...
St Kitts Day 3
... regular. Didn't take in the show after dinner today as it was called 'Love and Marriage' which was the equivalent of 'Mr and Mrs' - Joy. Went and got pished instead. Went to bed still a bit sore but getting better. We is going to Barbados tomorrow ...
Phil's First Dive
A late start at the Dive Shop his morning. First up fishing with Nick and again catching a small wrasse. The bad new about Uncle Jolly was relayed back to Australia. After lunch was snorkelling lessons, a refresher SCUBA for Lisa and ...
Day One - Where are we going?
... . Kim bought the shells and coral, but probably paid too much. She asked how much and I responded with 20. I meant 20 Barbados Dollars and Kim thought I meant $20 US. He made out on that deal. We got a rental car. When I was ...
Day Two - Wedding Preperation
We awoke to a cloudy day. In Barbados, we have found that it get cloudy and rains frequently. However, it does not last very long. Then the sun comes back out. We had breakfast out on the deck. The view out over the beach and the ocean ...
Barbados
The sand is Pink in Barbados!!! I just love this place. Every Sunday, I get to go to the beach...but sadly, I only get to do this for 5 months, afterwhich I go back to ...
Best Foot Massage EVER!!!!
I forgot to write about my foot massage experience. After shopping, we needed a break (shopping is such hard work!). What better place for a break than the stunning Paynes Bay Beach? People walk along this strip to sell you shell jewelry, ...