IS your next stop Barbados?

 So, you have decided to go to Barbados few things for you to do.


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      1.     Find a travel companion unless you like talking to yourself or have balls.

2.     Book your flight with Dial-a-flight, they are a great travel agent if you are on budget. Ask for Marion, she is a star.

3.     Get you Bajan (Barbadian) dollars from Marks and Spencer’s, they have the best exchange rate and I have been using them for 12 years.

4.      Do also have some US$ with you too just in case you have over tipped and ran out of cash. Both the US$ and the BD$ are used on the island. I do not recommend using UK£ there at all. Plan to change £300.00 in total. the exchange rate on 30th December 2013 was BD$3 for £1.00 or BD$2 for 1US$.

5.      Book yourself in a hotel with a restaurant. That way, you will not starve before having spotted your favourite hangout. Eat light or you will feel lethargic all the time. If all fails, there is always a KFC around the corner.

6.      If your hotel is a good one you will find a free copy of "Barbados in a Nutshell". Get drink, seat down and go through that guide as IT is really in a Nutshell.

7.       Visit Bridgetown, it is mini America and most good duty free bargains are there.

8.      Use all 3 types of buses and go anywhere randomly. Just make sure that you know where to catch the bus back and the name of your hotel. Try not to travel too much by private car or taxi, you will no get to mingle with the locals!

9.       If you like rum, book yourself  the Mount Gay tour or if you are curious about cotton check out the Cotton tour

10.   DO the catamaran trip and snorkelling. You will not regret it. The captain IS a comedian and you will have rum on tap during the outing. Info here http://actioncharters.org/home/cruises

11.   Eat FRESH fish at Pat’s Place in Oistin, Christchurch

12.   For goodness sake’s do not eat a full English or chicken in the Caribbean’s… what’s the point of going away to eat what you eat at home?

For the rest? Just let your head down and let that beautiful fine white sand play in your hair you are on holiday enjoy it. Oh, and try to catch a sunrise before 6am (pic on top), be also generous with the birds (pic below).

 

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