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Barbados web site wins
World's Leading Travel Destination award
for 2008.
Barbados scored big at the 2008 World Travel Awards on December 2nd, 2008, with the local web site www.TotallyBarbados.com
walking away with the prestigious trophy for the world's best travel destination
site.
Totally Barbados beat seven International web sites representing Canada, the United States, Switzerland, South Africa, India, England and the Caribbean.....read
more.
In our Barbados island guide you will find travel tips with an interactive map
and local Barbados photos along with an island events calendar and information
on Barbados real estate including property investment opportunities and local
business listings.
A land of contrasts, part of Barbados' unique charm comes from the old world
happily coexisting with the new. Glass and marble offices stand next to brightly
painted rum shops, satellite dishes festoon traditional wooden chattel houses,
high tech SUVs drive alongside donkey carts. Bordered by the calm waters of the
Caribbean sea on the West, and by the tumultuous Atlantic Ocean on the East,
just driving from one coast to the other is an experience in breath-taking
scenery.
Barbados is divided into 11 parishes, each with their own distinct character,
interconnected by a fairly decent road system of which the ABC highway is the
main artery, running through the centre of the island connecting the island from
one end to the other.
Affectionately known as 'Little England', a certain British-ness pervades daily
life, from place names (Clapham, Dover, Hastings & Lancaster are a few) to
driving on the left, roundabouts and afternoon tea.
Barbados is one of the most sought after vacation spots in the Caribbean.
According to the World Travel Awards, Barbados was voted by travel agents
worldwide to be the Caribbean's leading destination for 2005.
It has been an extremely busy and fruitful 2006 to 2007 tourism season. Barbados
successfully hosted the World Golf Championships (the Barbados Cup) in December
2006 at the prestigious Sandy Lane Golf and Country Club. This was quickly
followed by the Cricket World Cup Super Eight matches and the Final in March and
April 2007. All eyes were on Barbados as international media, visitors and
cricket supporters from all over the world descended on the island for the
greatest event on the cricket and sporting calendar.
Apart from our sandy beaches, hotels, fine dining restaurants and exciting
nightlife, guests to Barbados will always experience the charm and friendliness
of the people as well as some major event on the island that appears to never
sleep. This truly portrays Barbados as being the place to live, work, play and
invest!
Barbados also provides a suitable environment for business and investment and is
one of the most successful international real estate markets globally. With many
international tax and investment protection treaties and a long history of
democracy, social and economic stability and quality of life (as ranked by the
United Nations), Barbados continues to strengthen its position in the global
arena. Even the Secretary General of the U.N., Kofi Annan, remarked after
visiting Barbados in 2005 that Barbados punches above its weight.
The island's stated goal is to become the world's smallest developed
nation and to be the #1 Place to Live, Work, Play and Invest. We invite you to
take some time to discover Barbados - one of the greatest and most successful small countries
of the World.
Visit Barbados with us - dive into Totally Barbados and acquaint yourself with
the island's places and with the people who make it so special. |
Barbados Island Happenings
Barbados Crop Over:
May 2nd - August 3rd, 2009
Crop Over is the largest and most popular festival in Barbados. This event
officially begins in July although certain events begin as early as may and runs
for 5 weeks with the climax being the "Grand Kadooment" parade which always
falls on the first Monday in August.
Crop Over, as the name clearly suggests, is a festival to signal the end of the
once dominant sugar cane harvest. This festival had unrivalled importance in the
days of the dominant sugar cane industry but faced a drastic decline in the
1940s due to the social and economic hardships facing not only Barbados but the
rest of the world.
In 1976, the festival was revived and has grown from strength to strength. For
many Barbadians living "over and away", the months of July and August are the
most popular ones they choose to return home to coincide with all the Crop Over
Festivities.
View all
Barbados Crop Over 2009 Events on Totally Barbados or view our
monthly events calendar which details all of the events for the
Barbados Calypso Tents 2009. |
