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What is the Meaning of Pompasettin
Pompasettin is an old-fashioned word for being a bit pompous and full of your own importance.
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 […]
Turtle Patrol
The turtle patrol is saving turtles lives. The intrepid nature lovers are invited to help in the effort to save the turtles.
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.
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