| Situated to the east of the Lesser Antilles in the | | | | accommodations along the water, broken up by small |
| Caribbean, Barbados is an independent island nation | | | | seaside towns like Hastings, Maxwell, Rockley and |
| and a tropical getaway with considerable historical | | | | Oistins. In the capital of Bridgetown, you will find duty |
| sites to boot. With a long British history and settlements | | | | free shopping, delectable restaurants and a mix of |
| dating as early as 300 CE, Barbados offers travelers | | | | colonial and modern government buildings. Bridgetown |
| a tantalizing resort rendezvous and a taste of colonial | | | | is also the hub for docking cruise ships and mooring |
| and slave legacy. Book your airfare to Barbados | | | | private boats. Travel to Oistins on a Friday night for |
| before the high season ends and enjoy the tranquility | | | | the famous 'fish fry.' Dance, drink and eat with the |
| of one of the most remote islands in the Caribbean. | | | | locals until the wee hours of the morning. |
| Major airlines service the island's fairly large | | | | Beyond the Beach of Barbados |
| international airport from most regions including Canada, | | | | Barbados has many activities for the active and |
| Mexico, Europe, and the United States. If you choose | | | | adventurous if relaxing by the beach is just not enough. |
| to island hop through the West Indies, airfare to | | | | Get in with the iguanas at the extensive Barbados |
| Barbados is easily accessible from Trinidad and | | | | Wildlife Reserve and enjoy a pleasant walk through |
| Tobago to the south, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and | | | | the exotic bird sanctuary or along the many footpaths |
| the Grenadines to the west, and Grenada to the | | | | surrounded by forests of monkeys. Harrison's Cave, in |
| southwest. | | | | St. Thomas province, is a very popular subterranean |
| Travel to Barbados for the Sweet Life | | | | attraction and likely to be a bit crowded during the high |
| After cotton crops failed on Barbados, the British | | | | season. If you're still not tired, take a trip to Welchman |
| introduced sugar cane to the island, which grew very | | | | Hall Gully where stretches of walking path are |
| well and also led to the development of rum drinks and | | | | surrounded by think wooded forest and hundreds of |
| molasses production. The plantation economy allegedly | | | | wild exotic species. |
| gave birth to the first appearance of the spiced island | | | | Remember that Barbados was a long time British |
| drink and visitors today can take a tour of the Mount | | | | colony and therefore English speakers will have no |
| Gay Rum factory, which is Barbados' domestic rum | | | | problem communicating. Additionally, the island nation |
| producer. | | | | has one of the highest rates of literacy in the Western |
| Barbados is not all sugar and spice; the island is also a | | | | Hemisphere, making this tropical tryst hardly third world. |
| haven of white sandy beaches, surfing, fine dining and | | | | Travel to any destination on the island is cheap and |
| deep sea fishing. On the southern shore of Barbados | | | | efficient by taxi or bus. The equator awaits, what are |
| you will find privately owned vacation rentals and time | | | | you waiting for? |
| shares as well as the middle and lower range | | | | |