Travel quotes
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
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Barbados : When and where to go ?
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Barbados : Maps and Facts
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A fairly small island in the Caribbean, Barbados benefits from a typically tropical climate with two well defined seasons: The dry season which runs from November to May and the rainy season from June to October. |
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What to do in Barbados
Barbados is the most prosperous and most British island of the Caribbean.
A luxury tourist destination, it also offers visitors a diversity of sporting activities as well as many interesting places to visit. Bridgetown, the capital and only big town on the island, manages to combine modernism and history with colonial houses in Broad Street, the historic Carénage quarter, the statue of Nelson, the cathedral and its neo-gothic buildings from the 19th Century. You could visit the Barbados Wildlife Reserve, an animal park with various animals at liberty including monkeys, iguanas, turtles and caimans. The marine Reserve at Folkstone is very popular with divers, with or without a bottle; fish, corals and sea anemones abound in a spectacular display. Various museums may prove of interest if you would like to discover some local history, these include the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, which traces local history, and the Sunbury Plantation House, itself an old colonial house, 300 years old, which follows the daily life of a sugar cane plantation. Various markets around the island provide the perfect place to see and learn about some of the island’s colourful and aromatic fruit, vegetables, spices and fish. Some of the happiest visitors here though are the sports fans: Barbados has just about everything! Aquatic sports of course with everything from surfing to jet skis to diving, but also land sports including polo, cricket and golf. |
Barbados : The basics
To get there, the airplane is the simplest way, either via the West Indies or directly from London.
European residents do not require a visa, just a valid passport. The currency in circulation is the Barbados dollar. Credit cards are accepted and automatic cash distributors are easy to find. The costs of living are quite high, close to European prices. You will have difficulty finding a hotel room for less than €100 and a meal will cost you around €30. The touristic infrastructure is well developed meaning that for the price stated above you will find a good choice. The main health precautions you need to take are protection against mosquitoes and the sun. Traveling around the island is easy, either by bus (the service is both practical and regular) or rent a car but don’t forget that here they drive on the left! If you wish to take home some souvenirs then Rum is one of the most popular gifts although handmade local arts and crafts pieces from Pelican Village are also popular. |
Towns in Barbados
Capitale de l’état du Massachusetts, Boston est aussi le centre économique et culturel de la Nouvelle-Angleterre. Ses universités renommées, ses bibliothèques, ses manifestations culturelles, son architecture coloniale, en font une ville américaine à part. Elle compte environ 700 mille habitants, et plus de cinq millions si on prend en compte l’agglomération dans sa totalité. Vous aurez peut-être la chance d’assister à un des fréquents festivals qui ont lieu dans la ville : plusieurs concernent le cinéma, mais il existe aussi un festival de musique baroque, et d’autres évènements marquants comme la Gay pride, la fête porto-ricaine ou la parade haïtienne, témoignant de la diversité culturelle de la ville. Les musées constituent un autre attrait de Boston : vous pourrez y visiter des collections prestigieuses, soit au très célèbre Musée des Beaux-Arts, à l’Institut d’Art Contemporain ou dans un des nombreux autres musées de la ville. Le patrimoine historique est également très riche et digne d’intérêt : le Freedom trail balise un circuit de découverte mettant en scène les monuments et sites principaux, par exemple le jardin public de Boston Common, l’église de Park Street, le cimetière de la King’s Chapel, le site du Massacre de Boston ou la Maison de Paul Rever, la plus ancienne de Boston. Métros et bus vous permettront de vous déplacer très facilement dans la ville, mais le vélo est aussi un moyen de transport à l’honneur dans la cité, et très plébiscité par la population étudiante.
Capital of Barbados in the Caribbean, Bridgtown account for just under 100,000 inhabitants. The city has few tourist attractions: Broad Street and its duty-free shops, the National Heroes Square and the statue of Lord Nelson, protector of the island, the buildings of Victorian Parliament Building, St. Michael's Cathedral and the stone structure Coral are a few steps not to be missed.
You can also visit the Barbados Museum, a former prison into a museum tracing the history of the island through various collections, and the Mount Gay Rum Factory, Rum factory which will allow the end of the visit a tasting of the famous alcohol.
The nightlife will not disappoint fans of shows and nightclubs. And in the day, Brighton Beach, north of the city will welcome fans of relaxation, while the insane dive will be spoiled for choice of their spot.
