Category: Barbados Travel News
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 […]
Ice on Fire
I was inspire to research the making of Ice in the tropics when writing my book Rogues in Paradise. I recount a fun story that happened at Chilly Mose and it got me thinking who was the ice cream maker BICO. The Barbados Ice Company (BICO) is one of the oldest companies in Barbados. It […]
Barbados Chattel Houses – an Icon of Freedom
This is the story of the Barbados Chattel Houses told in prose, poetry and images.
Errol Barrow – Father of Independence
Errol Walton Barrow was the Father of Independence and the first Prime Minister of an independent Barbados.
COVID Air Travel Stats: Managing The Virus With Intensive Testing & Tracking
This blog is a daily tally of COVID-19 Air Travel Stats starting from the first flight to arrive on the opening of the Grantley Adams International Airport. It is a supporting report following up on Barbados Tourism Revival & COVID-19 Air Travel. Video Key Point Summary Travellers Testing COVID-19 Positive With rigorous testing and tracking […]
Sam Lord’s Castle – The Man & The Icon
Meet the man behind the iconic Sam Lord’s Castle and the intriguing saga of a unique form of piracy he is credited with inventing.
Frigatebirds Drifting Effortless On The Wind
Magnificent Barbados Frigatebirds drifting effortless on the wind at Accra Beach and the Boardwalk. A remarkable sight and experience that awaits you in Barbados. What are you waiting for? View this post on Instagram Frigate bird catch if the day. Trailer for IGTV movie of the frigate bird EFFORTLESS Flight- https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFric6rjL7E/ A post shared by […]
Fire Devastates Speightstown
It is sad and overwhelming to see the beautiful and historic buildings standing in piles of smouldering rubble after the fire devastates Speightstown.
First Barbados Boardwalk by The Sea – Update 2020 Then & Now
It’s been many years since the Barbados Boardwalk was erected on the South Coast in Hastings. See what has changed over the years.
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