Category: Arts
Boardwalk Art Exhibit
There’s a wonderful new addition to the Barbados south coast boardwalk… a stunning art exhibit!
Meaning of Rogues in Paradise
Rogues in paradise is the latest Barbados Book author Ian R. Clayton, founder of the Barbados Tourism Encyclopedia. Here is some of his thinking on the Meaning of Rogues in Paradise and the story it presents. Proffessor Describes What Rogue Means Examples of Caribbean Rogues I thought that maybe some of the characters I feature […]
Who Reads What Literature Today
Who reads what literature looks at the distribution of readers across the world. According to this survey, Finlanders read the most as a percent of their population. One can measure readership in several ways, such as which country has more readers. But that would be skewed to the size of the country and its population. […]
How The World Reads
This fascinating infographic is about who reads what where. It will surprise you. Did you know that even in the pandemic print still outsells digital by four to one? Reading Habits From Around The World: 2021 [Infographic] Related Links How Travel Literature Has Evolved
Rogues Tours Barbados Interactive Map
Rogues Tours Barbados takes you virtually to all the places mentioned or related to the book Rogue in Paradise. Click on the icons, and the map will zoom in and display a summary of the chapter. Click on Any Chapter Example- Chapter 20 of Rogues Tours, Barbados Rum Shops. Community centers, convenience stores, and local […]
How Travel Literature Evolved
The early travel writers were privileged male colonial authors who could afford to travel and had an education that encouraged exploration. They saw the world through colonial eyes, often minimizing the culture and people they were writing about. Postcolonial writers saw this was ethically wrong and made an effort to be more balanced and sensitive […]
Rogues In Paradise A Barbados Treasure
Barbados.org is pleased to announce that the new Book Rogues in Paradise is a Barbados Treasure. The book is getting rave reviews by the press even before publication. The author is barbados.org founder Ian R. Clayton, known for his digital media development, videos, blogs, and publishing. Barbados is famous for its beautiful, wide, white, sandy […]
Woolly Hewitt World Famous Artist
Woolly Hewitt, featured in the book Rogues in Paradise, credits his “world-famous artist” stature to Simon Cowell who holidays often in Barbados. Woolly was a fan of Simon and followed the show “The X Factor”. He created a portrait of Simon and gave it to him on the beach, in the presence of British reporters. […]
Crop Over Festival 2019 Results
The recently culminated Crop Over Festival has been deemed a success by those involved. Event planners, party goers, street vendors, band producers, revellers and spectators all agree. Everyone who we spoke to had a blast and can’t wait until Crop Over 2020.
The Sweetest Summer Festival Starts Now
The Crop Over season is upon us and while it may seem as though the season is in full swing, it, in fact just got started. The season will culminate on August 1 with Grand Kadooment, the island’s jump up day.
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