Little Bay Hotel Christ Church

Barbados was great (we stayed in Holetown) – fabulous weather, a fully equipped apartment near the shops, bars and restaurants, in a great location with beach frontage.

We ate well, slept a lot, lay on the white sand beach, swam and snorkelled and went to the Cropover festival. We watched the amazing procession of floats, equipped with massive speakers, churning out reggae, as young (and not so ...

... going to Cuba and making a raft - anything to just get onto American soil. People were fighting to get whatever ticket they could. I was trying to avoid doing that but left it a little too late. So if I was going to be buying a ticket to get anywhere next week I may as well go to Canada, as that part of my itinerary is set whereas nothing was booked for the US. The nice guy at the AC desk ...

This is my third day trying to get out of the island on standby. I was 38/47 on the list earlier. So many families of staff members using their tickets for holiday.. It's insanity. It seems to be impossible to get out of the Caribbean right now! Hopefully I'll figure out something soon, otherwise I may have to cancel parts of my itinerary.. :(

... although the sea water helped ease the pain. And so we went home..


Our band had a Kadooment afterparty, but everyone was so exhausted that we just couldn't will ourselves to go in. Kim actually called me at about 6.30 to ask if I was feeling more up for driving at that point but the effects of walking in direct sunlight for 6-7 hours were starting to set in so I had to refuse. Which was unfortunate because I was looking forward to it but my ...

Dear Blog,

As much as I enjoyed this morning's excursion, this afternoon, I am off to a coast to coast scenic drive of Barbados. I opted for this excursion because I wanted to take in as much as possible of the island's highlights.

After we boarded our air-conditioned mini bus, off we went through the center of Bridgetown. We saw sights such as Heroes Square and the Houses of Parliament. We then drove by the Lion at Gun Hill Signal ...

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After being given a safety briefing and snorkel lesson by the guide, everyone on the boat entered the water to swim among the turtles. Mi did not take any time. Off he went in the water, as for myself, well, I was a little bit hesitant. I went in the last one. The water was pure crystalline and warm as I slowly made my way in.

Adrenaline started to take effect as I spotted underneath me four ...

Die Wettervorschau verhieß Sonnenschein, so entschied ich mich endlich zu meiner geliebten Schnorcheltour. Für 160,- B$ wurde ich von einem Bus am Hotel abgeholt und nach Bridgetown gefahren. Von dort startete ich mit 18 weiteren Urlaubern in die karibische See. Wir blieben erstaunlicherweise immer in Sichtnähe der Küste. Bis zur ersten Station vergingen gerade einmal 30min. Dort angekommen schnell die Flossen ...

... the debacle of the last 2-3 overs being played in near darkness. A superb performance with the bat from Adam Gilchrist put Australia in a very strong position for the shortened match with a total of 289 being posted off the 38 overs. As the Sri Lankans took on the challenge and were looking very threatening the rain once again intervened and made the proceedings more disrupted. It was looking ...

... getting them regularly. I found out that they had brownies that melt in you mouth. Now every night after dinner, Martina gives us a giant plate full of the delectable delights to take back to our cabin. It's dangerous. We end up nibbling on them every time we pass by on our way out the door. Trust me, 24 hour moist chocolatey brownies and soft chocolate chip cookies is NOT a good thing. Though I will admit they do lead to some sweet dreams. Today I am grateful for thoughtfulness.

... rest of the freshers, i got frustrated and angry with the whole thing. it seemed like b.s. that i had to put up with this stuff, especially since a) i had lived in a dorm already b)i had been in college two years already, and this wasn't my first time away from home like some of the freshers and c)i was as old or older than many, if not all, of the super seniors. i wrote my mom an email outlining what was going on and was scornful of the worth of the hazing process. however ...